Gaoyou is a world heritage city, a national historical and cultural city, a national civilized city and a national tourism demonstration area. Located in the geographical and geometric center of Jiangsu Province and the Yangtze River Delta. It is the hometown of China folk songs, China Qixi culture, China poetry, national stamp collecting and China architecture. In 20 19, the regional GDP was 8187.3 billion yuan.

Gaoyou has a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization and a history of building a city in 2243. Known as Jiangzuo Famous District and Guangling Shouyi in history, it is the hometown of Yao Emperor and the birthplace of Yao culture, and an important area of Jianghuai civilization and postal culture.

topography

The terrain is slightly higher in the southwest and lower in the northeast, mostly in Shui Yuan. The southwest of gaoyou lake is located at the end of the low mountain in Liu Yi, with most of the elevation 15 ~ 20m, and the highest point is Shenju Mountain (volcanic lava), with an elevation of 49.5m. The Lixia River shallow plain east of Gaoyou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is formed by siltation of ancient lagoons, with dense river networks and fertile land, with an altitude of 0.85-4.8 meters and a lowest point of 0.75 meters.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gaoyou City