Cixi City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province

Cixi Cixi, named after Dong An's "mother's kindness and son's filial piety" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is located on the coast of the East China Sea and the South Bank of Hangzhou Bay. It is 60 kilometers away from Ningbo in the East, 148 kilometers away from Shanghai in the north and 138 kilometers away from Hangzhou in the West. It is the center of the golden economic triangle of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo in the area of Hangzhou Bay on the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta. Cixi is rich in sea beach resources, with more than 100000 mu of sea beach reclaimed and developed, which is the area with the richest land reserve resources in Zhejiang Province. Cixi has a long celadon culture, known as the birthplace of "the road of marine ceramics", and "green in the South and white in the north" laid the foundation for the pattern of Chinese ceramics. Cixi is also known as the "city of home appliances", and Qingdao and Shunde are also known as China's three major home appliance production bases. Cixi culture belongs to Wu Yue culture, Cixi people belong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang people, using Wu language.

Cixi is an important industrial and commercial city in the south wing of the greater Shanghai Economic Circle in the Yangtze River Delta region, as well as a coastal economic open area approved by the State Council of China. In 2008, the opening of Hangzhou Bay Bridge has narrowed the distance between Hangzhou Bay Bridge and Shanghai, becoming a golden node city in the south of Yangtze River Delta.

The city of China city of gardens, civilized city, the most happy city in Zhejiang, the county-level city with the strongest innovation ability in mainland China, the pilot counties of economic informatization in China, the most investment small city in China, the best county-level city in Chinese mainland Forbes, one of the ten richest county-level cities in Forbes. In April 2015, Cixi was selected as the pilot area of comprehensive reform of small and medium-sized cities in China. In June 2017, Cixi City was named national health city. The comprehensive strength of the top 100 counties and cities in China's small and medium-sized cities (the top 100 counties and cities in China) ranked fifth in 2017 and sixth in 2018.

Since 2019, it has ranked among the top 100 counties in business environment in China in 2019 and top 10 counties (cities) in comprehensive economic competitiveness in China in 2019. On December 6, 2019, it was selected as the pilot unit of promoting the quality improvement of farmers' cooperatives in the whole county. In December 2020, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released the national top 100 comprehensive competitiveness of county economy, ranking Cixi No. 9.

Historical evolution

According to the determination of cultural relics unearthed from Hemudu cultural site, there were activities of ancestors in the Neolithic Age (about 5000 BC). In the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738) of Tang Dynasty, it was called Cixi. The county government is in today's Cicheng.

In the spring and Autumn period, it belonged to the state of Yue in Baiyue, and the city of Ju Zhang was set up after Wu.

In the Warring States period, Chu destroyed Yue and belonged to Chu. Qin exterminated six countries, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and set up jurzhang County, which belongs to Kuaiji county. The county was governed by chengshandu (now 5 Li East of Hemudu in Yuyao City).

It did not change during the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the governor of the eastern capital of Kuaiji.

In the fourth year of Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (400), sun en's uprising army entered Jiakou from Haidao. The city of jurzhang was destroyed, so he moved to Xiaoxi (now Yinzhou Yinjiang bridge).

In the ninth year of kaihuang (589), Yuyao, yin and three counties of the province entered jurzhang county.

From the 26th year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty to the fourth year of Wude of Tang Dynasty, the area of Cixi belonged to it. After more than a hundred years, it successively belonged to Yinzhou and Yinxian. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the early Tang Dynasty, it belongs to Yuyao county.

In 621, gouzhang county was abolished and Yinzhou and Yaozhou were established. In the seventh year of Wude of Tang Dynasty, Yaozhou was abolished and still became Yuyao county. In the eighth year of Wude of Tang Dynasty, Yinzhou was abolished and county was restored, belonging to Yuezhou.

In the first year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty (960), Mingzhou Wang navy was changed into Mingzhou Fengguo army. In 978, Wu and Yue returned to the Song Dynasty and the state was removed. After taizongping, because of the old Tang Dynasty, 13 roads were set up. Cixi County was subordinate to the Fengguo army of Mingzhou, the East Road in the south of the Yangtze River. In the fifth year of Chunhua (1994), the road was closed. In the third year of Zhidao (997), the world was divided into 15 roads. In 1030, it was increased to 18 roads. Yuanfengzhong (1078-1085) was divided into 23 roads. Cixi County calendar belongs to Mingzhou, Li two Zhejiang East Road.

In the second year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1132), the two Zhejiang roads were divided into East Zhejiang Road and West Zhejiang Road. Cixi belonged to Mingzhou and belonged to East Zhejiang Road. In 1194, Emperor ningzong ascended the throne. The next year, it was changed to Qingyuan, and Mingzhou was taken as Ning Zongqian's residence. Then Mingzhou was promoted to Qingyuan's residence in the name of the year. Cixi County still belonged to liangzhedong road.

In 1276, xuanweisi was set up in Qingyuan Prefecture. In the 14th year, it was changed to Qingyuan Road office. In the sixth year of Dade (1302), the Marshal's office of Xuanwei Department of Zhedong road moved from Wuzhou (now Jinhua) to Qingyuan. Cixi County belongs to the Xuanwei Department of Zhedong road in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Qingyuan Road was occupied by Fang Guozhen. In 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang descended to Fang Guozhen and changed Qingyuan Road to Mingzhou Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang xingzhongshu province.

In the ninth year of Hongwu (1376) of Ming Dynasty, he was transferred to Zhongshu Province as the Minister of politics. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu Period, the state capital of Ming Dynasty was changed to Ningbo prefecture to avoid the taboo of "Ming". In 1418, Cixi lost its County seal and was afraid that it might be obtained by gangsters. In the dynasty, Cixi was changed to cichen because of the imperial edict. It still belonged to Ningbo Government and was subordinate to the minister Department of Chengbao, Zhejiang Province.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang was changed into Zhejiang Province, with four roads between provinces and counties. Cixi County belongs to Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang Province ningshaotai road. In November 1861, Li Shixian's Department of Taiping army captured Ningbo and once changed Ningbo Government into Ningbo Department.

In 1912, Cixi was directly under the military government of Zhejiang Province. In the third year of the Republic of China, Kuaiji road was set up in shaotai road of Qingning. Daoyin administrative office was located in Yin County, and Cixi County was subordinate to Zhejiang Province. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, the national government moved its capital to Nanjing, abolished the system of Taoism, and Cixi was directly under the Zhejiang provincial government. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, Zhejiang Province set up an administrative supervision district. Cixi County is the fifth administrative supervision district, and the office of the Commissioner is located in Yin county. After 24 years, it was the sixth administrative supervision district (24-35 years, the office of the commissioner was stationed in Yinxian), the third administrative supervision district (36-37 years, the office of the commissioner was stationed in Yuyao), and the second administrative supervision district (after April 37, the office of the commissioner was stationed in Yuyao). Yuyao county.

On May 24, 1949, the town of Xiaozhong in Cixi County was liberated.

On June 5, 1949, the office of the Second District Commissioner of Zhejiang Province was established in Ningbo. In October, it was renamed Ningbo Commissioner's office, and Cixi belongs to Ningbo Commissioner's office.

In 1954, the administrative region was adjusted, and now the city is composed of Cixi, Yuyao and Zhenhai counties (commonly known as "Three North").

In October 1954, in order to establish a commodity cotton base and adjust the county level, the four districts of Cixi, Zhangting, Lubu, Chengguan and Yunshan, and Cicheng Town, were assigned to Yuyao County, ZhuangQiao district to Ningbo City and Zhenhai county respectively, and some of the five districts of Yuyao County, including zhouchao District, Xiaolin District, Hushan District, Zhouxing District, Simen district and Linshan District, and the northern part of Longshan District of Zhenhai County, were assigned to Cixi County. The county government moved from Cicheng Town to Hushan town.

In June 1956, Andong salt District, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Ningbo special office, belonged to Cixi County.

In 1956, the State Council announced the "simplified Chinese characters program", which restored cichen to Cixi. In 1970, Cixi County was changed into a special district, which belongs to Ningbo. In 1983, Ningbo area was abolished and merged into Ningbo City. Cixi County belongs to Ningbo City.

In September 1979, in order to improve the water conservancy conditions, the county was readjusted. Simen district was assigned to Yuyao County, and Longnan District (now Henghe District) was assigned to Cixi County, forming the existing situation.

On October 13, 1988, with the approval of the State Council, the organizational system of Cixi County was abolished and Cixi City (county level) was established. It still belongs to Ningbo City, and the administrative divisions of districts and townships (towns) remain unchanged.

In May 1992, the work of withdrawing districts, expanding towns and merging townships was carried out. The original 8 district offices and 65 townships were abolished, and 21 towns and 2 townships were merged. The administrative system of townships directly under the county (city) government began.

On November 16, 1997, the Department of civil affairs of Zhejiang Province approved the removal of Xiaoan Township from Cixi City to build a town, and changed its name to Hangzhou Bay town.

In October 2001, Cixi City adjusted the administrative divisions of some towns. The three towns of Hushan, Zonghan and Kandun were changed into three sub district offices of Hushan, Zonghan and Kandun respectively, and the sub district office was implemented to manage the administrative village. The sub district office was the agency of the municipal government. Guancheng Town, Shiqiao Town and Minghe town were merged to establish Guanhaiwei town. Zhouxiang and Hangzhou Bay were merged to establish a new Zhouxiang town.

In July 2008, the administrative divisions of some towns were adjusted. Longshan, Fanshi and Sanbei are merged to set up a new Longshan Town and Hushan street. Taking Xincheng Avenue and Sanbei Avenue as the dividing line, three street offices are set up. Baisha street is to the east of Xincheng Avenue, Hushan street is to the south of Sanbei Avenue, and Gutang street is to the north.

In May 2013, the organizational system of Tianyuan Town was abolished, its administrative region was merged into Zhouxiang Town, and a new Zhouxiang town was established.

administrative division

At the end of 2012, the administrative area of Cixi City was 1361 square kilometers, covering 14 towns, 5 streets, 297 administrative villages, 27 communities and 58 communities. The Municipal People's government is located at 655 Sanbei street, Baisha road street.

geographical environment

geographical position

Cixi City is located on the South Bank of Hangzhou Bay in eastern Zhejiang, connecting Zhenhai District and Jiangbei District in the East and Southeast, Yuyao City in the West and southwest, between 30 ° 02 '- 30 ° 24' n and 121 ° 02 '- 121 ° 42' e. it is the junction of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo triangle. The total area of the city is 1154 square kilometers (excluding the sea area and excluding the newly formed land after 1954). The coastline protrudes into an arc in the north with a length of 66 kilometers (77.56 kilometers in 1986).

topographic features

Cixi is high in the South and low in the north. It is in the shape of hills, plains and tidal flats and spreads out towards Hangzhou Bay. The southern hilly area belongs to Cuiping Mountain hilly area, which is the remaining vein of Siming Mountain. It runs east-west and stretches for more than 40 kilometers, accounting for about the area of Cixi City

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