Gaoyou City is located in the Yangtze River Delta, north of the Economic Open Zone along the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province. The Beijing-Shanghai expressway and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal run through the north and south of the city. The canal bridge, the flood highway in the lake area and Gaoyou and Zhuhu shiplocks connect the east and west banks of the canal. The total area of the city is 1963 square kilometers, of which the water surface is 788 square kilometers, the population is 830,000, and the urban population is150,000. Administer 19 towns, 1 Hui townships. Because Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, built a high platform and set up a postal kiosk, it was named Gaoyou, also known as Qin Post. "China is a postal city, but there is nothing like it in China." It is the only city named after "Postal Service" among more than 2,000 counties and cities in China. Gaoyou has developed economy, convenient transportation, prosperous business, rich humanities, beautiful environment and abundant resources, and is now being built into a city where ancient culture and modern civilization complement each other.

■ Human history

Gaoyou, the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in Jiangsu Province, has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. At present, there are 59 places of interest, such as Longqiu Cultural Site and Cheng Yi, Grain Rain, which are national key cultural relics protection units. The excavation of Longxiuzhuang site, which archaeologists call the pearl of Jianghuai prehistoric culture, has traced the history of Gaoyou 5000-7000 years ago. Yucheng Post Station, which was built in the eighth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, is the largest and most well-preserved ancient post station in China. Gaoyou's profound historical background has cultivated many outstanding figures, such as Wang Niansun, a poet in the Song Dynasty, an exegetist in the Qing Dynasty, Wang and his son, a modern paleontologist, and Wang Zengqi, a famous contemporary writer, etc., and also integrated their humanistic styles.

■ Natural conditions

Climate: Gaoyou is located at 32 47' north latitude and 65 438+065 438+09 25' east longitude. It is located at the southern end of Jianghuai Plain and belongs to subtropical humid climate zone. The dominant wind throughout the year is southeast wind, with an average wind speed of 3.6m/s; The annual average temperature is 65438 05℃; Average annual rainfall 1030mm, average annual air pressure10/6mbar, average annual relative humidity of 67%, and frost-free period of 2 17 days. It has the characteristics of mild climate, abundant rainfall, distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and long frost-free period.

Geology: Gaoyou has a flat terrain, and the ground elevation is generally 2-3.3m (Qingdao elevation). The soil is mainly clay, with thick soil layer, ground pressure of 8 tons/m2, and good engineering geological conditions, so general buildings do not need piling.

Hydrology: normal design water level 1.4m, minimum design water level 1m, maximum flood level of 3.6m, and flood control standard adopts a once-in-a-century water level of 4m.

Resources: The city is rich in rivers and lakes. Gaoyou lake is the third largest freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province and the sixth largest freshwater lake in China. It is rich in more than 60 kinds of fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish, water shield, reeds and other animals and plants. Gaoyou duck with a history of thousands of years is one of the three excellent duck strains in China. Gaoyou salted duck eggs have been listed as national geographical protection products, and Gaoyou Shuanghuang duck eggs are well-known at home and abroad.

■ Economic situation

The industrial economy has developed rapidly. There are more than 3,000 industrial enterprises in the city, forming a complete industrial system with famous brand products as the "leader" and backbone enterprises as the main body, focusing on machinery, light industry, textiles, chemicals, building materials and electronics. Motorcycles, engines, pumps, petroleum machinery, environmental protection equipment, series motors, power tools, wires and cables, new electric light sources, electronic components, medicine, chemical industry and clothing.

Agricultural production is unique. Our city is rich in natural resources and excellent in agricultural production conditions, and is known as the "land of plenty". It has formed a comprehensive development pattern of grain, cotton, oil, pigs, rabbits, poultry, fish, shrimp, crabs, forests, silkworms, fruits and vegetables. In recent years, the city's grain output was 620,000 tons, lint output was 8,000 tons, oil output was 38,000 tons, aquatic products output was 95,000 tons, cocoon output was 65,438 0.7 tons, lint output was 8,000 tons, oil output was 38,000 tons, aquatic products output was 95,000 tons, cocoon output was 65,438 0.7 tons, and the forest coverage rate reached 65,433 Gaoyou ducks and silkworms. In recent years, Gaoyou has been rated as an advanced unit of plain greening, water conservancy construction and grain and cotton production in China.

The tertiary industry has developed rapidly. Traditional catering services, commercial trade and other three major industries have been continuously upgraded and expanded, and emerging e-commerce, intermediary services, real estate development, chain operation and tourism are in the ascendant. Science and technology, education, culture, health, sports and other social undertakings have flourished.

Opening to the outside world is accelerating. In recent years, merchants from many countries and regions have come to invest and cooperate, and there are hundreds of foreign investment projects in the city. Gaoyou's foreign trade has a history of more than one hundred years. At present, a number of key enterprises and fist products have been formed to earn foreign exchange through export. More than 400 kinds of products, such as electromechanical, clothing, silk, light industry, science and technology, building materials, chemicals, medicines, agricultural and sideline products, are sold all over the world.