Where is Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province located?

Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province

Yancheng City is a provincial municipality in Jiangsu Province. It governs the urban area, Dongtai City, Dafeng City, Xiangshui, Binhai, Funing, Jianhu, There are 6 counties in Sheyang and Yandu, with a total area of ??15,000 square kilometers and a population of 7.956 million. Yancheng is an ancient but emerging city. It has a history of more than 2,100 years since the establishment of Yan County in the Western Han Dynasty. In March 1988, Yancheng City was approved by the State Council as a coastal economic open area.

The coastline of Yancheng City is 582 kilometers long, accounting for 56% of Jiangsu Province. Yancheng is endowed with unique tidal flat resources. The tidal flat area is more than 6.8 million acres, accounting for 75% of the province's total. 2.4 million acres can be developed and utilized in the near future. It is the area with the greatest reserve land resource potential in Jiangsu Province. The tidal flats are rich in sea salt, shrimp, shellfish and other seafood, as well as more than 500 kinds of plants such as reeds, Chinese herbal medicines and pastures. Yancheng City has a vast water area, with more than 2 million acres of inland water surface, rich in fish, shrimp, crab, soft-shell turtle, water chestnut, river lotus root, etc. It is an important industrial and agricultural production base in Jiangsu Province. Since the reform and opening up, through deepening reform, expanding opening up, and accelerating scientific and technological progress, the national economy has flourished and various social undertakings have continued to make new achievements.

Yancheng is rich in tourism resources and has unique lake and sea scenery. Currently, more than 30 tourist attractions have been opened. There are Yongning Zen Temple built in the Tang Dynasty, the ancestral hall of the Prime Minister Lu Xiufu of the Southern Song Dynasty, the former residence of Song Cao, the famous calligrapher in the late Ming Dynasty, the hometown of Shi Naian, the author of the world famous book "Water_", and the unique Peony Garden with dead branches and other places of interest. . The red-crowned crane and elk nature reserves are members of the United Nations and the China Man and Biosphere Conservation Network respectively, and have become large-scale comprehensive eco-tourism areas that have attracted widespread attention from the domestic and foreign tourism circles. Dazong Lake Scenic Area and Jiulongkou Scenic Area have beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery, and are ideal places for leisure and entertainment. The New Fourth Army Memorial Hall and the Taishan Temple Memorial Site, the former site of the New Fourth Army's rebuilt military headquarters in Yan, are even more fascinating for tourists.

In April 2021, Yancheng City ranked 36th in the 2021 National Urban Communication Popularity Ranking (prefecture-level cities).

In March 2021, Yancheng City ranked 60th in the 2021 comprehensive strength rankings of Chinese cities.

In January 2021, the "2020 China City Science and Technology Innovation Development Index Ranking" was released, and Yancheng City ranked 51st.

In December 2020, the 2020 China City Business Environment Ranking was released, with Yancheng City ranking 82nd.

In November 2020, the Central Civilization Office released the list of cities selected for the 6th National Civilized City, and Yancheng City was rated as the 6th National Civilized City.

In October 2020, Yancheng City won the title of National Double Support Model City (County) in 2020.

In October 2020, the "2020 China Blue Sky Top 100 Cities List" was released, and Yancheng City ranked 58th.

In September 2020, the Wharton Economic Research Institute released the "Ranking of China's Top 100 Cities in 2020", with Yancheng City ranked 53rd.

In July 2020, "China Customs" magazine released the "Top 100 Chinese Foreign Trade Cities in 2019" list, and Yancheng City ranked 88th.

In July 2020, the "2020 National Internet Celebrity Cities Ranking" was released, and Yancheng City ranked 52nd on the list.

In June 2020, the "Ranking of China's Best Cities for Studying in 2019" was released, and Yancheng City ranked 90th on the list (representative university: Yancheng Normal University).

In 2020, the 2019 GDP ranking of cities in Jiangsu Province was released, and Yancheng City ranked 8th with 570.226 billion yuan.

In July 2019, the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine designated Yancheng City as a pilot city for the construction of an urban medical consortium.

In 2019, Yancheng City was selected into the Top 100 Chinese Cities with Development Potential in 2019, ranking 78th.

In July 2016, Yancheng City won the title of National Double Support Model City (County) in 2016.

In January 2014, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development named Yancheng City a National Garden City in 2013.