Jiangyin, formerly known as Jiyang, is located in the Yangtze River Delta, with a history of 7000 years of human existence, 5000 years of civilization, 2500 years of written records, and a history of establishing a county in 1727. In the first year of Shaotai in South Liang Dynasty (555), the county was abandoned and the foot of Jianjun Mountain was built. Because it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, it is called Jiangyin County, which is the beginning of the name "Jiangyin" and governs Jiangyin, Licheng and Liangfeng counties. Since then, Jiangyin has set up counties, countries, armies, roads and prefectures, which have undergone several changes. In the 27th year of Yuan Dynasty (1367), Jiangyin County was restored. Jiangyin was liberated on April 23rd, and 1949 belongs to Changzhou District of Sunan Administrative Office. 1953 changed to Suzhou area. 1983 in March, the system of city governing county was implemented and changed to Wuxi city. 1April, 987, the State Council approved the withdrawal of counties and the establishment of cities (county-level cities).

Jiangyin City is located between 3140 ′ 34 ″ north latitude and 3157 ′ 36 ″ east longitude19 59 ′ to120 34 ′ 30 ″ east longitude. Located in the geometric center of Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou "Golden Triangle" with convenient transportation, it has always been an important transportation hub in the north and south of the Yangtze River and a natural port for river-sea combined transport and inland river reloading. Jiangyin has a total area of 987.5 square kilometers, with a land area of 8 1 1.7 square kilometers and a water area of 175.8 square kilometers, including 56.7 square kilometers of the Yangtze River. The coastline of the deep water along the Yangtze River is 35 kilometers long. The urban built-up area is 5 1.52 square kilometers. In 2007, Jiangyin City had 15 towns, 1 sub-district offices, 250 administrative villages, 7,289 villagers' groups and 106 community neighborhood committees (of which 18 is the integration of villages and districts). During the year, 15 administrative villages were merged. Jiangyin Municipal Government is located in Chengjiang Street.

In 2007, the total registered population of Jiangyin at the end of the year was 1 197700, an increase of 0.27% over the previous year. The city's birth rate is 7. 18‰, 0.4 ‰ higher than the previous year; The population mortality rate was 6.64‰, 0.65438 0.4 thousandths higher than the previous year; The natural population growth rate was 0.54‰, an increase of 0.26‰ over the previous year. The family planning fertility rate of registered population in the city is 99.27%, and the implementation rate of birth control measures is 99.73%. There are 3084 permanent ethnic minorities, involving 3 1 ethnic group; The city has registered more than 700,000 migrants.

The overall climate characteristics of Jiangyin City: the temperature is obviously high, the sunshine is less, and the precipitation is normal, but there is more precipitation during the Meiyu period. The annual average temperature is 1957, the highest since the temperature record was recorded, and the number of high temperature days ≥35℃ is 2 1 day. The final frost appeared in March 12 in the first half of the year, and the first frost appeared in 10/2 in the second half of the year, with a frost-free period of 234 days. The rainy days in the whole year are 1 14 days, the rainy period is 36 days (19 from June to July 24), and the rainy amount is 408.6 mm. The meteorological conditions this year are favorable for wheat production. Disastrous weather occurred throughout the year, including 3 strong winds, 2 hailstorms, 3 rainstorms and 3 lightning strikes. First, the wind. At 22: 36 on May 5th, the maximum wind speed was 21.2m/s ... On August 2nd 14: 2 1, and the maximum wind speed in Ligang was 24.9m/s. A few enterprises and houses were damaged, and the disaster was relatively light. 16 years10.8, affected by typhoon 16, the maximum wind speed was 22.7m/s at 8: 39. Second, hail. On July 30th, there was hail at the station at 0 17: 08+0: 08, and there was hail around Ligang at 15: 59. The maximum diameter of hail is 2 cm and 65438 0 cm respectively. On July 24th, from 16: 40 to 17: 00, hail occurred in the north, with the maximum diameter of about 2cm. Third, heavy rain. From 20: 00 on July 3 to 08: 00 on July 4,16,5438+05.9 mm12 hours of rain, water accumulated in some low-lying places such as roads, communities, factories and vegetable fields in urban areas, some fruits, vegetables and rice fields in rural areas were flooded, and thousands of villagers were flooded. On July 8, the rainstorm, with a daily rainfall of 86.8 mm, affected area of crops 1.866.7 hectares, houses 1.500, and 32 factories and enterprises. 19 September, affected by typhoon 13, the 24-hour rainfall was 60.2 mm, and the fourth was lightning strike. Thunderstorm days are more than normal, and the electromagnetic induction pulse generated by lightning current brings great harm to microelectronic equipment such as communication, broadcasting and network, especially household appliances. Lightning struck on June 28th, July 7th and July 22nd, killing three people.