What are the characteristics of Yixing, Jiangsu?

Geographical location: Yixing is located at 3 1 07' ~ 3 1 37' north latitude and 0/931'~12003' east longitude. Located at the southern tip of Jiangsu Province, in the center of the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hangzhou Triangle, it is connected to Taihu Lake in Suzhou in the east, Changxing in Zhejiang in the southeast, Guangde in Anhui in the southwest, Liyang in the west, Jintan in the northwest and Wujin in the north. Gehu Lake is embedded in it, and three beeches (Xi beech, Tuan beech and Dong beech) accompany the east and west sides of the city. The total area of the city is 2038.7 square kilometers (including 280.7 square kilometers of Taihu Lake); The urban built-up area is 66. 1 km2, and the urbanization rate is 55.88%. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, with low mountains and hills in the southwest, and the highest peak is 6 1 1.5m at the top of the Yellow Tower. In the east, Taihu Lake is a profane area, suitable for growing all kinds of vegetables. The north and west are plain areas and low-lying polder areas respectively, which are the main grain and oil producing areas in Yixing.

By the end of the year, there were 1 national environmental protection science and technology industrial parks, 2 provincial development zones, 14 towns, 4 sub-district offices, 2 17 administrative villages and 95 community neighborhood committees in the city. The total registered population was 1.07 1.800, and the permanent population of the city was 1.274 million at the end of the year, up by 0.37% and 1.26% respectively over the previous year. Among them, there are 528,500 males and 564,900 urban residents. 6952 people were born in the whole year, with a birth rate of 6.50 ‰; 79,965,438 people died +0, with a mortality rate of 7.47 ‰; The natural population growth rate is -0.97‰. The planned fertility rate is 99.85%, and the one-child rate is 89.3%. The population density is 625 people per square kilometer (calculated by permanent population). There are 36 ethnic minorities with nearly 4000 people. No.8 Taodou Road, Yicheng Street, Yixing Municipal People's Government.

Natural resources The city has 6,665,438 hectares of cultivated land and 50,400 hectares of forest land. There are 29 small and medium-sized lakes with a water area of 294.3 square kilometers; The total capacity of the reservoir pool is 654.38+34 million cubic meters; Water resources can be used all year round 1 1 100 million cubic meters. There are 27 kinds of proven minerals, such as limestone, marble, sandstone, coal and peat. The unique clay in Shushan is the first-class raw material for making purple sand utensils. The main timber forests are bamboo, pine and fir, of which Phyllostachys pubescens10.2 million hectares, with a total stock of 36 million plants; The tea garden is 5,000 hectares with an annual output of 6,407 tons of tea, which is the main producing area of bamboo and tea in Jiangsu Province. There are hundreds of wild animals such as wild ducks, yellowbirds and orioles, as well as many mammals such as wolves, wild boars, hedgehogs and squirrels. There are dozens of aquatic products such as whitebait, crucian carp, grass carp, mussels and crabs.

Yixing, a famous local product, is rich in products and enjoys the reputation of "Tao Dou". Its pottery is well-known at home and abroad. He Qiao dried bean curd is salty but not astringent; The sacrifice of the Qing court, the crisp candy of Xu She, is sweet but not greasy; The meat of Gaocheng pig woman is fragrant and sandy, with unique taste; The "three fresh" white fish, white shrimp and whitebait in Taihu Lake are delicious and nutritious. Lily in the blasphemy area is known as "ginseng in Taihu Lake"; The hilly area is rich in chestnut, bamboo, bamboo shoots, bayberry and a variety of famous tea. "Yangxian purple bamboo shoots" tea was designated as tribute tea in the Tang Dynasty; In 2008, Yixing was named as the "Hometown of Famous Tea in China" (China 14), becoming the only county (city) in Jiangsu Province that won this honor. Yixing Phyllostachys pubescens is fleshy and Huang Liang in color. Boiled with soybeans, it has become the best dish and wine in Jiangnan. Ginkgo biloba seeds in Zhang Zhu have large seeds, less bitterness, good waxy quality and fresh taste, which moistens the throat and lungs; Wild Pleurotus ostreatus tastes delicious and has high nutritional value. Yangxi radish and cabbage were successfully registered as "Yangxi" brand, and cabbage was recognized as a ministerial-level pollution-free product; There are many varieties of azaleas; There are many varieties of celery in summer, and the market is broad.

Yixing was called Jingyi in ancient times and belonged to Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the twenty-sixth year of Qin Shihuang (22 1 year), the county was established, and Jingyi was changed to Yangxian. From the second year of Tai 'an to the fourth year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty (303 ~ 3 10), the court established Yixing County, which was subordinate to Yangzhou, in recognition of Zhou Gui's contribution to the three soldiers' rebellion in Xingyi. In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (589), it was renamed Yixing County, belonging to Changzhou. In the first year of Xingguo in Song Taiping (976), Yixing County was changed to Changzhou to avoid the taboo of Zhao Guangyi. Yongzheng four years (1726), divided into Yixing and Jingxi counties. Jingxi County was abolished in the first year of the Republic of China and merged into Yixing County. June 1949 to June 1953 belongs to Changzhou, June 1953 to June 1956 belongs to Suzhou, and February 1956 to March 1983 belongs to Zhenjiang.

Yixing is a famous scenic spot in Taihu Lake, an excellent tourist city in China and a national garden city. There are many caves in the southern mountainous area, and the scenery is strange. At present, more than 80 caves have been discovered, and 5 caves have been developed and opened, among which Shanjuan Cave and Zhanggong Cave are open to the public on 1934. There are five national AAAA scenic spots. Many "Liangzhu" relics around Shanjuan Cave are more attractive to tourists; Jade vein Dan is surrounded by huge stones, which is a beautiful garden and never dries up all year round. Dongpo Academy in Shushan and Xifu Begonia in Zhakou Tianyuan Hall were both created and planted by Su Dongpo himself. Tianyi Resort on the bank of Gehu Lake is the largest private garden in Jiangsu Province, which integrates eating, living and entertainment. There are many cultural attractions in the city, such as Zhou Wang Temple, the Palace Attached to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Xu Beihong Memorial Hall and so on. Tianyi Resort and Yixing Sightseeing Agriculture Demonstration Park are included in the national agricultural tourism demonstration sites. In recent years, attention has been paid to the protection of natural features, the development of eco-tourism, and the construction of Longbeishan Forest Park, Tuanjiu Scenic Area, Water Park and Wetland Park by using the hilly and mountainous areas on the urban fringe and waterfront. A landscape tourist city with "the city in the mountains, the water in the city and the people in the garden" has initially taken shape.

Yixing, a cultural heritage, has a long history, and its ancestors were industrious and simple, leaving many cultural relics behind. Xixi Site, located in Dongxi Village, Fangzhuang Town, is a large-scale settlement site in Majiabang culture period, which embodies the peaceful and natural life of ancestors who made it at sunrise six or seven thousand years ago and stopped at sunset. Zhupo Mountain in Zhuxi Town was once a residential area for people during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. 1984, the canoe of Han Dynasty unearthed in Wuqiao Village was collected by Nanjing Museum. The Luotuodun site excavated in 2002 represents the Neolithic archaeological and cultural characteristics of the transition from the western mountainous area of Taihu Lake to the plain area, which is of great significance to the study of the ancient civilization process in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. In 2002, it was listed as one of the six major archaeological discoveries in China. The National Mountain Monument was built in the first year of Wu Tianxi in the Three Kingdoms (276) and is known as "the first monument in the south of the Yangtze River". There are 3 national key cultural relics protection units (8 units), 9 provincial cultural relics protection units (18 units), 95 municipal cultural relics protection units (10 1 unit), 56 cultural relics control units, and more than 0/0000 cultural relics. The Legend of Butterfly Lovers and Yixing Zisha pottery-making skills are national intangible cultural heritages, while folk dances such as male huan women's play, Yixing hand-carved paper, Yixing pottery-making skills and butterfly-watching festival are intangible cultural heritages in Jiangsu Province. There are 3 municipal intangible cultural heritages in Wuxi and 33 municipal intangible cultural heritages in Yixing. In 2007-2009, the general survey, arrangement and excavation of intangible cultural heritage were carried out in the whole city, and the key projects 173 1 were arranged and registered.

Ceramic culture Yixing ceramics has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, our ancestors began to burn pottery. Various ancient pottery vessels and fragments from Shang and Zhou Dynasties were unearthed in Dingshu and other places. In 2002, pottery from Majiabang culture period was unearthed at Camel Wharf in Xinjie. Qian Shu Ding Shu Ming Dynasty Dragon Kiln is the only ancient dragon kiln still in use in China. Luotuodun site and ancient kiln site are listed as national cultural relics protection units. Purple sand, fine pottery, blue pottery, uniform pottery and painted pottery are known as the "five golden flowers" of ceramics, especially the finished purple sand products, which are famous at home and abroad for their unique argillaceous, sculptural and quaint natural beauty. The "Spring Pot" in Ming Dynasty, the "Three-legged Ruyi Pot" by Shi Dabin and the "Holy Pot Cup" by Xiang Shengsi are all national first-class cultural relics, which are collected in the National Museum, Wuxi Museum and Nanjing Museum respectively. Yixing ceramics are both practical and ornamental. Zisha works have won many awards at home and abroad, and some works are also regarded as gifts for national and international exchanges. From 1988 to 1998, Yixing holds a "Ceramic Art Festival" every two years to attract media investment from Tao Wei and promote the economic development of Yixing. Yixing ceramists have visited Taiwan and the United States many times to meet friends and promote cultural exchanges. There are more than 20 large-scale ceramic enterprises, more than 0/000 folk ceramic workshops and more than 30,000 employees in the city, including 2 108 with the professional title of ceramic arts and crafts, 12 with the titles of "China Arts and Crafts Master" and "China Ceramic Art Master" (including 2 deceased), and provincial masters/. Yixing (Zisha) is a characteristic industrial base of traditional arts and crafts in Jiangsu Province awarded by the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission.

Yixing celebrity Yixing Wuhua Tianbao, outstanding people. There are nearly 400 scholars in the past dynasties, including 4 champions, 5 second champions, and Hua Tan 1 person. Prime minister 10, general 15. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty in Jin Dynasty, the combination of civil and military skills was the protagonist of "eliminating three evils at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty", and it was a typical example of abandoning evil and doing good, turning over a new leaf, being angry and inspiring, and serving the country wholeheartedly. Yang Xian Tu Ji is one of China's earliest works about local conditions and customs. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, General Chen Qingzhi was a great warrior. Lu Xiangsheng was a famous anti-Qing general in the late Ming Dynasty. Politicians in Ming Dynasty were Xu Pu and Zhou Yanru. Xu Pu joined the cabinet in 12, with outstanding achievements, and is a generation of sages. Zhou Yanru won two yuan (Huiyuan, the first prize) in the forty-first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, and the second time was Xiang.

There are also many people who have made achievements in natural science. Hua Shan's Wuzhong Water Conservancy in Song Dynasty made great contributions to the governance and construction of Taihu Lake. The medical records of famous doctors in the late Qing Dynasty were published by Shanghai Science and Technology Publishing House after liberation. During the Republic of China, Shao founded the Silkworm Egg General Farm and Tiger-brand Silkworm Eggs, which developed to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui 1 1 branches, with an annual output of 640,000 silkworm eggs. Modernity is a gathering of humanities. There are former Minister of Higher Education and President of Tsinghua University, Yu, the president of Taiwan Province Provincial University, and Shi, the twin brother of Chinese Academy of Sciences, a famous physicist and educator. By the end of 2009, Yixing China Academy of Sciences had 12 academicians: Zhou Peiyuan,,, Shi, Zhu Hongyuan, Zhu, Wu, Cheng Rongshi, Chu Junhao and Wu Yueliang, and China Institute of Engineering had 12 academicians: Zhou Jing, Sha Qinglin and Xue Mingqiu. There are more than 0/00 presidents/kloc of Yixing University, and about 20,000 people with associate senior titles or above, which is known as the "hometown of professors". They have made indelible contributions to the construction and development of China in various fields. In terms of culture and art, Yixing is full of talents. Jiang and He in Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty all enjoyed a high position in the history of China literature. Jiang Fang's biography of Huo Xiaoyu is widely circulated. The poet's poem "Cherry is red, banana is green" has become a famous sentence throughout the ages, and he, Wang and Zhang Jun are also called "four outstanding figures in the late Song Dynasty", and the dramatist has created "five beautiful flowers", among which "Green Peony" and "Story of the West Garden" are still the reserved plays of Yue Opera and Kun Opera. Chen Weisong, the leader of Yangxian Ci School in the late Qing Dynasty, participated in the compilation of Ming history, and was called "Three Phoenix on the River Left" with Wu Chahan in Wujiang and Peng Gujin in Yun Jian. Sha Lei, former editor-in-chief of Shanghai Spark Publishing House, has a 60-year career in modern literature and has a collection of poems handed down from generation to generation called Song of Time. The works of Xu Beihong, a master of modern Chinese painting, are well-known at home and abroad, as are a number of painters such as Zhang Ruilin, Yin Shoushi, Qian Songyan and Wu Guanzhong. In music and opera, Liu Tianhua disciple Chu Shizhu participated in the arrangement of Liu Tianhua's Lyrics and A Bing's Songs for the Blind, and Liu Tianhua disciple Jiang Fengzhi was the vice president of China Conservatory of Music, who made great achievements in folk music performance, including the famous erhu player Min Huifen and the singer Cheng. In terms of press and publication, there are Lingxiao Xu, who became famous in the press at the beginning of the 20th century and was praised as "three outstanding journalists", Xu Zhucheng, a famous journalist and one of the founders of Wen Wei Po, and Wang Jinfeng, a senior reporter of People's Daily.