Haiyong Township

Haiyong
海永乡
Township
Coordinates: 31°47′20″N 121°25′35″E / 31.78889°N 121.42639°E / 31.78889; 121.42639Coordinates: 31°47′20″N 121°25′35″E / 31.78889°N 121.42639°E / 31.78889; 121.42639
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Prefecture Nantong
County Haimen
Area
 • Total 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 • Total 5,004
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Website www.haiyong.gov.cn
Haiyong Township
Traditional Chinese 海永鄉
Simplified Chinese 海永乡
Literal meaning Sea Yong[longsha] Township
Yonglongsha Farm
Traditional Chinese 永隆沙良種場
Simplified Chinese 永隆沙良种场
Literal meaning Yonglongsha Improved Variety Fields
Haiyong Township
Shanghai in Jiangsu
Traditional Chinese 江蘇的上海
Simplified Chinese 江苏的上海
Haimen on Chongming
Traditional Chinese 海門的崇明
Simplified Chinese 海门的崇明

Haiyong is a township of Haimen in Jiangsu, China. Together with neighboring Qilong, it forms a pene-enclave of the province on Chongming Island, most of which belongs to the province-level municipality of Shanghai. Haiyong presently covers about 12.5 square kilometers (5 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 5,004 during the year 2000 census.

Location

Haiyong is a pene-enclave[2] bordered on the south and west by Shanghai's Chongming County, on the east by Qidong's Qilong Township, and on the north by the Yangtze. Because of its unusual position, it is sometimes described in Chinese as "Shanghai in Jiangsu" or "Haimen on Chongming". It is located about 60 kilometers (40 mi) from downtown Shanghai and 80 kilometers (50 mi) from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.[1]

History

Yonglongsha, a shoal in the channel of the Yangtze north of Chongming Island, reappeared most recently in 1937.[3] Workers from Haimen began to utilize the land in 1966 and, by 1968, had stabilized the land enough that the conflicting claims of Haimen and Qidong were mediated by Nantong, which divided the island between them. Over 3000 workers labored over the next year, reclaiming 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) by 1970. The area was then incorporated into Haimen in 1972 as the Yonglongsha Farm. Continuing reclamation projects and natural deposition of sediment joined it to Chongming Island in 1975. The present township was established in 1992. It was connected to Chongming's road network but this was only connected to Jiangsu by ferry service prior to the 2011 opening of the Chongqi Bridge between Chenjia and Qidong. Its area was recently increased by the addition of another 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) of reclaimed land.[1]

Prior to Yonglongsha's absorption by Chongming, it offered ferry service to Haimen's Lingdian Harbor (t 靈甸港, s 灵甸港, p Língdiāngǎng) and Qidong's Sanhe Harbor (三和港, Sānhégǎng).[3]

Economy

Haiyong's main products are agricultural. Apart from rice, Shanan has 500 mu (0.33 km2 or 0.13 sq mi) of land devoted to sugarcane production and another 500 mu devoted to watermelon and cotton, while a 1000 mu area of Yongbei grows a variety of vegetables, cotton, rape, and small melons such as hami melon, cantaloupe, and honeydew. The area also farms pigs, hairy crab, and whiteleg shrimp.[4] The current plan is for the development of more green and organic farming to be marketed in Shanghai.[5]

Government

The township of Haiyong forms part of the county-level city of Haimen, itself part of the prefecture-level city of Nantong in Jiangsu province. It is divided among the community of Tongjiang (通江街社区, Tōngjiāng Jiēshèqū) and the villages of Shanan (沙南村, Shā'nán Cūn) and Yongbei (永北村, Yǒngběi Cūn).[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "海永简介 [Hǎiyǒng Jiǎnjiè, "Haiyong Summary"]" (in Chinese). Haiyong People's Government. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Gao Yuan (8 December 2004), "崇明上岸(長三角調查) [Chóngmíng Shàng'àn (Zhǎng Sānjiǎo Diàochá), Chongming Coast (Yangtze Delta Survey)]", 人民日报 [Rénmín Rìbào, The People's Daily], Beijing: Chinese Communist Party [Reprinted from East China News (Huádōng Xīnwén)] External link in |contribution= (help).
  3. 1 2 Office of Shanghai Chronicles. 岛、沙 ["Dǎo, Shā", "Islands and Shoals"]. Shanghai Municipal Government (Shanghai), 2015. Accessed 12 Jan 2015. (Chinese)
  4. ↑ “海永乡” ["Haiyong Township"] at Hudong Baike. 2015. Accessed 30 January 2015. (Chinese)
  5. ↑ "Modern Agricultural Park in Producing Organic Fruits". Haimen People's Government (Haimen), 2009.
  6. ↑ "江苏省: 南通市: 海门市: 海永乡 [Jiāngsū Shěng: Nántōng Shì: Hǎimén Shì: Hǎiyǒng Xiāng, Jiangsu Province: City of Nantong: City of Haimen: Haiyong Township]", 2013年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 [2013 Nián Tǒngjì Yòng Qūhuà Dàimǎ hé Chéngxiāng Huàfēn Dàimǎ, 2013 Statistics with Zoning Codes and Urban/Rural Classification Codes], Beijing: National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China, 31 August 2013 External link in |contribution= (help); . (Chinese)

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