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Shuyang (simplified Chinese: 沭阳县; traditional Chinese: 沭陽縣; pinyin: Shùyáng Xiàn) is a county in northern Jiangsu province. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suqian.[1] Shuyang sits on the Northern Jiangsu Plains and borders the cities of Xuzhou, Lianyungang and Huai'an to the north, east and south.

Shuyang
沭阳县
County
Shuyang County in July 2011
Shuyang
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 34°06′52″N 118°46′08″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level citySuqian
Established582 BC
Government
  TypeProvince Managing County
  MayorHu Jianjun (胡建军)
Area
  County2,298 km2 (887 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  County1,930,000
  Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  Urban
650,000
  Metro
650,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
223600
Area code527
GDP¥63.01billion (2015)
Major NationalitiesHan
Township-level divisions34
License Plate苏N
Websitewww.shuyang.gov.cn
Shuyang County
Traditional Chinese沭陽
Simplified Chinese沭阳

Shuyang is a pilot administrative division for "provinces governing county level units directly" in Jiangsu, along with Kunshan and Taixing.


Etymology


The name of “Shuyang” was first officially used in 549 AD during Eastern Wei.

The two Chinese characters in the county's name are “沭” and “阳”, together meaning “in the north of the Shuhe River”. As the government and commercial center, the county seat was chosen to be constructed in the north of Shuhe River in 549 AD in order to control the land around the river basin.[2]


History


The City Wall in 1803
The City Wall in 1803

Prior to its proclamation as Zhou Dynasty in 1111 BC, the area around northern of Jiangsu was inhabited by the Dongyi, an ancient ethnic established numerous city-states. The area around Shuyang belonged to one of Dongyi states called ‘Tan (郯)’.[3]

In the late period of Zhou Dynasty, that is Spring and Autumn period, the State of Lu began to expand its power to the south. Part of the region was officially proclaimed as the territory of the State of Lu in 582 BC after the fortress, ‘Zhongcheng (中城)’, was built on the northwest. This is also the first city in this place in accordance with ‘The Spring and Autumn Annals’ which compiled by Confucius. In the Warring States period, the Chu conquered and controlled the land of this area.

After Qin's wars of unification, the Qin Dynasty was established by Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. ‘Houqiu County (厚丘县)’ was founded for administrating the region and the governments of later dynasties generally follow this pattern.

In 549 AD, the imperial government of Eastern Wei abandoned the old castle and city wall and moved the local government into a new county seat near the north of Shuhe River. In the meantime, the county was changed to the present name, Shuyang County (沭阳县). In later 1400 years, the location of the county seat keep constant.[4]

Apartments on the Shuhe Riverside
Apartments on the Shuhe Riverside

As the main natural disaster in the northern Jiangsu, rain storms and floods are the principle threat to the county in old days. The castle and city wall of Shuyang was totally destroyed up to the middle of the 15th century. The government rebuilt the city wall until 1512 and was ruined by the floods subsequently. In 1594, the local government started to rebuild a substantial one with a plenty of bricks and stones and finished in 1616.

In early modern period, the life in this region are recognised as peaceful and stable for most of the time. However, the life in modern years was full of challenges and crises. The biggest crisis was the Japanese invasion in 1937. The city wall and many ancient architecture were devastated at the beginning of the war.


Geography


Shuyang is on the North China Plain, approximately 260 kilometers to Nanjing, and 450 kilometers to the center of Shanghai. The county stretches 60 kilometers from east to west, and 55 kilometers from north to south.

Shuyang is located in a low-lying plain with an average elevation of merely 4.5 to 7 meters above sea level. Hanshan Hill is east of the county in Hanshan Town at an elevation of 70 meters above sea level. It is the tallest point of the whole region.


Climate


Shuyang has a distinct four-seasons, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers, and generally mild, dry winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

Winters are generally mild and dry, however, cold northwesterly winds from Mongolia-Siberia can cause temperatures to drop below freezing in the night, although there is an occasional snowfall in winters in recently years. Summers are hot and humid, southeasterly winds during the summer can push temperatures above 35 °C. In midsummer, occasional downpours, or thunderstorms can be expected.

Climate data for Shuyang (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
25.6
(78.1)
27.0
(80.6)
31.4
(88.5)
36.4
(97.5)
37.5
(99.5)
38.9
(102.0)
36.6
(97.9)
34.8
(94.6)
33.5
(92.3)
27.6
(81.7)
20.4
(68.7)
38.9
(102.0)
Average high °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
8.1
(46.6)
13.2
(55.8)
19.9
(67.8)
25.2
(77.4)
29.2
(84.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.2
(86.4)
26.8
(80.2)
21.9
(71.4)
14.6
(58.3)
7.9
(46.2)
19.4
(67.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)
2.8
(37.0)
7.6
(45.7)
14.1
(57.4)
19.5
(67.1)
23.9
(75.0)
26.7
(80.1)
26.0
(78.8)
21.6
(70.9)
15.9
(60.6)
8.8
(47.8)
2.5
(36.5)
14.1
(57.5)
Average low °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
2.8
(37.0)
8.7
(47.7)
14.2
(57.6)
19.3
(66.7)
23.4
(74.1)
22.7
(72.9)
17.5
(63.5)
11.1
(52.0)
4.2
(39.6)
−1.7
(28.9)
9.8
(49.6)
Record low °C (°F) −15.6
(3.9)
−17.1
(1.2)
−9.6
(14.7)
−1.2
(29.8)
3.3
(37.9)
9.9
(49.8)
17.7
(63.9)
14.2
(57.6)
7.5
(45.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
−7.6
(18.3)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−18.0
(−0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.9
(0.90)
24.6
(0.97)
39.4
(1.55)
49.3
(1.94)
71.8
(2.83)
113.3
(4.46)
237.2
(9.34)
178.5
(7.03)
92.4
(3.64)
39.7
(1.56)
33.4
(1.31)
15.6
(0.61)
918.1
(36.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.8 5.6 7.3 7.9 9.1 10 15.1 12.1 9.1 7.1 6.0 4.1 98.2
Average relative humidity (%) 70 69 68 69 74 76 85 86 81 76 73 69 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 144.0 149.3 181.0 190.0 210.0 194.0 184.0 201.0 182.0 191.0 164.8 163.0 2,154.1
Source 1: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5]
Source 2: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 19712000) [6]

Administrative divisions



Subdistricts


The metropolitan area is divided to 6 subdistricts:[7]


Towns


There are 25 towns:


Townships


There are 8 townships:


Demography


Shuyang is the most populated county in Jiangsu with a population of 1.93 million. It is also considered to be one of the most populated counties in China. Shuyang had a metropolitan population of more than 560,000 refer to 2010 census, making it a midsize city. Major areas of population growth in recent years were in suburbs like Nanhu and Mengxi where now a part of the metropolitan area. In 2015, the urban area will have a population of approximately 800,000. Some 30% of the population of the whole region are residents of the metropolitan area, making Shuyang a thriving city in the north of Jiangsu.


Economy


In the period of Republic of China, the economy in Shuyang had collapsed due to the Japanese invasion and frequent floods. In the 1950s, the economy developed rapidly benefit from the recovery and further development of agriculture and industry in the region. However, Shuyang formed decreasingly important in the economy of the Jiangsu Province from the time of Cultural Revolution. Compared with the cities in the southern part of Jiangsu, the local governments held a conservative and pedantic opinion on the economy. In 1997, the Qiu He Government began its ambitious reformations. The economic portion of the reform mainly focused on the industrialization and privatization and it works. There is a dramatically development in the industrial sector as it attracts a plenty of investment. The economic success makes Shuyang top 100 the most developed counties in China .


Culture



Dialect


There are over 1.7 million people in Shuyang speak a subdialect of Lower Yangtze Mandarin, called Haisi Dialect.[8] Like most of Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Haisi dialect has five tones due to the preservation of the entering tone (rù sheng 入声) of Middle Chinese, more than four toned Standard Chinese which lost the entering tone .[9] The dialect of Haisi has largely lost initial n, replacing it with l, and the retention of entering tone set it apart from other mandarin dialects.

The speaker of the dialect could easily understand other mandarins, not vice versa. As the Standard Chinese (Putonghua) forms increasingly powerful in social life, it has largely impacted on the dialect in words, pronunciation, and grammar.


Religions


Freedom of religion makes people of all religions live in harmony. However, approximately 95% of the population expressed no religious affiliation in accordance with 2010 Census although Shuyang attaches a wide variety of holy turf.


Buddhism

It has been unverified when the Buddhism was firstly introduced to Shuyang. It might be introduced to this region around the 2nd century to the 3rd century by sea. The oldest temple in Shuyang is the Qingliang Temple which was built before 9th century refer to records.


Christianity

In 1921, Presbyterian Church in the United States started their missionary work in Shuyang. The current church was built on 1993 in the north of the urban area. The second church will be opened in 2014.


Intangible Cultural Heritage



National level


Infrastructure



Transport



Road


Railway

The Xinyi-Changxing Railway, a significant transport service provider in Shuyang, connects the city with other places on the national railway network. The railway is the bridge connects the Longhai and Jiaoxins in the north and with the Nanjing-Nantong, Beijing-Shanghai, Xuancheng-Hangzhou Railways in the south. Shuyang railway station, near the metropolitan area, is a third class station on the Xinyi-Changxing Railway.


Water transport

The Lianyungang-Suqian Canal connects the Lianyungang Port and the Grand Canal is under construction


Sister cities


Domestic

References


  1. "市县社会经济". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. (清)唐仲冕修、汪梅鼎等撰,《嘉庆海州直隶州志》,江苏古籍出版社,2008年.
  3. (民国)戴仁、张景衡、吴鹏等监修,《民国重修沭阳县志》,江苏古籍出版社,2008年.
  4. (明)郑复亨修、裴天祐校,《隆庆海州志》,江苏古籍出版社,2000年
  5. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. "宿迁市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  8. 侍建国,“沭阳音系及其历史演变”,《语言研究》,1992(2).
  9. John H. McWhorter (2007). Language interrupted: signs of non-native acquisition in standard language grammars (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-19-530980-5. Retrieved 23 September 2011. For example, many Mandarin dialects have more than four tones. Hangzhou has no fewer than seven, such that it was previously classified as a Wu dialect ( Simmons 1992; Baxter 2000, 106–8). In the Jiang-Huai region five-tone dialects are not uncommon, with six-tone ones reported on the Northern/Central boundary (Norman 1988, 194). These represent a retention of one of the original four tones of Middle Chinese (the rù tone), as distinguished from the more common Mandarin trait of having lost this tone while collapsing the two-way register distinction between the three others into a four-tone contrast not contingent upon register

На других языках


[de] Shuyang

Shuyang (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hans{font-size:110%}沭阳县, Pinyin Shùyáng Xiàn) ist ein ostchinesischer Kreis der bezirksfreien Stadt Suqian in der Provinz Jiangsu. Er hat eine Fläche von 2.298 Quadratkilometer und zählt 1.541.083 Einwohner (Stand: Zensus 2010).[1] Sein Hauptort ist die Großgemeinde Shucheng (沭城镇).
- [en] Shuyang County

[fr] Xian de Shuyang

Le xian de Shuyang (沭阳县 ; pinyin : Shùyáng Xiàn) est un district administratif de la province du Jiangsu en Chine. Il est placé sous la juridiction de la ville-préfecture de Suqian.

[it] Contea di Shuyang

La contea di Shuyang (沭阳县S, Shùyáng XiànP) è una contea della Cina, situata nella provincia di Jiangsu e amministrata dalla prefettura di Suqian.

[ru] Шуян

Шуя́н (кит. упр. 沭阳, пиньинь Shùyáng) — уезд городского округа Суцянь провинции Цзянсу (КНР). Название района означает «с янской стороны от реки Шушуй». С 2011 года уезд в порядке эксперимента подчинён напрямую правительству провинции Цзянсу.



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