| 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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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.
Shengao is famous for its 'green agriculture' and scenery. 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=, 'Santai' pickles, and 'Ruchun' preserved duck eggs. There are 10 categories of food qualified to use the national 'Green Food' symbol, and most of these are products of Jiangsu province.
Industry in Shengao is developing.
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 a tax income 1.8 million yuan. This year, Shengao was named a good example of Dainan and Zhangguo style towns by the Secretary General and mayor of Taizhou.
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.
Postal Code: 225538
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.