Changzhou

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Changzhou
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Changzhou
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Location of Changzhou City jurisdiction in Jiangsu
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Changzhou
Changzhou (China)
Coordinates(Changzhou municipal government): 31°48′40″N119°58′26″E / 31.811°N 119.974°E / 31.811; 119.974
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Municipal seat Xinbei District
Divisions5 districts, 1 city
Government
  Party SecretaryChen Jinhu(陈金虎) [1]
  MayorZhou Wei(周伟)
Acting
Area
4,384.58 km2 (1,692.90 sq mi)
  Urban
1,872.1 km2 (722.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census [2] )
5,278,121
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
   Urban
3,601,079
  Urban density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
   Metro
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12,400,000
GDP [4]
   Prefecture-level city CN¥ 705 billion
US$ 106.7 billion
  Per capitaCN¥149,275
US$22,600
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
213000, 213100 (Urban center)
213200, 213300 (Other areas)
Area code 0519
ISO 3166 code CN-JS-04
License Plate Prefix苏D
Local dialect Wu: Changzhou dialect
Website changzhou.gov.cn

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. The population of the Changzhou Municipality was 5,278,121 at the 2020 census. [3] [2] The city is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang who created the pinyin romanization system.

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Changzhou
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"Changzhou" in Chinese

Use of the BRT System costs one yuan and provides access throughout Changzhou. The BRT-only stations and road sections have the following specifications: separate bus lanes or bus-only roadways, a vast network of routes and corridors, high capacity buses operating both outside and inside these corridors, greater passenger volume as compared to that in mixed traffic lanes (about 3000 pphpd), enhanced station environments (not just simple bus shelters), pre-boarding fare collection and fare verification, electric buses, centralized system controls, real-time next bus information app, segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s) as well as station access for disabled persons.

Culture

The Changzhou dialect is a member of the Wu Chinese language family.

Other famous handicrafts of Changzhou are silk embroidery in a "crisscross" style and carvings made from green bamboo.

Tourism

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Comb Lane

Amusement parks

Changzhou is the home of the China Dinosaurs Park located in the Xinbei District of the city. The 5A rated Dinosaur Park has a collection of dinosaur bones and fossils from all over China. The park has 50 various fossils and more than 30 amusement programs including the Brontosaurus Roller Coaster and the Whirling Dinosaur Carriage. The fossils are located in a museum housed in a single building and the amusement rides are spread throughout the park which is categorized into six themed areas. Besides fossils and family oriented rides, Dinosaur Park is home to a giant panda and sea lions. [17]

In 2011, a new amusement park called CC Joyland (Chinese :环球动漫嬉戏谷; pinyin :Huánqiú dòngmàn xīxì gǔ) opened in Taihuwan near Taihu lake in Wujin District in the south of Changzhou.[ citation needed ]

Tianning Temple and Hongmei Park

The city is also home to the Tianning Temple—one of the largest Zen Buddhist temple and monasteries in China. The city recently rebuilt the Tianning pagoda in the temple grounds, which is adjacent to Hongmei Park. The pagoda, called the Tianning Baota , was first built during the Tang dynasty (AD 618 – 907). Since that time it has been destroyed and rebuilt five times. The current reconstruction is built to the height specification of 153.79 m (504.6 ft). This makes it the tallest pagoda in China and perhaps also the world. Both the Hongmei Park and Tianning Temple are located just to the east of the city centre. [18]

As Changzhou is noted for its combs, the city has reconstructed its Fine Comb Lane area with contemporary architecture. Changzhou combs can be purchased in most places in the city.

Other sites include Changzhou's sunken city and area of archaeological ruins from the Spring and Autumn period.

Dongpo Park is located in the east part of downtown of Changzhou city, and its original name is Dongjiao Park. It covers 2.667 hectares, and is a typical Jiangnan Garden composed of cultural sites and natural landscape.[ citation needed ] During the time of south Song dynasty, the civilians of Changzhou established Yizhou Pavilion to commemorate, Su Dongpo, who was the great literature master and used to come to Changzhou. During the time of Qing dynasty, Kangxi and Qianlong, two emperors southwardly visited, they ordered to build up the temporary palace here and reconstructed this pavilion.[ citation needed ]

Changzhou also has attractive gardens such as the Wei Yuan. The Old Museum of Wisteria is also located in the city.

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Notable people

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