Taizhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, located in the east of China, with 32 01'57 "-3310' 59" north latitude and 9 38' 24 "-1east longitude. It faces Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou across the river in the southwest and south, Nantong in the east, Yangzhou in the west, Yancheng and Huai 'an in the northeast and north. It is the intersection of five waterways in central Jiangsu and the T-shaped industrial belt between the coast and the Yangtze River. The total area is 5787 square kilometers.
Taizhou is a famous national historical and cultural city, which is called Haiyang in Qin, Hailing in Han, Nantang in Zhou and Wenchang in Northern Song Dynasty. The Southern Tang Dynasty (AD 937) was ruled by the state, taking the meaning of Tongtai, and was originally named Taizhou. Taizhou is rich in humanities and talents. Wang Gen, Liu Xizai, Shi Naian, Zheng Banqiao and Mei Lanfang are outstanding representatives in Taizhou's cultural and artistic history.
Topographic and hydrological characteristics of Taizhou
1, landform
Except Jingjiang, Taizhou has an independent hill, and the rest are alluvial plains of the two major river systems. The terrain is high in the middle and low in the north and south. The true height along the Yangtze River in the south is generally 2 to 5 meters, the true height in the high sand area in the middle is generally 5 to 7 meters, and the true height in He Lixia in the north is 1.5 to 5 meters. Taizhou has a total area of 5,787 square kilometers, of which the land area accounts for 77.85% and the water area accounts for 22. 15%.
2. Hydrological characteristics
Taizhou river network is densely covered and criss-crossed. The northern region is low-lying, and the water network is centripetal, and it is concentrated from all around to the lower part. There are many lakes here. Jianghuai watershed runs through the city from west to east in the middle. Rivers in China are roughly bounded by Toarey Yang Highway, with Huaihe River system in the north and Yangtze River system in the south.
Refer to the above contents: Taizhou Municipal People's Government-Overview of Taizhou