Taizhou City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, is one of the central cities of the Yangtze River Delta and a third-tier city. It is located in the central part of Jiangsu Province, between latitude 32°01′57″~33°10′59″N and longitude 119°38′24″~120°32′20″E, bordering the Yangtze River in the south, Yancheng City in the north, Nantong City in the east, and Yangzhou City in the west, with a total area of 5,787.98 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, Taizhou City had a resident population of 4,505,600, with an urbanization rate of 69.24%. As of March 2023, Taizhou City has three districts and three county-level cities under its jurisdiction, with the municipal people's government stationed at No. 58, Phoenix East Road, Hailing District.
Taizhou City has a history of more than 2,100 years of city founding, Qin called Haiyang, Han called Hailing, the state built the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wenchang Northern Song Dynasty. Southern Tang Dynasty (937) for the state, known as "Taizhou", both integration of Wu Chu Yue rhyme, convergence of the winds of the River Huaihai. 1996 August, the establishment of prefecture-level Taizhou City. Taizhou is home to many famous scholars, including Shi Nai-an, Zheng Banqiao and Mei Lanfang. There are many places of interest, such as Guangxiao Temple, Chongru Ancestral Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Anding Academy, Rishibori Garden, Wanghai Tower and Meilanfang Memorial Hall, People's Navy Birthplace Memorial Hall, etc., which carry on the history. There are Qinhu Wetland, Thousand Islands Cauliflower, Water Forest, Tiande Lake Park, ancient ginkgo forests and other ecological and natural scenic spots.
Taizhou City is a major land and waterway in the south and north, the gateway to Central Jiangsu, since ancient times, there is a "land and waterway, throat according to the county," the name. It is an important node city of Shanghai Metropolitan Circle, Nanjing Metropolitan Circle and Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou Metropolitan Circle. It has been awarded as National Model City of Double Embrace, National Advanced City of Scientific and Technological Progress, National Hygienic City, National Model City of Environmental Protection, China's Outstanding Tourist City, China's Livable City, National Garden City, National Advanced City of Entrepreneurship, National Famous Historical and Cultural City, National Innovative Pilot City, National Intellectual Property Rights Demonstration City, and so on.
In 2023, Taizhou City realizes a regional GDP (absolute amount) of 673.166 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 6.8%.
