Liyang City, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Liyang Liyang, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Changzhou City, is located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province and in the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. It is a member city of Nanjing metropolitan area and an important sub central city and demonstration area in Nanjing Hangzhou ecological economic belt. It is located at 31 ° 09 '- 31 ° 41' n, 119 ° 08 '- 119 ° 36' e, Yixing in the East, Gaochun and Lishui in the west, Guangde and Langxi in Anhui Province in the south, Jurong and Jintan in the north, 59.06 km long in the north and 45.14 km wide in the East and West, with a total land area of 1535.87 square kilometers. Liyang has a subtropical monsoon climate with dry, wet, cold and warm, four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall and long frost free period. The annual average temperature is 17.5 ℃, including 3.2 ℃ in January and 31.1 ℃ in July. The average annual precipitation is 1149.7mm. Among them, 42.2 mm in January and 154.1 mm in July. The sunshine duration is 137.6 hours in January and 229 hours in July.

Liyang has 1.12 million mu of cultivated land, 328000 mu of forest land and 426000 mu of rivers and lakes. Rich in products, it is a famous "land of fish and rice", "land of silk" and "land of tea". Its economy has been ranked among the top 100 counties (cities) in China for many years. Liyang culture belongs to Wu Yue culture. Liyang people belong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang people, and use Wu language. Rich in rice, wheat, oil, tea, cocoon, crab, chestnut, watermelon, bamboo and so on. On October 9, 2020, it was named as the fourth batch of practice and innovation bases of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains" by the Ministry of ecological environment. In November 2020, it will be selected into the list of the first batch of model counties (cities and districts) of deepening the reform of small reservoir management system by the Ministry of water resources. In December 2020, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released the national top 100 comprehensive competitiveness of county economy, ranking Liyang 25th.

Historical evolution

In the first year of Shoumeng (585 BC), the state of Wu was established. Liyang belongs to Wu, so it has the name of Liyang. "Liyang county annals" by Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty: "Liyang was named after Gucheng and Pingling in Wu and Yue dynasties, and Liyang county was established in Qin Dynasty Since the establishment of Liyang County in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC) for more than 2200 years, great changes have taken place many times in the construction history, and the county has moved again and again.

In the 24th year (223 BC) of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, after the destruction of Chu, it belonged to Qin. In the second year (221 BC), the king of Qin called himself Emperor, and divided the world into counties and counties. Liyang was the county. The territory included today's Liyang, Gaochun and the southeast of Lishui, which belonged to Kuaiji county. At the time of Chu and Han Dynasties, Liyang also belonged to Zhangjun.

In the second year of Yuanfeng (109) of the Western Han Dynasty, Danyang was renamed, and the county was transferred to Danyang county. The county government was in the old county village of Nandu town.

In the first year of Jian'an (196) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, sun CE divided Liyang County into Yongping County, which was subordinate to Danyang County of Yangzhou. In the 25th year of Jian'an (220), Sun Quan's Danyang county was ruled in Jianye county (now Nanjing). Since then, Danyang County, as a county administrative district, was the original predecessor of the present prefecture level Nanjing City, and was subordinate to Liyang.

Liyang county was abolished in the first year of Emperor Wu's reign (222). A part of the land was set up as a garrison and a garrison commander was set up to recruit refugees to reclaim wasteland and develop economy in piling. The other part is divided into Yongping County. County governance is in Guxian village of Muhu town. Liyang tuntian Duwei and Yongping County still belong to Danyang county. During the reign of chiwu (238-250), the state of Wu set up a military administrative organization called Diannong Xiaowei. Liyang county belongs to Danyang county.

In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280), Sima Yan destroyed Wu, changed Yongping into Yongshi County, abolished the garrison of Liyang and restored Liyang county. Yongshi and Liyang belong to Danyang County, which is governed by Jianye. In the first year of Yongxing (304), YongShi county was set up as Pingling County, and the county ruled Pingling City, which is now the ancient town village of Nandu town. Yongshi and Pingling belong to Yixing County, which is governed by Yangxian. YongShi county government remains unchanged.

In 432, the ninth year of Yuanjia, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, Pingling county was abolished. It belonged to Liyang county and Yongshi County, both of which belonged to Danyang Yin county. Yin Zhi Jiankang. During the Southern Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties, Liyang and Yongshi counties still belonged to Danyang county. The county government is Jiankang.

In 589, the ninth year of kaihuang reign of Sui Dynasty, Lishui County was set up in the northwest of Liyang. In 598, Liyang was changed into Lishui County, which belonged to Jiangzhou and was governed by stone city. In the third year of Daye (607), YongShi county was merged into Liyang County, belonging to Jiangzhou.

In 620, YongShi county was abolished and the eastern part of Lishui County was designated to restore Liyang county. The county government was still in the old county and village, which originally belonged to Yangzhou and was located in Nanjing. Tang Wude nine years (626), state waste, belongs to Xuanzhou. Zhenguan years (627-649) divided the world into ten roads, and Liyang belonged to Jiangnan Road. In the first year of Shangyuan (674), Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was transferred to Shengzhou and took charge of Nanjing. In the 21st year of Kaiyuan (733), ten roads were changed into fifteen roads. Suizhou, Liyang County, belongs to Jiangnan West Road. In the first year of the Shang Yuan Dynasty (760), it was changed to Shengzhou, and in the second year (761), it was abolished and returned to Xuanzhou. Guangqi three years (887), back to Shengzhou. In the third year of Tianfu (903), the county government moved to Licheng. Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and Shengzhou are all located in today's Nanjing city. From the end of Tang Dynasty, Li Liang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Han Dynasty and Wu Dynasty to the end of Song Dynasty, although it was easier to be subordinate to (Jiangning mansion in Jiangnan East Road in Northern Song Dynasty, Jiankang mansion in Southern Song Dynasty, etc.), the county name and county Administration of Liyang remained unchanged, and its subordinate office was in Nanjing.

In July of 920, the second year of Wuyi of Yang Wu Dynasty, it was upgraded to Jinling Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Liyang. The prefecture ruled Shangyuan (now Nanjing). Later, it belonged to the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the first year of Shengyuan (937), Jinling Prefecture was changed into Jiangning Prefecture. Liyang was under the jurisdiction of Jiangning Prefecture.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, Liyang county still belonged to Jiangning Prefecture. In the eighth year of Kaibao (975), the government was upgraded to the prefecture. The second year of Tianxi (1018) was revived. In the third year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1129), it was changed into Jiankang Prefecture, and the county was transferred to another county at any time. Throughout the Song Dynasty, Liyang successively belonged to Jiangning Prefecture, Shengzhou Prefecture and Jiankang Prefecture.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), Liyang county was changed into Lizhou. In 1278, it was changed into Liyang mansion. In 1279, it was changed to Liyang Road, and in 1291, it was reduced to county. In the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), Liyang was promoted to the state of Jiankang. In 1329, Jiankang road was renamed Jiqing Road, which belonged to Liyang. In the Yuan Dynasty, Liyang was changed into Lizhou, Liyang Prefecture, Liyang road and Liyang County, which were successively subordinate to Jiankang road and Jiqing road. In 1355, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Liyang, which was still under the old system of Yuan Dynasty and became Liyang Prefecture. In 1356, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Nanjing and changed Jiqing road to yingtianfu. Liyang Prefecture belonged to it, and its governance remained unchanged.

In the second year of Hongwu (1369) of the Ming Dynasty, Liyang was changed into a county under yingtianfu. In the Ming Dynasty, Liyang was a prefecture at the beginning, then a county, belonging to yingtianfu.

In the second year of Shunzhi (1645) of the Qing Dynasty, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty went south to attack Nanming and occupied Nanjing. They changed Tianfu into Jiangning Fu, which belongs to Liyang. The government is now in Nanjing. Shizong Yongzheng eight years (1730), changed to Zhenjiang Fu, the government in Zhenjiang now.

In 1912, the Republic of China was founded, abolishing the government system, with Nanjing as the interim government, and Liyang directly under the Jiangsu provincial administrative office.

In 1914, Jiangsu Province was divided into Jinling, Suchang and other five roads. Liyang belonged to Jinling Road and was located in Jiangning.

In 1927, the government of the Republic of China established Nanjing as its capital, and Liyang was directly under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.

In 1935, Jiangsu Province was divided into ten administrative supervision districts, of which Liyang was the first.

In the winter of 1937, the Japanese occupied Liyang. After the fall of Southern Jiangsu, the KMT Jiangsu provincial government moved to northern Jiangsu and set up Jiangnan administrative office.

In 1941, Jiangnan administrative office divided the counties under its jurisdiction into three administrative supervision districts, and Liyang was the first administrative supervision district.

In October 1945, after the New Fourth Army was ordered to withdraw to the north, the Kuomintang government took over Liyang and restored its original administrative division. Liyang was still the first administrative supervision area in Jiangsu Province.

In May 1949, the people's Government of Liyang county was established, which belongs to Wujin administrative division of Southern Jiangsu administrative office.

In November 1949, it was transferred to Changzhou district.

In 1953, Changzhou district was withdrawn, and Liyang was a Zhenjiang District.

In 1958, Zhenjiang District was renamed Changzhou District, and the following year, Liyang still belonged to it.

In 1983, Jiangsu province implemented the policy of city Governing County, and Liyang belonged to Changzhou City.

In August 1990, with the approval of the State Council, Liyang county was abolished and Liyang City (county level) was established. It was directly under the central government of Jiangsu Province, with the implementation of separate planning, but it was still managed by Changzhou City temporarily.

administrative division

In May 2020, Liyang governs 10 towns (districts) and Kunlun streets, including Licheng Town, Tianmuhu tourist resort (Tianmuhu town), Daitou Town, Shanghuang Town, Daibu Town, Bieqiao Town, Zhuliao Town, Shangxing Town, Nandu town and shezhu town. There is one provincial Economic Development Zone Liyang economic development zone and one National Tourist Resort Tianmuhu Tourism resort, approved to build a provincial high-tech development zone (Jiangsu Zhongguancun Science and Technology Industrial Park), a total of 175 administrative villages, 59 neighborhood committees. In 2020, after the change of administrative division, Liyang City governs 3 streets and 9 towns, and the Municipal People's government is stationed in Licheng street. The administrative area of Licheng street is 51.52 square kilometers, with a population of 182000, managing 35 neighborhood committees and 10 village committees; the administrative area of Guxian street is 61.65 square kilometers, with a population of 80200, managing 2 neighborhood committees and 8 village committees; the administrative area of Kunlun Street is 118.08 square kilometers, with a population of 99000, managing 7 neighborhood committees and 22 village committees; and the administrative area of Tianmuhu town It covers an area of 210.63 square kilometers and has a population of 3

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