 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Yizheng" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(July 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Yizheng 仪征市 Icheng | |
|---|---|
 Yizheng Expo Garden | |
 | |
  Yizheng Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:32°16′20″N119°11′05″E / 32.2723°N 119.1848°E /32.2723; 119.1848 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Yangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 857 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 560,258 |
| • Density | 654/km2 (1,690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 211400 |
Yizheng (simplified Chinese:仪征;traditional Chinese:儀徵;pinyin:Yízhēng) is acounty-level city under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofYangzhou,Jiangsu province, China, with a population of about 600,000 (2007). It borders theprefecture-level divisions ofChuzhou (Anhui) to the north,Nanjing to the west, andZhenjiang to the south.
In 1013, the statues of several preceding emperors of the Song were cast in Jian'an (建安) military prefecture. Thus, the region was changed into Zhenzhou (Zhen prefecture,眞州). Later, with the emperor's favor, a Taoist temple named Yizhen (儀眞) was also built, at where the former furnace was situated. Both zhen and yizhen mean "lifelikeness" in Chinese.[1] The prefecture was named after the temple in 1117. Yizhen county was renamed Yizheng in 1723, because the homophone "zhen (禛)" as a part of theYongzheng Emperor's Chinese name was deemed to be ineffable.
On the northern bank of Yangzhou, Yizheng is situated in the north of Jiangsu, and the Yangtze River lies in its southern territory. The city borders Luhe District of Nanjing on west, the urban area of Yangzhou on east and Tianchang of Anhui Province on north. The city owns a riverbank of 27 km (17 mi), facing Zhenjiang in opposite of the river.
Two major bodies of water, the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, run through Yizheng from west to east and from north to south, respectively, dividing the city into four fractions.
| Climate data for Yizheng, elevation 23 m (75 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 35.9 (96.6) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 12.2 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) | −11.2 (11.8) | −5.2 (22.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | −4.3 (24.3) | −11.7 (10.9) | −11.7 (10.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 50.6 (1.99) | 47.9 (1.89) | 75.1 (2.96) | 72.5 (2.85) | 84.9 (3.34) | 175.6 (6.91) | 213.4 (8.40) | 165.8 (6.53) | 74.9 (2.95) | 56.3 (2.22) | 52.6 (2.07) | 35.7 (1.41) | 1,105.3 (43.52) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 112.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 133.5 | 130.5 | 160.7 | 184.9 | 193.9 | 152.7 | 187.7 | 192.7 | 166.6 | 169.7 | 148.3 | 146.0 | 1,967.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 42 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extreme temperature[4] | |||||||||||||
At present, Yizheng City has 9 towns.[5]
Yizheng has developed a diversified industrial base supported by four major industrial zones: the Yangzhou (Yizheng) Automotive Industrial Park, Yangzhou Chemical Industrial Park, Yizheng Economic Development Zone, and Zaolinwan Tourism Resort. The city's pillar industries include automobile and auto parts manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, new materials, and modern services.
From April 8 to October 8, 2021, Yizheng hosted theInternational Horticultural Exposition 2021. Approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) as a Category B international horticultural exposition, it was the first AIPH-recognized international horticultural expo held in the Yangtze River Delta. The event took place at the Zaolinwan Tourism Resort in Yizheng.
In August 2019, Yizheng hosted the 19th edition of thePan-Pacific International Youth Softball Baseball Invitational Tournament. The event featured teams from several countries and regions, including China, Japan, and Singapore, and marked the tournament's first appearance in mainland China.[10]
Nanjing Metro Line S5 is a suburban rapid transit line extending into Yizheng.[12] The stations located within Yizheng City are:
Jiangsu topics | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Geography | |
| Education | |
| Culture |
|
| Visitor attractions | |
| Administrative divisions |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | ||
| Culture | ||
| Food | ||
| Education | ||
| Transportation | ||
| Sport | ||
| Science | ||
| Business | ||
