Jianghai Plain

Jianghai Plain
Chinese江海平原[1]
LocationYangtze River Delta[2]
Formation time6,000 years ago[3]
Alternative namesNantong Plain
Rugao Plain

Jianghai Plain or River and Sea Plain[4] (short for Yangtze River-Yellow Sea Plain, Chinese: 江海平原; pinyin: Jiānghǎi píngyuán), also known as Nantong Plain (南通平原) or Rugao Plain (如皋平原),[5] is a plain is located in the Yangtze River Delta.[6] It is the estuary of the Yangtze River.[7]

Zhang Jian, an industrialist in the period of late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China (清末民初), planned the pattern of "one city and three towns" on the Jianghai Plain,[8] making Nantong "the first city in modern China".[9]

Named

In the noun "River and Sea Plain", "River" refers to the Yangtze River, and "Sea" refers to the Yellow Sea. This plain is called the "River and Sea Plain" because it is formed by the mutual impact of the Yangtze River and the Yellow Sea.[10]

Time of formation

The discovery of the Qingdun Site (青墩遗址) in 1973 changed the view that there were no sites in the eastern part of Jianghuai during the Neolithic period and advanced the history of the Jianghai Plain by more than 3,000 years.[11] Therefore, the history of the Plain can be traced back to over 6,000 years ago.[12]

References

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  2. ^ Beijing Review, Issues 27-52. China International Publishing Group. 1998. pp. 12–.
  3. ^ "Yancheng-Nantong high-speed railway officially opened for operation". Yangtse Evening Post. 2020-12-30.
  4. ^ Lu Zhiguo Tao Yitao (1 March 2012). China's Economic Zones: Design, Implementation and Impact. Paths International. pp. 379–. ISBN 978-1-84464-101-7.
  5. ^ "Rugao History (I)". jssdfz.jiangsu.gov.cn. 2019-01-29.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ China Market. China Market Publishing Corporation. 1984.
  7. ^ "Tibetan students and their "Nantong parents"". Xinhua News Agency. 2015-11-01.
  8. ^ "Tangzha town street ecological civilization construction is effective". Xinhua News Agency. 2018-06-05.
  9. ^ "A tour of Nantong, the first modern city in China". Sina. 2013-11-11.
  10. ^ "Carrying hometown on a long journey" (PDF). Youth Daily. 2018-10-14.
  11. ^ "2020 Haian Qingdun Culture and Art Festival opens". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-11-15.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Hai'an Qingdun Culture and Art Festival opens". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-11-18.