Taicang City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Taicang, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, on the South Bank of the Yangtze River Estuary, between 31 ° 20 ′～ 31 ° 45 ′ N and 120 ° 58 ′～ 121 ° 20 ′ E. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the East, across the river from Chongming Island, Baoshan District and Jiading District of Shanghai in the south, Kunshan City in the West and Changshu City in the north. The total area is 809.93 square kilometers. Taicang City belongs to the humid climate zone in the south of the north subtropical zone, which is characterized by sufficient light, four distinct seasons, changeable cold and warm in spring and autumn, hot and rainy in summer, cold and rainy in winter. As of April 2020, Taicang has jurisdiction over six towns, one street and one economic development zone. The municipal government is located at No. 99, Xianfu East Street, Loudong street. By the end of 2019, 501 thousand and 700 people registered residence.

Taicang Prefecture was built in 1497, Taicang county was named in 1912, and Taicang City was built in March 1993. Taicang has jincanghu National Water Conservancy Scenic Spot, Taicang modern agricultural park, Taicang Shaxi ancient town, Yanshan garden and other tourist attractions. It has been awarded the honorary titles of "hometown of Chinese folk culture and art" in 2018-2020, national health city (District), healthy city construction demonstration city in 2018, the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties, and national double support model cities (counties).

In 2019, Taicang's GDP will reach 132.497 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% compared with 2018 at comparable prices.

Historical evolution

Taicang is a place of ancient Lou, belonging to Wu.

In the early Warring States period, in 473 B.C., Yue destroyed Wu in the third year of King yuan of Zhou Dynasty, and this was louyi (Yueli louyi). In the middle of the Warring States period, Chu destroyed Yue and became louyi.

In the 26th year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (221 BC), louyi was changed into Louxian County, belonging to Kuaiji county.

At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it was once the land of Lou County in the state of Jing, and then it was the land of Lou County in the state of Wu. In the third year of the reign of emperor Jing (154 BC), the state of Wu was removed and Kuaiji county was restored to Han county. The territory is Lou County of Han county.

In the first year of Wang Mang's founding (9 years), Lou county was renamed louzhi, belonging to Kuaiji county.

In the 35th year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, louzhi was renamed Louxian County, and his subordinate status remained unchanged. In the fourth year of Yongjian (129), Wujun was established in the west of Zhejiang Province. Lou county belongs to Wu County. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, warlords were engaged in scuffle. In the second year of emperor Xiandi's Xingping reign (195), sun CE's Department expelled Xu Gong, the governor of Wu County. From then on, the land of Wu belonged to Sun Wu of the Three Kingdoms.

In the first year of Huangwu (222), the great emperor of Wu set up Wu County, led county 15, and Lou county.

In 280, the first year of Taikang, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, Jin destroyed Wu state and unified the whole country, which was divided into 19 states. Hui'an township is subordinate to Lou County, Wujun County, Yangzhou.

In 326, Emperor Xianhe of the Eastern Jin Dynasty made Sima Yue the emperor's younger brother king of Wu, and changed Wu County into Wu state. It belongs to Lou County of Wu state in Yangzhou.

In the second year of Yongchu (421), Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasty changed the state of Wu into Wujun. It still belongs to Yangzhou.

In 507, it was divided into Lou County, Xinyi county and Hui'an township. Datong two years (536), sub Xinyi County home Kunshan County, Wujun Kunshan county. In the third year of the Qing Dynasty (549), Houjing was set up in Wuzhou, which belongs to Kunshan county. Dabao first year (550 years) for the restoration of the county, Wujun Kunshan county.

In 587, empress Chen ruled the first year of the Ming Dynasty, which was divided into Wujun and Wuzhou, belonging to Kunshan county.

In the third year of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty (583), it still belonged to Kunshan county. In the ninth year of kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty, when the Sui Dynasty was at the end of Chen Dynasty, Wuzhou was transformed into Suzhou and Kunshan county was abolished. The township belonged to Changshu County of Suzhou. Kaihuang eighteen years, the restoration of Kunshan County, Kunshan County, Suzhou. In the first year of Daye (605), Suzhou was changed into Wuzhou; in the third year of Daye, Wuzhou was changed into Wujun, which belongs to Kunshan county.

Wujun was renamed Suzhou in 621, the fourth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty; Suzhou was also named Wujun in 742, the first year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty; Wujun was renamed Suzhou in 757, the second year of Zhide, Emperor suzong of Tang Dynasty.

In 907, the first year of Kaiping in the late Liang Dynasty, Qian Liu was granted the title of king of Wu and Yue. The township belongs to Kunshan County, Suzhou, Wuyue state. In the third year of Zhengming (917), Suzhou was promoted to Zhongwu Prefecture; in the second year of Tongguang (924), Suzhou was promoted to Zhongwu army, which was subordinate to Kunshan County, and the township officials remained unchanged.

In the eighth year of Kaibao (975), Taizu of Song Dynasty changed the Wu army into Pingjiang army. In 978, the kingdom of Wu and Yue applied for land, and the Song Dynasty took over its territory. The Pingjiang army was renamed Suzhou, belonging to Kunshan County of Suzhou. In the third year of Xining period (1070), the Wumen water conservancy book named Taicang as the east of Kunshan mountain. In 1113, Suzhou was promoted to Pingjiang Prefecture, belonging to Kunshan county.

In the 12th year of the Yuan Dynasty and the first year of Deyu in the Southern Song Dynasty (1275), the Pingjiang Prefecture was changed into Pingjiang Road, which belongs to Kunshan county. In the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), Kunshan county was upgraded to Zhongzhou, belonging to Kunshan state of Pingjiang road. In the first year of Yanyou (1314), Kunshan Prefecture was moved to Taicang. In 1356, Zhang Shicheng took Pingjiang road and changed it into Longping mansion. The next year, Zhang Shicheng descended to the Yuan Dynasty, and Longping mansion was renamed Pingjiang Road, belonging to Kunshan Prefecture of Pingjiang road. In 1367, Pingjiang road was changed into Suzhou mansion, belonging to Kunshan Prefecture.

In the second year of Hongwu (1369) of Ming Dynasty, Kunshan was demoted as a county and changed to Kunshan, which belongs to Kunshan County of Suzhou. In 1497, Taicang Prefecture was established in Xinan, Huian and Huchuan townships of Kunshan, Shuangfeng township of Changshu, and Lezhi and Xunyi townships of Jiading.

In 1724, Taicang was promoted to Zhili Prefecture of Jiangsu Province, and its location was Zhenyang county. Zhili Prefecture governs Zhenyang County, Chongming County, Jiading County and Baoshan County, and is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Provincial Political Department. In 1860, Li Xiucheng, the loyal king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, occupied Suzhou. On August 14 of the same year, he occupied Taicang and was subordinate to Sufu province. On March 15 of the second year of tongzhi (1863), the Taiping army withdrew and the Qing system was restored. In 1911, the revolution of 1911 broke out. On September 15 (November 5) of the same year, Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu Province in the former Qing Dynasty, declared his independence and became the governor of Jiangsu Province. He also ordered all the prefectures, prefectures and counties under the power to hang white flags to show their recovery. Taicangzhou county was merged by order. It was first called "Taizhen" and then "taicangzhou".

In January of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the seal letter was issued by the governor's office of Jiangsu Province, and it was named Taicang County, which was subordinate to the governor's office of Jiangsu Province. In 1914, five roads were set up in Jiangsu Province, and Taicang county was under the jurisdiction of huhaidao. In 1927, Daocun county was abolished and directly under Jiangsu Province. In March 1933, the province was divided into 13 administrative supervision districts, which were under the office of the third district administrative supervision commissioner. On February 1, 1934, Taicang was set up as the office of the inspector general of Wuxi district. In September 1935, Taicang was divided into 10 administrative supervision districts. On November 14, 1937, the Japanese invaders occupied Taicang, and then established the puppet Taicang County Maintenance Association, which was later renamed the autonomous association. In July 1938, the puppet Taicang County Office was set up under the puppet Jiangsu provincial government. In September of the same year, Zheng Fengshi, the "guerrilla commander" of the six counties of Qinjia, Taikun, Qingsong, was appointed as the county head by the Kuomintang military commission, and the Kuomintang Taicang county government in exile was set up, operating in fengjiaqiao and laozha. In January 1939, Luo Qixiang was formally appointed as the underground magistrate of Taicang County by the Jiangnan administrative office of the Kuomintang. He organized the government in exile and was subordinate to the second office of inspector general of Jiangnan administrative office. In September 1940, the puppet Taicang County Office was renamed Taicang county government, and its membership remained unchanged. In February 1941, Taicang county government, led by the Communist Party of China, was established in tangjiazhai, Luhe township. It was subordinate to the office of inspector general of the first administrative region in southern Jiangsu. Guo Xichen was appointed county magistrate. Three administrative districts have been established and district and township heads have been appointed. He also established two regimes in enemy occupied areas and actively led the people to carry out the Anti Japanese struggle. In July of the same year, the puppet government carried out a large-scale "Qingxiang" campaign. The puppet Taicang county government changed its name to Taicang special district office, which was subordinate to Suzhou Office of Qingxiang Committee. In February 1942, the first and second phases of "Qingxiang" came to an end, which was called the puppet Taicang county government again, and was subordinate to the office of Qingxiang inspector general of the first district of Jiangsu Province. In August 1945, Japan surrendered and won the Anti Japanese war. In September of the same year, Taicang county government of the Kuomintang took over the Wang puppet Taicang county government and was subordinate to the second district administrative inspector's office of Jiangnan administrative office. In October, Jiangnan administrative office was abolished and the second district administrative inspector's office of Jiangsu Province was established.

On May 13, 1949, Taicang was liberated and Taicang County People's government was established under the office of the Commissioner of Suzhou Administrative Region in southern Jiangsu. In October 1950, the office of the Commissioner of Suzhou Administrative Region in southern Jiangsu was renamed the office of the Commissioner of Suzhou Administrative Region in southern Jiangsu.

On January 1, 1953, the people's Government of Jiangsu Province was established. The office of Suzhou District Commissioner of the people's Administrative Office of Southern Jiangsu Province was renamed the office of Suzhou Commissioner of Jiangsu Province, attached to Taicang county.

In July 1955, according to the constitution of the people's Republic of China, the people exercised the right to vote, elected administrative organs at all levels, and established Taicang County People's Committee, which remained unchanged.

On April 25, 1968, Taicang County Revolutionary Committee was established, which is subordinate to the Suzhou special region Revolutionary Committee of Jiangsu Province.

On April 13, 1971, the Suzhou regional Revolutionary Committee was changed into the Suzhou regional Revolutionary Committee. In July 1978, it was changed to Suzhou administrative office.

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