Taicang
Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.
Taicang
太仓市 | |
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 Liuhe River & Haiyundi Romantic Street | |
  Taicang Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′50″N 121°10′26″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Municipal seat | Chengxiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 794 km2 (307 sq mi) |
| • Land | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| • Water | 174 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 501,700 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 215400—215434 |
| Area code(s) | 0512 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 太倉市 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 太仓市 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Lake Tai granary city | ||||||||||
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History
Toponym
Taicang as a place name supposedly to be mentioned in a memorial to the throne of hydrologist Jia Dan during the Song dynasty, "Where lies to the east of Kunshan nowadays", he wrote, "is called Taicang, also known as Gangshen".[2]
Overview
Taicang is a natural port. Under the Yuan, the city reached its peak between 1271 and 1368. Under the Ming, Taicang's Liuhe Harbor was the departure point for Zheng He's treasure fleets. It was also during this period that the shoals in the Yangtze estuary which later became Chongming Island were placed under the supervision of Taicang Prefecture.[3]
It was the venue for the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Geography
The Taicang port is in the east of the city, and south of the Yangtze exit into the East China Sea. The center of the Taicang port is on 31°37′00" North, 121°14′00" East. The port line stretches 24.3 miles (38.8 km), of which 15.6 miles can park 50 thousand ton vessels. Taicang is in a humid subtropical climate zone with distinctive seasons. The average year round temperature is 15.5 Celsius. Precipitation is around 1078.1 mm.
Economy
ABA Chemicals, a chemicals manufacturing company, is headquartered in Taicang.[4]
See also
External links
- Taicang guide on www.Jiangsu.net (in English)
References
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：太仓市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- "吳郡志/卷19 - 维基文库，自由的图书馆". zh.wikisource.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- "Chongming County" in the Encyclopedia of Shanghai, pp. 50 ff. Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers (Shanghai), 2010. Hosted by the Municipality of Shanghai.
- "ABA Chemicals Corporation: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
