Shengao
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| Simplified Chinese | 沈高 |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈高 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | shēngāo |
| Area | 56 km² |
| Population | 41,000 |
| CPC Secretary | Chen Zhonghua (陈中华) |
Shengao town is a township in Jiangyan city, Taizhou, Jiangsu province. It is called the hometown of fish and rice because of the high quality of the fish and rice production in the town. It is among the first of the opening cities designated by the State Council of China.
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[edit] Location
Shengao town is located right north of Jiangyan city downtown. Nanjing-Qidong railway and Yangzhou Canal pass across the town from east to west. The Nanjing-Yancheng highway and Jiangyan-Qingtong river also go through the town from south-to-north, providing a very good transportation network. It makes Shengao a better position atop of many other towns.
[edit] Economy
Shengao is famous for its 'green agriculture' and beautiful rural scenic. Organic food, such as vegetables, fish, shrimps, and crabs are the main output in its agriculture sector. Some of the well-known brands are 'Heheng' rice and sources, 'Santai' pickles, and 'Ruchun' preserved duck eggs. There are totally 10 categories of food are qualified to use national 'Green Food' symbol, and many of them are famous agricultural products of Jiangsu province.
Industry in Shengao is developing fast with the weaving, food, medicine, instrument, paper, and chemical categories.
In June 1995, when Jiang Chunyun, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC) visited Shengao, he pointed out Shengao is an example of modern agriculture, and the experience of developing of agriculture is very convincing and has a say in the national wide. Shengao has a total GDP 38.1 million and taxation income 1.8 million yuan. This year, Shengao was called by the Secretary General and City mayor of Taizhou good examples of Following Dainan and Zhangguo style towns'.
[edit] Awards
In 1990, Heheng village in Jiangyan city was awarded Global 500 Roll of Honor by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) because of its success in protecting the environment while increasing the grain yield and its wide use of marsh biogas ponds.
[edit] Villages
- Shengao (Chinese: 沈高)
- Dantang (Chinese: 单塘)
- Lianmeng (Chinese: 联盟)
- Wanzhong (Chinese: 万众)
- Guanzhuang (Chinese: 官庄)
- Jiahe (Chinese: 夹河)
- Shuangxin (Chinese: 双星)
- Xiazhu (Chinese: 夏朱)
- Heheng (Chinese: 河横)
- Fengzhuang (Chinese: 冯庄)
- Tianmin (Chinese: 天民)
- Houbao (Chinese: 后堡)
- Huayang (Chinese: 华杨)
- Xiabei (Chinese: 夏北): Seat of Townhall.
- Zhaoxing (Chinese: 超幸)
Postal Code: 225538
[edit] Companies
- Jiangyan Hengyuan Clothing Corp (姜堰市恒源布厂)
- Jiangyan Huanqiu Auto Corp (姜堰市环球汽车电器厂)
- Jiangsu Kangjian Medical Instrument Ltd (江苏康健医疗用品有限公司, 超幸村, +86-523-8651752)
- Jiangyan Xinkang Medical Instrument Ltd (姜堰市新康医疗器械有限公司)
- 江苏百灵农化有限公司
- 江苏动物药品厂有限公司
- 江苏新华袜厂
- 泰州市华隆针织有限公司
- 江苏金刚针织有限公司
- 姜堰市新型纺织有限公司
- Jiangsu Santai Pickle and Researve Food Ltd (江苏三泰酱菜有限公司, 沈高村, +86-523-8651010)
- 姜堰市鑫生园食品有限公司
- 姜堰市明珠米厂
- 姜堰市明牛乳业有限公司
- 泰州正荣特种禽业发展有限公司
- 泰州市河横家禽育种有限公司
[edit] Hotels
- Xinkang Holiday Hotel (Chinese: 新康假日酒店)
Xinkang Holiday Hotel was founded by the CEO of Jiangyan Xinkang Medical Instrument Ltd. The total investment was 600 million yuan with a standard of three-star hotel. With a total area of 5,600 m², it includes facilities for business lodging, dining, leisure, and convention centers. It has highly improved the reception capability of Heheng village and promoted its distinctive rural tourism attractions.
[edit] Schools
- Shengao Zhongxue (沈高中学)
- Shengao Career Training High School
