Xinghua City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, administered by Taizhou City, is located in the central part of Jiangsu Province, the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River, the hinterland of the Lixia Riverland, between the longitude of 119 ° 43 ′ ~ 120 ° 16 ′, the latitude of 32 ° 44 ′ ~ 33 ° 16 ′, belonging to the north subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, abundant light, mild climate, abundant rainfall, and rain and heat at the same time. With a total area of 2393.35 square kilometers, as of October 2022, it has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 22 towns and 1 township.At the end of 2023, Xinghua City had a resident population of 1,122,600 people.
Xinghua city ancient name Zhaoyang, also known as Chushui, according to evidence, the history of human existence within the territory can be traced back to about 6,000 years ago, the establishment of the county began in 920 A.D. (Five Dynasties), the county was abolished in 1987 to establish the city. Xinghua is a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province, which has given birth to world-renowned literary figures and painters and calligraphers such as Shi Nai-an, the author of one of China's four great masterpieces, Water Margin, and Zheng Banqiao, the head of the Eight Monsters of Yangzhou. Since the South Song Xianchun to the end of the Qing Dynasty Guangxu, there are 262 people in the examination, 93 people in the jinshi, 1 person in the scholar.
Xinghua City is the "hometown of fish and rice", has been awarded the first batch of national regional tourism demonstration area, the national ecological demonstration area, the national health city, the national rural revitalization of the top 100 counties in the 21st, the national environmental protection model city, the world's four major sea of flowers, one of the "thousands of stacks of cauliflower" is famous for. In December 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties in the country in terms of comprehensive economic competitiveness, and in November 2020, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties (cities) in China's industry in 2020 and ranked 95th.
In 2022, Xinghua City will realize a gross regional product of 108.519 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3% (comparable price), the ratio of the three industrial structure is 13.7:39.2:47.1. per capita GDP per resident population is 96,487 yuan, an increase of 4.6%.
