Jiangyin
Jiangyin ( 江陰 市 / 江阴 市 , Jiāngyīn Shì ) is an independent city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River and north of the Tai Hu . It belongs to the administrative area of the district-free city of Wuxi , is located in the southeast of the Chinese province of Jiangsu , in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta. The gross domestic product per capita is high for China, exceeding 6,000 US dollars.
The city is a road, rail, sea, river and canal ship node on the lower reaches of the Yangtze. The Jiangyin suspension bridge (3 km) over the Yangtze River connects the southern half of the province ( Jiangnan ) with the northern half ( Subei ). In the vicinity of Jiangyin there are the huge masts of the Yangtze River overhead line crossing , which are higher than the Eiffel Tower .
Jiangyin has a population of about 1,208,800 (end of 2009), covering an area of 986.98 km². The city borders the cities of Changzhou and Nanjing to the north and Suzhou and Shanghai to the east . In August 2005, planning began for the development of the 188 km² area “Neustadt am Hafen” with economic and trade zones, etc. The new commercial areas with locations for logistics and trade also include green and ecological zones for residents and tourism. The Neustadt am Hafen will permanently change the face of the city.
Administrative structure
Jiangyin is made up of six street districts and eleven large parishes. These are:
- Road quarter Chengjiang (澄江街道), seat of the city government;
- Chengdong Street District (城东 街道) here is the Economic Development Zone (江阴 经济 开发区);
- Nanzha Street District (南 闸 街道);
- Shengang Street District (申 港 街道);
- Road quarter Xiagang (夏港街道);
- Street District Yunting (云亭 街道);
- Greater community Changjing (长泾镇);
- Greater community Shan (顾山镇);
- Greater community Huangtu (璜土镇);
- Greater community huashi (华士镇);
- Greater municipality of Ligang (利 港镇);
- Greater community Qingyang (青阳镇);
- Greater community Xinqiao (新桥镇);
- Greater community Xuxiake (徐霞客镇);
- Greater community Yuecheng (月城镇);
- Greater community Zhouzhuang (周庄镇);
- Greater community Zhutang (祝塘镇).
Climate and environment
Jiangyin is located in a temperate zone with four distinctly different seasons. The climate here is pleasant, with an average annual temperature of 17.1 ° C. The Jiangyin area features many interconnected bodies of water and productive fields. The area is a well-known "granary". The main crops are rice, wheat, beets, forest products and fruit. The region's specialty is the “Yangtze three fish delicacy”.
Economic framework
Jiangyin has a strong and solid industrial base. Sector focuses are metal industry, high-quality textile industry, precision mechanics industry, color packaging industry, precision mechanics industry and shipbuilding industry. With Huaxi, Sanfangxiang, Xingcheng, Yangguang, Chengxing, Hailan, Fa'ersheng, Xinchangjiang and Shenda, nine of the largest companies have a production base in the city. Several large corporate chains have also established themselves with Hong Kong Times, Wallroad, Jinjiang Metro and Walmart . 19 joint stock companies have been newly founded in recent years. The auto supplier industry is of great importance. Within two hours of the New Town there are more than 10 automobile factories including Volkswagen Shanghai, Cheshi and Mazda Nanjing. There are already 200 automotive suppliers at the location, including 42 foreign companies, including KCW from Korea, Seanal, Du'ao'er, Jiangnan Mosu, SFI LTD and Xietong. Jiangyin has been a leader in terms of economic competitiveness for years. In 2005 the gross domestic product was 78.8 billion yuan . There are currently 146 research institutes, 80,000 technical qualifications, six research stations and 14 provincial high-tech companies in the city.
traffic
Road traffic
The total length of the streets in the city is more than 500 kilometers. The Yangtze River Bridge is the longest large span suspension bridge in China and connects the Beijing-Shanghai highway (Jinghu highway) with the Hu-Ning highway (Shanghai- Nanjing ). The waterfront highway (Jiangding in Shanghai- Changzhou ) runs through Jiangyin. In addition, Jiangyin is connected to other parts of the country via Xi-Cheng (Jiangyin- Wuxi ), Zhen-Cheng (Jiangyin- Zhenjiang ), Cheng-Chang (Jiangyin-Changzhou) and Cheng-Zhang (Jiangyin- Zhangjiagang ).
Rail transport
The Xin Chang Railway (Xinyi in Jiangsu — Changxing in Zhejiang), which went into operation in 2001, runs through Jiangyin. In addition, the Zhen-Nan line (Zhengjiang in Jiangsu-Nanxiang in Shanghai), the construction of which began in 1999, runs via Jiangyin.
aviation
The closest airports to the city are Shanghai-Hongqiao (148 km away), Shanghai-Pudong (180 km away), Nanjing-Lukou (148 km away), Wuxi-Shuofang (55 km away) and Changzhou-Benniu Airport ( 60 km away). Shanghai Pudong Airport is connected to more than 100 cities worldwide by 300 scheduled flights.
Maritime shipping
Jiangyin Port is located in Lingang . Its port throughput is 20 million tons. It was approved as the first public port by the State Council of China in May 1992. It currently has 57 anchorages, including 22 anchorages with a 10,000 tonne level. The port is an important collection and distribution center for materials on the lower Yangtze, such as petrochemical products, containers, cabbage and grain.
For comparison: the port of Shanghai is 180 kilometers from Jiangyin. Its port throughput is 165 million tons. This has 104 anchorages at the level of ten thousand tons. Zhangjiagang Port is 8 kilometers from Jiangyin. Its port throughput is 20 million tons, it has 20 anchorages in the range of 10,000 tons.
Development zone "Neustadt am Hafen"
The infrastructure and urban development project "Neustadt am Hafen" covers 188 km² and will change the face of the city in the medium term. The petrochemical park has a sewage center and a combined heat and power plant. The focus of production is on the newly established liquid chemistry and warehouse equipment. By the end of 2006, five quays with 60,000 m³ capacity for chemical production and 20,000 m³ for heavy fuel oil will be created in the garden. One focus of the expansion of the industrial park is the petrochemical industry. 3.8 km² are earmarked for petrochemicals and additional facilities. The Neustadt am Hafen borders the Cheng-Chang motorway to the south and the Ligang River to the east. The precision mechanics area covers an area of around 100 hectares. It already has a complete infrastructure. A future-oriented economic system will be created with a long and continuous production chain, including heavy machinery and shipbuilding as well as the environmental protection industry. In October 2003, a main Chinese customs office was approved. It is one of the two "network monitoring on processing trades" in the country.
Jiangyin Free Trade Zone
The customs-sealed logistics center (type B) is one of the new functional areas in Neustadt. In the first stage, the area is 0.6 km². In the middle is the customs administration zone.
German Park
As part of the development zone, a 100 hectare German mechanical engineering park is to be created, which is to be developed and operated with the involvement of German partners.
Town twinning
Jiangyin maintains the following cities partnerships :
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 31 ° 55 ' N , 120 ° 15' E