Taizhou, Zhejiang
Encyclopedia
Taizhou is a prefecture-level city
in middle eastern Zhejiang
province, People's Republic of China
. It borders Ningbo
to the north, Shaoxing
to the northwest, Jinhua
to the west, Lishui to the southwest, Wenzhou
to the south, and looks out to the East China Sea
to the east.
Its population is 5,968,800 at the 2010 census whom 1,575,252 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts (Jiaojiang, Huangyan and Luqiao
).
of Taizhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities
and 4 counties.
in the north and Wenzhou
in the south. Huangyan Luqiao Airport
(IATA:HYN) in the city's Huangyan District serves daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai
Hongqiao, and regular flights to other Chinese cities.
In September 2009, the high-speed rail line, Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway
, opened and Taizhou has several stations along route including the main station in Huangyan District called Taizhou Railway Station
.
. There is also a small portion of Min Nan
and Wenzhou dialect
speakers in the southern regions. None of these three languages are mutually intelligible amongst each other, but the linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to four languages, when Mandarin is included.
The city's people are reputed to be industrious and business-minded, although not to the same degree as neighboring Wenzhou
. Many people from the area have migrated abroad after economic reforms began in China in 1978. The city's seafood
is of note. The same is true is for the local banking sector. Especially Taizhou City Commercial Bank
is renowned for its support of small and medium sized enterprises and its high efficiency and constant innovations.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in middle eastern Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It borders Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
to the north, Shaoxing
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...
to the northwest, Jinhua
Jinhua
Jinhua is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxing to the northeast....
to the west, Lishui to the southwest, Wenzhou
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
to the south, and looks out to the East China Sea
East China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...
to the east.
Its population is 5,968,800 at the 2010 census whom 1,575,252 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts (Jiaojiang, Huangyan and Luqiao
Luqiao
Luqiao may refer to the following places in China:*Luqiao District , Taizhou, Zhejiang*Luqiao, Dingyuan County , town in Dingyuan County, Anhui*Luqiao, Weishan County, Shandong , town in Weishan County, Shandong...
).
Administration
The prefecture-level cityPrefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
of Taizhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
and 4 counties.
- Jiaojiang DistrictJiaojiang DistrictJiaojiang District is a district of Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China. It is the seat of the city....
(椒江区) - Huangyan DistrictHuangyan DistrictHuangyan District is a district of Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China. Huangyan has an area of 988 km² and a population of approximately 570,000. It has an average annual precipitation of 1676mm and an annual average temperature of 17°C.-History:In 1989, Huangyan County was upgraded...
(黄岩区) - LinhaiLinhaiLinhai is a city in Taizhou prefecture, Zhejiang Province situated on the banks of the Lin River in Eastern China. Its wall attracts many tourists...
City (临海市) - Luqiao DistrictLuqiao DistrictLuqiao District is a district of Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China.The district has an area of 276.6 km² and a population of approximately 425,200....
(路桥区) - Sanmen CountySanmen CountySanmen County Sanmen County Sanmen County ((Tai-chow dialect: Sæn-meng Yön; Simplified Chinese: 三门县; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānmén Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Taizhou city/Municipality in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China. The county's total area is 1072 square kilometers,...
(三门县) - Tiantai CountyTiantai CountyTiantai County , located in the east of Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China is noted for its scenic Mount Tiantai, which is also an important Tiantai Buddhism site. With a total area of and a population of 560,000, Tiantai is a middle-scale city that administers twelve towns, three...
(天台县) - WenlingWenlingWenling is a coastal county-level city in the municipal region of Taizhou, in southeastern Zhejiang province, China. It borders Luqiao and Huangyan to the north, Yuhuan to the south, Yueqing to the west, looks out to the East China Sea to the east...
City (温岭市) - Xianju CountyXianju CountyXianju County is a county of Zhejiang, China. It is under the administration of the Taizhou city....
(仙居县) - Yuhuan CountyYuhuan CountyYuhuan County is located in Taizhou, at the midsection along the coast of southeastern Zhejiang Province of China.Yuhuan, with total area of 2279 square kilometers including land area of 378 square kilometers, has a total population of 392,800 containing a permanent population of 93,000 from other...
(玉环县)
Transportation
Taizhou was once a relatively inaccessible area. This has changed due to large infrastructure restructuring in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Presently, Taizhou is served by the Yongtaiwen Expressway, linking the city with NingboNingbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
in the north and Wenzhou
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
in the south. Huangyan Luqiao Airport
Huangyan Luqiao Airport
Taizhou Luqiao Airport , formerly Huangyan Luqiao Airport , is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China. It is located in Luqiao District, 20 kilometers from the city center...
(IATA:HYN) in the city's Huangyan District serves daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
Hongqiao, and regular flights to other Chinese cities.
In September 2009, the high-speed rail line, Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway
Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway
The Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Zhejiang Province on the eastern coast of China. The line, also known as the Yongtaiwen Railway, is named after the three primary cities along route: Ningbo, whose abbreviated Chinese name is Yong, Taizhou...
, opened and Taizhou has several stations along route including the main station in Huangyan District called Taizhou Railway Station
Taizhou Railway Station
Taizhou Railway Station is a railway station of Yongtaiwen Railway located in Taizhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China....
.
Language and Culture
Like the majority of areas in Zhejiang, most people from Taizhou speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, known as Huangyan Hua. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and only partially intelligible with ShanghaineseShanghainese
Shanghainese , or the Shanghai language , is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in the city of Shanghai and the surrounding region. It is classified as part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Shanghainese, like other Wu dialects, is largely not mutually intelligible with other Chinese varieties...
. There is also a small portion of Min Nan
Min Nan
The Southern Min languages, or Min Nan , are a family of Chinese languages spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and southern Zhejiang provinces of China, and by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora....
and Wenzhou dialect
Wenzhou dialect
Wenzhounese or Oujiang is the speech of Wenzhou, the southern prefecture of Zhejiang Province, China. It is the most divergent division of Wu Chinese, and is sometimes considered a separate language. It features noticeable elements of Min, which borders it to the south...
speakers in the southern regions. None of these three languages are mutually intelligible amongst each other, but the linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to four languages, when Mandarin is included.
The city's people are reputed to be industrious and business-minded, although not to the same degree as neighboring Wenzhou
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
. Many people from the area have migrated abroad after economic reforms began in China in 1978. The city's seafood
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
is of note. The same is true is for the local banking sector. Especially Taizhou City Commercial Bank
Taizhou City Commercial Bank
Bank of Taizhou is a city commercial bank headquartered in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province - China. On 9th September, 2010, it was officially renamed as Bank of Taizhou from the original name of Taizhou City Commercial BankBank of Taizhou (TZB; simplified Chinese 台州银行) is a city commercial bank...
is renowned for its support of small and medium sized enterprises and its high efficiency and constant innovations.