Yancheng

The prefecture-level city of Yancheng administers 9 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 county-level city and 5 counties. The population information here presented uses 2010 census data of permanent residents.

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Tinghu Yandu Dafeng Xiangshui County Binhai County Funing County Sheyang County Jianhu County Dongtai (city)
Subdivision	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
City Proper
Tinghu District	亭湖区	Tínghú Qū	904,417	1,072.25	843.48
Yandu District	盐都区	Yándū Qū	711,300	1,050.32	677.22
Suburban
Dafeng District	大丰区	Dàfēng Qū	707,069	3,008.08	235.06
Rural
Xiangshui County	响水县	Xiǎngshuǐ Xiàn	509,524	1,473.80	345.72
Binhai County	滨海县	Bīnhǎi Xiàn	956,162	1,949.60	490.44
Funing County	阜宁县	Fùníng Xiàn	843,275	1,438.78	586.10
Sheyang County	射阳县	Shèyáng Xiàn	896,639	2,605.72	344.10
Jianhu County	建湖县	Jiànhú Xiàn	741,646	1,157.07	640.97
Satellite cities (County-level cities)
Dongtai City	东台市	Dōngtái Shì	990,208	3,175.67	311.81
Total			7,260,240	16,931.29	428.80

Yancheng has a history of 2,100 years since the first canton was founded here in Han Dynasty at year 119 BC. It was named for the salt reserves in rivers around the area, its name literally meaning "Salt City". In later years, the city was the home of Fan Zhongyan, the 12th century statesman and Shi Nai'an, the reputed author of famous novels.[2]

Yancheng was in the limelight during the Chinese Civil War from the 1930s to 1940s. The New Fourth Army led by the Communist Party of China was reestablished in Yancheng after being ambushed and battered by the enemy. After the revival, the Army played a very important role in the war and finally the foundation of the People's Republic of China. Many monuments in honor of these heroes can still be found around Yancheng.[2]

Yancheng (labelled as YEN-CH'ENG 𥂁城) (1954)

Map including Yancheng and surrounding region

Yancheng occupies roughly 582 km (362 mi) of coastline, more than half of the whole province. By the end of the Mesolithic period, the marine transgressions changed almost of the area into a shallow bay. Continued deposition of silt carried by the Yangtze River and the Huai River extend its coast to the east gradually. Since 1128, the course of the Yellow River have changed to join up with the Huai River. The change has accelerated.

The economy of Yancheng City has sustained its momentum. Preliminary statistics found that in 2015 gross regional products of the city was RMB 421,250,000,000, a 10.5 percent increase by comparable price from previous year. Agriculture has increased by RMB 51,653,000,000 in value, a 3.6 percent increase from previous year; industry has increased by RMB 192,547,000,000 in value, a 10.5 percent increase from previous year; tertiary business has increased by RMB 177,050,000,000 in value, a 12.5 percent increase from previous year.

Gross regional products per capita was RMB 58,299 (or USD 8,862 at the average exchange rate of 2015), a 10.4 percent increase from previous year.

Outdoor activities include the Yangcheng wetlands and salt marshes, home of some unique and endangered species, including Père David's deer and the red-crowned crane. There is also a famous food street in east road springing up in recent years in which there are many restaurants in the style of Huizhou architecture.

• Lu Xiufu
• Qiao Guanhua
• Hu Qiaomu
• Hau Pei-tsun
• Taylor Wang
• Wei Yi
• Luo Xiaojuan
• Xu Sihai – purple tea pot expert and curator[4]

Yancheng is twinned with the following domestic and foreign cities.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yancheng.

• Government website of Yancheng (available in Chinese and English)
• Yancheng Local portal (in Simplified Chinese)
• Yancheng comprehensive guide with open directory (Jiangsu.NET)
• Yancheng Tourism Board (in Simplified Chinese)
• Yancheng Introduction (Yancheng Middle School) Extensive background on Yancheng history.