told you a lot about the evolution of zoning changes in cities. The evolution of zoning changes in each city is very complicated because our country has a very long history. During the periods when different regimes were in power, places were named differently. It took 5,000 years of changes to form the unified Chinese nation today. In the past, our country had its own political power on its territory, and they also had different local planning and establishment systems. Today I will tell you about the evolution of the zoning in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, and see how Taizhou formed its current zoning pattern. It is difficult to find historical materials, so I hope you can simply like and support it.
First, let’s briefly talk about the development of Jiangsu Province. Jiangsu Province, abbreviated as Su, is a very important province on the eastern coast of my country. The current permanent population of Jiangsu is 85.054 million. Because it is located on the north-south dividing line, it has both southern and northern climate characteristics. It is the current total area of Jiangsu of 107,200 square kilometers. The reason why it is called Jiangsu is because the first characters of Jiangning and Suzhou were merged during the Qing Dynasty. Jiangsu is an important representative of Wu culture and Jinling culture. There are currently 13 prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu, and these 13 prefecture-level cities are all very important historical and cultural cities in our country. After development in recent years, Jiangsu is now one of the most economically active provinces in China. It is the second largest economic province in my country after Guangdong. Jiangsu's development will definitely get better and better in the future.
Taizhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. In ancient times, Taizhou was called Hailing. Taizhou is also a central city in the Yangtze River Delta region and a very important port city. Currently, Taizhou has a total area of 5,787 square kilometers. It has three districts and three counties under its jurisdiction. According to census data, Taizhou currently has a permanent population of 4.5218 million. According to economic census data, the total regional value of Taizhou in 2021 is 602.526 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1% compared to 2020. This growth rate is very fast in Jiangsu as a whole. Overall, Taizhou's economic development is now very impressive.
So what kind of zoning changes has Taizhou experienced in history to gradually form the current zoning pattern?
As early as the Pre-Qin period, the Taizhou area at that time first belonged to the Wu State. Later, the Yue State annexed the Wu State, and then the Chu State annexed the Yue State. At the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, abolished the feudal system, and adopted the county system. At that time, there were no counties in Taizhou, and the entire Taizhou was under the jurisdiction of Linhai County.
Later in the Western Han Dynasty, a county called Hailing County was established in Taizhou, which was under the jurisdiction of Linhuai County. During the Western Jin Dynasty, our country ushered in unification, and Hailing County in Taizhou was changed to the jurisdiction of Guangling County.
During the Tang Dynasty, a three-level administrative system of Daozhou and counties was adopted. Taizhou was still a county, and Hailing County was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou at that time.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were three counties in Taizhou, namely Xinghua County, Hailing County, and Taixing County. These three counties were all under the jurisdiction of Taizhou. During the Yuan Dynasty, my country adopted the famous provincial system. There are still three counties in Taizhou, but part of Taizhou belongs to Gaoyou Prefecture and the other part belongs to Yangzhou Road.
The provincial system continued to be adopted during the Ming Dynasty. At that time, all the territory in Taizhou was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture. During the Qing Dynasty, the system of the Ming Dynasty was still used without major changes.
In the early days of the Republic of China, the government of the Republic of China abolished the prefectures and counties. At that time, Taizhou was renamed Tai County, which was under the jurisdiction of Huaiyang Road. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, the state road was abolished. At that time, Tai County was under the direct jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. In the 23rd year of the Republic of China, the system of administrative inspection districts was adopted. Tai County belonged to the Tai County Administrative District. Later, Tai County once belonged to the Jiangdu Administrative Supervision District, and then to the Fifth Administrative Supervision District of Jiangsu. After the founding of New China in 1949, Taizhou City was established. At that time, Taizhou City belonged to the Northern Jiangsu Administrative Office. Taizhou Administrative Region had one city and nine counties under its jurisdiction. In 1950, Taizhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture were merged, collectively known as Taizhou Prefecture.
In 1953, Taizhou Prefecture was revoked, and Taizhou City was placed under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture.In the same year, Northern Jiangsu and Southern Jiangsu merged to form Jiangsu Province, and Taizhou came under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. In 1954, Taizhou became a provincial city, but at that time, Yangzhou was exclusively responsible for supervision.
In 1958, Taizhou was downgraded to a city under the jurisdiction of the special agency, under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Prefecture. In 1959, Taizhou City and Tai County merged to form Taizhou County, which was under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Prefecture. In 1962, Taizhou City resumed its organizational system. At this time, Taizhou City was a county-level city. In 1983, Jiangsu Province implemented a city-governed county system, and Taizhou City was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou City.
Later, in 1985, Taizhou City became a planned economy city in Jiangsu Province. In 1996, Taizhou City officially became a prefecture-level city. So far, Taizhou has appeared on the administrative map of my country as a prefecture-level city.
Now that the article has come to this point, let me briefly tell you about the future development prospects of Taizhou?
Overall, Taizhou is a relatively young city. As mentioned in the article, it was only established as a prefecture-level city in 1996. Taizhou's development has been relatively stable in recent years. Taizhou today has a certain industrial base, and the two cities of Jingjiang and Taixing are the main economic pillars of Taizhou today. Many discerning people have also seen that as long as Taixing and Jingjiang develop well in the future, Taizhou's economy will definitely develop very steadily.
There is another big flaw about Taizhou, which is Taizhou’s transportation. Nowadays, Taizhou’s transportation planning is not very good. So far, there is no high-speed rail in Taizhou. Even if high-speed rail is connected to Taizhou in the future, it is probably just passing by.
Taizhou people have a good advantage, that is, they are willing to endure hardships and work hard. While developing the economy, we must face reality objectively and not be blindly optimistic. We hope that Taizhou will develop better and better in the future. At the same time, we also wish that Jiangsu will develop better and better, and the motherland will develop better and better.
That’s it for everyone about the evolution of zoning changes in Taizhou. In the following articles, I will introduce to you the evolution of zoning changes in other cities. I hope you like it. Thank you for your support. Goodbye.
