Outstanding people have a long history. According to the textual research of ancient cultural sites, as far back as the Neolithic Age more than 5,000 years ago, primitive clans and tribes flourished in Qingdun area of Hai 'an. The five dynasties set up a county in this city, which is called Jinghai. In the fifth year of Xiande in the later Zhou Dynasty (AD 958), the city was built and named Tongzhou. In the first year of Song Tiansheng (1023), it was renamed Chongzhou, also known as Chongchuan. After the Revolution of 1911, the abandoned state set up a county named Nantong County, which was known as "the first city in modern China". 1949 After the liberation of Nantong in February, Nantong City was built in the districts of the city, Langshan and Tianshenggang, which was successively under the jurisdiction of the administrative office in northern Jiangsu and the institutions in Nantong. 1962 was changed to a provincial city. 1983 Nantong area merged with Nantong city to implement the system of city governing county.

There are many talents and celebrities. Many famous artists such as Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Mi Fei and Wen Tianxiang left their masterpieces and anecdotes in Nantong. Hu Yuan, a famous minister in the Three Kingdoms, an outstanding educator in the Song Dynasty, Chen Shigong, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty, Li, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Jian, the champion in the late Qing Dynasty, added luster to the history of Nantong. In the history of modern culture, science and education in China, Nantong has established the first normal school, the first folk museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first private school for the deaf and the first weather station, which occupies an important position. Zhao Dan, a contemporary performing artist, Wang Geyi, a master of traditional Chinese painting and Yang Le, a famous mathematician, and more than 20 academicians of China Academy of Sciences and Engineering were born.

Jiangfeng Haiyun has beautiful scenery. Haohe Scenic Area, located in the center of the city, is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot. Surrounded by the ancient city, the Sanlihao River is praised by domestic and foreign tourists as "the emerald necklace around the girl's neck". The planned development of museums along the Haohe River will give Tongcheng a deeper cultural connotation. Langshan Scenic Area is located in the southern suburbs of Jiangsu Province. It is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot and one of the six natural scenic spots in Jiangsu Province. Lang Mountain ranks first among the eight famous Buddhist mountains in China. Since the expansion of Guangjiao Temple in the early Tang Dynasty, incense has flourished and its reputation has spread far and wide. Jianshan, Junshan, Maanshan and Huangni, which are located on both sides of Langshan Mountain, have been developed and built in recent years, and many new scenic spots have been added. Baili County has no shortage of places to explore and win. The Qingdun Cultural Site in Hai 'an, the Water Painting Garden and Dinghui Temple in Rugao, the South Pavilion of Wen Tianxiang in Tongzhou, the disco on the sea in Rudong, the symphony in the air (flying kites by the sea), and the sun pavilion in the round corner of Qidong are all famous.