Xinghua, short for xinghua city, Jiangsu Province. Zhaoyang Town, the resident of the municipal government, is also called xinghua city. The most famous figures in Xinghua are Zheng Banqiao (Zheng Xie), Shi Naian and Liu Xizai.

Geography-National Ecological Demonstration City

Xinghua city is located in the abdomen of He Lixia area between Jianghuai, with Dongtai and Dafeng in the east, Jiangdu and Jiangyan in the south, Gaoyou and Baoying in the west and Yancheng across the river in the north.

The total area of the city is 2393 square kilometers, with 6.5438+0.92 million mu of cultivated land, 680,000 mu of water surface and 6.5438+0.7 million mu of beaches. Xinghua is a national ecological demonstration city with flat terrain, fertile land, vertical and horizontal rivers and superior natural environment.

Culture-A Famous Historical and Cultural City in Jiangsu Province

Zhaoyang Town, the seat of xinghua city government, is a food city of Yin Zhaoyang, commander-in-chief of Chu State during the Warring States Period, with a history of more than 2,000 years.

Xinghua city is a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province with a history of more than 2,000 years. There are 5 provincial cultural relics protection units and 25 municipal cultural relics protection units.

Xinghua, a water town, is also a good place to travel. There are 1 19 Lijiayuan Boat Hall, Zheng Banqiao's former residence, Shi Naian Cemetery, Liu Zaixi's former residence and other cultural relics and historic sites. The Wenbo Center has a rich collection. In spring, cauliflower Huangshi floats in the "hometown of thousand islands" by boat, with pleasant scenery. In late autumn, you can enjoy the unique taste of the water town by visiting the 8,000-mu purse seine crab breeding base in Dazong Lake and removing crab fertilizer.

"Xinghua County Records" (Zhang Zhi) contains a poem: "My city is lonely and there are few horses, and osawa has nowhere to land; Outsiders envy Taohuayuan and spend 10,000 yuan to rent a house. "

Talent-celebrity gathering

From Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty to Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty, there were 262 candidates and 93 candidates, which is rare in counties and cities in northern Jiangsu. This magical land has given birth to a group of outstanding people, which is well known. These include Shi Naian, the author of the classical literary masterpiece Water Margin, Gao Gu, Li Chunfang and Janice, Zheng Banqiao and Shan Li among the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou, Zong Chen, a famous literary theorist and one of the "last seven sons", and Liu Xizai, an "Oriental Hegelian school".

The Origin of Place Names —— Advocating Prosperity and Enlightenment

The article in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty (Volume 58-Yu Covers Tibet-Article 48) wrote: "The first step mocks me for relying on Montenegro to save the world, but I don't care about the combination of the yellow turban insurrectionary and all evil? Yesterday, my great-great grandfather took Peng Yue to Juye, and Guangwu set up a foundation in Qinglin. He was appointed by the dragonfly and revived the imperial industry. If you can help the Lord Xinghua, what is her husband's suspicion?

The word "Xinghua" here is a verb-object phrase, which means: advocating enlightenment. Translated into modern Chinese means: vigorously strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization.

In 920 A.D. (the second year of the Five Dynasties Yang Wuyi), the Zhaoyuan Field of Hailing was changed to Xinghua County, which means this.

List of administrative divisions at the end of 2004: 29 towns and 5 townships.

Daiyao Town covers an area of 100.45 square kilometers with a population of 68,830. Hechen Town covers an area of 99.28 square kilometers and has a population of 55,567.

Yongfeng Town covers an area of 78.02 square kilometers and has a population of 50,090. Xinduo Town covers an area of 49.03 square kilometers and has a population of 26,387.

Anfeng covers an area of 99.00 square kilometers and has a population of 7 1.294. Hainan Town covers an area of 72.09 square kilometers and has a population of 356 12.

The fishing town covers an area of 75.52 square kilometers and has a population of 44,836. Greater Zou Zhen covers an area of 46.55 square kilometers and has a population of 27,675.

Shagou town covers an area of 70.03 square kilometers and has a population of 28,233. Bao Zhong Town covers an area of 83.20 square kilometers and has a population of 35,440.

Lizhong Town covers an area of 80.27 square kilometers and has a population of 35,779. Xijiao Town covers an area of 70.24 square kilometers and has a population of 28,882.

Lincheng Town covers an area of 92.74 square kilometers and has a population of 52,795. Duotian Town covers an area of 59.55 square kilometers and has a population of 5623 1.

Zhu Hong Town covers an area of 64.45 square kilometers and has a population of 39,987. Shengu Town covers an area of 49.59 square kilometers and has a population of 28,859.

Daduo Town covers an area of 72.76 square kilometers and has a population of 42,044. Diduo Town covers an area of 72.45438+0 square kilometers and has a population of 46,742.

Taozhuang Town covers an area of 69.60 square kilometers and has a population of 47,938. Chang Rong Town covers an area of 6 1.80 square kilometers and has a population of 36,836.

Maoshan Town covers an area of 43.04 square kilometers with a population of 3 1 and 33 1. Zhouzhuang Town covers an area of 92.52 square kilometers and has a population of 56,679.

Chenbao Town covers an area of 80.68 square kilometers and has a population of 45,299. Dainan Town covers an area of 107.73 square kilometers and a population of 9 1567.

Zhang Guo Town covers an area of 84.4 1 km2 and has a population of 64,798. Zhaoyang Town covers an area of 50.26 square kilometers and has a population of 175 1 16.

Daying Town covers an area of 50.67 square kilometers and has a population of 27,784. Lao Xu Town covers an area of 52.43 square kilometers and has a population of 26,884.

Xiawei Town covers an area of 49. 12 square kilometers with a population of 25,969. Zhou Fen Town covers an area of 57.86 square kilometers and has a population of 28,037.

Gu Gang Town covers an area of 46.33 square kilometers and has a population of 20,790. Chengdong Town covers an area of 55.47 square kilometers and has a population of 30,239.

Xibao Township covers an area of 52.4 1 km2 with a population of 28,640. Hulin Town covers an area of 66.38 square kilometers and has a population of 36,257.