geographical environment

Location Taicang is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, on the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary. It is located at 3120' ~ 3145' north latitude and120 58' ~12/20' east longitude. It borders the Yangtze River in the east, Chongming Island, Baoshan District and Jiading District in Shanghai across the river in the south, Kunshan City in the west and Changshu City in the north. The total area is 822.9 square kilometers, and the water area is 285.9 square kilometers, of which the water area of the Yangtze River is 173.9 square kilometers and the land area is 537 square kilometers. The inland land area is 649 square kilometers, and the cultivated land area is 36,600 hectares.

Terrain Taicang belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta. The whole territory is flat and slightly inclined from northeast to southwest. The eastern part is the plain along the river, and the western part is the low-lying polder area. Ground elevation: 3.5m ~ 5.8m in the east (datum: Wusong Zero) and 2.4m ~ 3.8m in the west.

Taicang Port is a water transport port, located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary and the east of Taicang City. The port is located in Baimao South Waterway of the Yangtze River, from Baimao Estuary to Liuheiwu, with the center at Qiyakou, which is 3 1 37' 00 "north latitude and 0/214' 00" east longitude. The coastline of the port is 38.8 kilometers, of which the deepwater coastline is 25 kilometers, only 13 nautical miles away from Wusongkou, and it is the closest port to the Yangtze River estuary. The coastline of the port area is basically straight, the beach is stable, it is not frozen or silted all the year round, and the deep water area is open and stable, which can meet the water transfer requirements of 50,000-ton ships. It is one of the best ports in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Taicang's climate belongs to the humid climate zone in the south of the north subtropical zone, with four distinct seasons. Winter is controlled by the cold high pressure in the north, with little rain and cold weather; Summer is controlled by subtropical high, and the weather is hot; Spring and autumn is a period of alternating monsoon, with changeable weather and alternating dry and wet. Annual average temperature 15.5℃, precipitation 1078. 1mm, sunshine 1960.9 hours, and frost-free period of 226 days. The average temperature in 2004 was 17. 1℃, which was higher than normal 1.6℃. Annual precipitation 1 148.9 mm, 70.8 mm more than normal. The rainy days in the whole year 105, the rainy days in June 14 and July 15 are 32 days, the rainy amount is 4 1 1.5 mm, and the sunshine hours in the whole year are 2255.8 hours, 294.9 hours more than normal.

Regionalized population

Taicang City belongs to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and the resident of the Municipal People's Government is Chengxiang Town. By the end of 2004, the city had jurisdiction over 7 towns, 126 administrative villages, 2,846 villagers' groups and 65 residents' committees. Taicang Port Economic Development Zone is located in China.

At the end of the year, the registered population of the city was 454,600, with a birth rate of 6.6 1‰, a mortality rate of 8.02‰ and a natural growth rate of-1.4 1 ‰. Of the total population, the agricultural population is 258,200, and the non-agricultural population is196,400. The temporary population was 6,543,800+094,900, an increase of 26.3% over the previous year.

Taicang, an ethnic group, is inhabited by Han people, and ethnic minorities are scattered. By the end of the year, there were 24 ethnic minorities in the city, including Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, Zhuang, Wa, Miao, Dong, Dai, Yi, Qiang, Buyi, Tujia, Naxi, Hezhe and Hani, with 347 people (excluding the floating population of ethnic minorities), most of whom were Hui and Manchu, mainly distributed in Chengxiang, Shaxi and Liu Liu.

national economy

Main economic indicators: sustained and rapid growth of the national economy. The annual GDP reached 24.822 billion yuan, an increase of 65.438+03.5% over the previous year at comparable prices. The per capita GDP reached 548 15 yuan (US$ 6,623), an increase of 8 172 yuan over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 1.457 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8% over the previous year; The added value of the secondary industry1501700 million yuan, an increase of13.9%; The added value of tertiary industry was 8.348 billion yuan, up by 14.4%. The proportion of three industries in the city was adjusted from 6.6:58.5:34.9 in the previous year to 5.9:60.5:33.6.

Fiscal revenue grew strongly. The annual fiscal revenue was 365,438+76 million yuan, an increase of 46.9% over the previous year. Among them, the local general budget revenue121300 million yuan, an increase of 36.4% over the previous year. The proportion of local general budget revenue to GDP increased from 4.2% in the previous year to 4.9%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points. The local general budget expenditure was 1.397 billion yuan, an increase of 34.5% over the previous year.

Investment in fixed assets The total investment in fixed assets reached a record high. Investment in fixed assets13.863 billion yuan, an increase of 24.7% over the previous year. Among them, industrial investment1048.2 billion yuan, an increase of 23.2%; The growth rate of real estate investment has obviously accelerated. The annual investment in real estate development was 19 1 100 million yuan, an increase of 2 14% over the previous year.

The adjustment of agriculture and agricultural structure continued to accelerate, and the agricultural economy rose steadily. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 2.674 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5% over the previous year. Among them, the agricultural output value was 65.438+0.227 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year; The output value of animal husbandry was 594 million yuan, up by16.5%; The fishery output value was 569 million yuan, an increase of 2.2% over the previous year. The annual planting areas of grain, cotton and oil were 29,800 hectares, 99,900 hectares and 47,000 hectares respectively, and the planting area ratio of grain crops to cash crops was 5.8:4.2. The annual grain output was 204,700 tons, an increase of 7.0% over the previous year; The total cotton output was 0./kloc-0.110,000 tons, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year; The oil output was 6.5438+0.04 million tons, an increase of 565.438+0.6% over the previous year. Agricultural and sideline products are market-oriented and strive to expand production. The annual output of aquatic products was 386,543,800 tons, slightly lower than the previous year; 228,900 pigs were slaughtered, an increase of 7.8% over the previous year. Agricultural production conditions have been continuously improved. By the end of the year, it had a total power of 206,600 kilowatts of agricultural machinery, 724 large and medium-sized tractors, 6 17 small tractors and 722 agricultural transport vehicles. The rural electricity consumption was 65.438+90.4 million kWh, an increase of 70% over the previous year. New progress has been made in the construction of farmland water conservancy infrastructure, and the comprehensive flood control and disaster resistance of agriculture has been further improved. The mechanized sowing and planting area of rice reached 4000 hectares, and the mechanical harvest rates of three kinds of wheat and rice reached above 98% and 80% respectively.

Land resources utilization and agricultural ecological protection have been widely valued. Effectively control the occupation of cultivated land by non-agricultural construction. The cultivated land area was increased by 39.07 hectares in the whole year, and the cultivated land area was 36,000 hectares at the end of the year. The forest coverage rate is 13.77%.

The industrial economy grew strongly. The city vigorously develops the export-oriented economy and lets go of the development of the private economy. The total industrial output value was 54.262 billion yuan, an increase of 24.8% over the previous year, of which the total industrial output value above designated size was 34.652 billion yuan, an increase of 32.0%, accounting for 63.9% of all industries from 58.5% in the previous year, an increase of 5.4 percentage points. Industrial production and marketing are closely linked. In 2001, the sales revenue of industrial products was 50.694 billion yuan, up by 29.0% over the previous year, of which the sales revenue of industrial products above designated size was 3.41.1.80 billion yuan, up by 33.0% over the previous year. The product sales rate reached 98. 1%. The comprehensive index of economic benefits of industrial enterprises reached 142.6%. In 20001year, the total profits and taxes were 4.996 billion yuan and 2.708 billion yuan, up by 32.6% and 3.3 1% respectively, of which the total profits and taxes of industries above designated size were 3.082 billion yuan and1926 million yuan, up by 15.4% and/respectively.

Financial and insurance services were further strengthened and the market scale was further expanded. At the end of the year, the balance of RMB deposits in financial institutions in the city was 22.766 billion yuan, an increase of 465.438+009 billion yuan or 22.0% over the beginning of the year. The balance of RMB loans was 654.38+09.643 billion yuan, an increase of 4.922 billion yuan or 32.5% over the beginning of the year. In the whole year, the cash income of financial institutions was 73.746 billion yuan, up by 40.5% over the previous year, the cash expenditure was 75.847 billion yuan, up by 39% over the previous year, and the net cash investment exceeded the income and expenditure by 265.438+0.2 billion yuan, which was basically the same as that of the previous year. The balance of RMB savings deposits of urban and rural residents1149.4 billion yuan, an increase of 175 billion yuan or 8.0% over the beginning of the year. The balance of foreign exchange deposits and loans was $65.438+34 billion and $94 million, respectively, down by 654.38+0.4% and 654.38+0.4% from the previous year. The income of the insurance industry has increased steadily. The annual premium income was 599 million yuan, an increase of 65,438+03.7% over the previous year, and various insurance claims expenses were 654,380+048 million yuan, an increase of 22.3% over the previous year.

Domestic commercial enterprises have continuously accelerated the adjustment of layout structure and commercial format, and their agglomeration and radiation capabilities have been continuously enhanced. Sales in the consumer goods market grew steadily. The total retail sales of social consumer goods in the whole year was 4 1.22 billion yuan, an increase of 1.4 1% over the previous year. The upgrading trend of residents' consumption is becoming more and more obvious, and the consumption of automobiles and household goods is further expanded. Among the retail sales of social consumer goods, urban retail sales 1.998 billion yuan, an increase of1.04% over the previous year; The rural retail sales reached 210.24 billion yuan, an increase of10.3% over the previous year. The sales of all kinds of commodities increased in an all-round way, among which, the wholesale and retail industry was 3.385 billion yuan, up by 13.7% over the previous year, and the catering industry was 737 million yuan, up by 16.3% over the previous year.

Transportation, post and telecommunications, transportation, warehousing, post and telecommunications have been accelerated, and the comprehensive service level has been continuously improved. The transportation network was further improved and infrastructure construction was further accelerated. The expressway along the Yangtze River and Taipeng Highway were completed and opened to traffic, and the double-track project of Suzhou-Kunming-Taiyuan Expressway, Taiyi Highway and Provincial Highway 339 were advanced as scheduled. The number of motor vehicles in cities has soared, and the social transportation capacity has been greatly improved. At the end of the year, the number of automobiles was 25,700, including 65,438 buses and 7,600 trucks, up by 26.6% and 65,438 respectively over the previous year, up by 6.0%. Private cars 1.72 million, an increase of 4,603, an increase of 36.7% over the previous year.

The postal service has developed steadily. 200 1 year, postal income of 50.96 million yuan. The number of postal services has increased and the delivery speed has accelerated. In the whole year, 2.52 million letters, express mail1950,000, newspapers1550,000 and magazines were sent. The communication industry is developing rapidly. At the end of the year, the total capacity of telephone exchanges in the city reached 228,000. The number of fixed telephone users and mobile telephone users in the city reached 258,654, 38+0,000 and 385,800 respectively.

History and culture

The establishment and evolution of Taicang was a coastal village in ancient times, with few people and less than 100 households. Spring and Autumn belongs to Emperor Wu, Qin belongs to Huiji County, and Han belongs to Hui 'an Township, Louxian County, Wuxian County. Wu of the Three Kingdoms built warehouses here to collect grain and gradually developed. After the Yuan Dynasty began to transport grain by sea in Liujiagang, it became increasingly prosperous and became a city for thousands of families. Taicang was built in the late Yuan Dynasty. Taicang Wei was built in the first year of Wu, in the early Ming Dynasty, and was stationed. In the tenth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1497), Taicang House was built in Kunshan, Changshu and Jiading counties. In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724), it was promoted to Zhili Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, and was located in Xiangzhen County. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Taicang Prefecture merged with Zhenyang County and was named Taicang County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was subordinate to the People's Administration Office of Southern Jiangsu and later to the Suzhou District Commissioner's Office of Jiangsu Province. /kloc-0 transferred to Suzhou in March, 983. 1March, 993, Taicang City was built from the county.

Culture and celebrities Taicang has been the hometown of culture since ancient times, with rich humanities, unique characteristics, heavy accumulation and rich inside information, forming a unique style of Loudong culture, leaving a long and excellent cultural wealth for today. As early as the Jin Dynasty, famous scholar Qu Ying and other activities spread knowledge and culture in China. Around this period, many ancient temples and pagodas were built in China, which reflected the architectural art and the cultural level of Buddhism and Taoism at that time. Shuangfeng folk songs became popular, and then folk dances, stilts, dragon lanterns and lantern rolling spread in rural areas. The myth that Cowherd and Weaver Girl were born in Huanggu (now the southern suburb) has been spread for a long time, and shrines were specially built in the Tang and Song Dynasties to offer sacrifices. In Yuan Dynasty, water transportation was opened, and Liujiagang developed into "the first wharf in the world". The development of "water transport culture" has promoted cultural exchanges at home and abroad, and Loudong culture has entered a period of rapid development. The architectural style of bridges in the Yuan Dynasty is unique, and the rare bridges in the Yuan Dynasty have been preserved so far. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West and set sail at Liujiagang, communicating the cultural exchanges between Taicang and Southeast Asian countries, leaving behind important historical relics such as inscriptions, objects and works. Kunqu opera, known as the "ancestor of hundreds of operas", and the beautiful silk and bamboo in the south of the Yangtze River all originated in Taicang area. The prosperity of gardens in Ming and Qing Dynasties is known as "the southeast of Taicang Garden". After the founding of Taicang, schools and academies flourished and trained many outstanding talents. Zhang Jian, Wang Shizhen, Wu, and the "Four Kings" (Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Yi and Wang) developed Taicang culture in an all-round way, and folk reading became a common practice. Nowadays, Taicang's culture is more open, with various characteristic cultures, such as the hometown of bridge, martial arts, dragon and lion, folk music and so on. Literature, dance, opera, music, photography, calligraphy and other cultural arts have achieved fruitful results.

Rich cultural heritage has nurtured countless cultural celebrities. Only in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, as many as 3 14 people were admitted to Jinshi. One of the most famous writers is Wang Shizhen, who has dominated the literary world for 20 years. Zhang Pu, a writer and historian, shocked the ruling and opposition parties by leading the Fu She Society, and wrote the Monument to the Tomb of Five People, which was handed down to later generations. Wu is a great poet, who initiated the Loudong School of Poetry and is one of the three great poets in Jiangzuo (Qian, Gong Dingnie and Wu). Lu Shiyi, a philosopher, has written more than 60 kinds of books, and is known as "a scholar of Jiangnan University". Following Sima Guang's Zi Tong Zhi Jian, historian Bi Yuan wrote and revised Xu Zi Tong Zhi Jian. Chou Ying is a master of calligraphy and painting, known as "Ming Sijia" (Shen Zhou, Wen Zhiming, Tang Yin, Chou Ying). The "Loudong School of Painting" represented by Wang Shimin, Wang Jian and Wang became an orthodox school of painting. Zhu Qizhan is a famous birthday painter in modern times, and a "master painter" with a rigid style and a self-contained system. Song Wenzhi, a famous landscape painter, used the previous techniques for reference to innovate and develop modern landscape painting in China. In the art world, there is a China traditional opera musician, Wei Liangfu, who created the Kunqu Opera, which combines the northern and southern dialects. The new music "string rope" in Wuzhong, created by musician Zhang, spread in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and evolved into bamboo silk in the south of the Yangtze River. Xu Shangying, a master of guqin, has a deep research on guqin theory and occupies a place in the history of ancient music in China. Zhu Shilin, a film artist, directed, filmed and directed more than 100 films and became a "Hong Kong film pioneer". Wu Xiaobang, a dance artist, has been exploring the practice of dance creation for more than 60 years and is known as the founder of China New Dance. Lu Baozhong, an educator in the field of education, advocates reforming the imperial examination, setting up schools, popularizing education and improving the quality of the people. Tang Wenzhi, an educator, has been practicing education to save the country for more than 40 years, and peaches and plums are all over the world; Yu Qingtang, a pioneer of adult education, promoted public education and guided the establishment of more than 100 public education institutions. In terms of newspapers and periodicals, famous journalists Yu Songhua and Qu Qiubai first interviewed the Soviet Union after the October Revolution, and edited many newspapers and periodicals in China, Hongkong and Singapore. They are called "Sakyamuni of the press". There are water conservancy experts in science and technology, who wrote Wuzhong Water Conservancy Book, which has become an important document for the management of Wuzhong water conservancy. Wu Jianxiong, a famous physicist, has been engaged in experimental physics research all her life, and has been praised as "Madame Curie of China", "Queen of Physics", "Light of China" and "Chief Female Physicist of Nuclear Physics" by all countries in the world. Chu Diwen, a famous physicist, won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on laser cooling of trapped atoms, which became another pride of Chinese people. Academician Tang, Zou Shichang, Huang Shengnian and China Academy of Engineering of China Academy of Sciences have made great achievements in scientific research and are in the leading position in their respective disciplines.

outstanding

Famous scientist in Taicang

Tang Shengnian Zou Shichang Zhu Wu Jianxiong

Outstanding contribution to young experts

Liu Jinhong

Taicang excellent science and technology experts

Cai, Xie, Cao Quannan, Ren Hongji are all proud of your horse.

Ding Yuqi

Ancient people

Li Wujiang Bai Wu Xu Pu Wang Shimin

Qiu Ying Lu Zigang Zhu Qingyi

Modern figures

Lu Baozhong Ni Dehong Xi Fan Yu Qingen to Ren Yao Jiang Rufang Li Yuhua Tian Wen

Lv Pinsheng Yang Qizhan Yu Songhua Yu Qingtang.

Qian Xucang Tang Wenzhi Zhu Zengyuan Zhu Shilin Fu Huanguang Zhu Chuanming Pu Taifu Wu Xiaobang

Famous specialty

Generally speaking, there are: Eriocheir sinensis, Xinglong eggplant, Taicang taro, Taicang "Three Beans", exotic wheat straw (straw) painting, craft shoes, mahogany carving, Taicang leek, Taicang lamb feast, Taicang Banqiao watermelon, Taicang oil, Taicang meat floss, Huang Chun brand braised chicken, Changjiang silk fresh, Taicang white garlic and Taicang treasure.

places of historic interest and scenic beauty

There are: Jade Emperor Pavilion, Nanguang Temple, Haitian Temple, Qiao Zhou, Yin Paradise, Wu Xiaobang Art Museum, Tianfei Palace, Nanyuan, Qiyuan, Zhang Pu's former residence, Wang Xijue's former residence, Gao Renqi Oil Painting Gallery, Wu Jianxiong Cemetery, Port Pier, Meihua Caotang, Zhenghe Memorial Hall, Taicang Museum, etc. Song Wenzhi Art Museum.