Qidong, Jiangsu

Coordinates: 31°52′12″N 121°42′11″E / 31.870°N 121.703°E / 31.870; 121.703
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Qidong
启东市
Chitung
Postal Code
226200
Qidong
Hanyu Pinyin
Qǐdōng

Qidong is a

Yangtze River opposite Shanghai and forms a peninsula jutting out into the East China Sea
. It has a population of 1.12 million.

Qidong city night view

The center of the city is named Huilong Township. It also has a well-known fishing port called Lüsi town, named after Lü Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, who is said to have visited the place four times. Qidong's Qilong township was formerly a separate island in the Yangtze called Yonglongsha but now forms a pene-enclave on Chongming Island, most of which belongs to Shanghai.

History

Lüsi Town (labeled as Lü-ssu-chen 呂四鎭) (1954)

The area of present-day Qidong was part of the

 Dōngbùzhōu) at the site of present-day Lüsi.

In the Tang Dynasty, prisoners were sent to Qidong and worked on salt production.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, the first official government, called Lüsi chang, was established.

During the transition period of the

Tongzhou
.

Increasing sediment accumulation bordered Qidong with the mainland during the Qing dynasty.

In the first year of the

Chongming
.

On March 1, 1928, Qidong County was established with a population of around 330,000 residents.

By November 1989, significant progress was made in urbanization and the Chinese State Council permitted the promotion of Qidong from a county to a county-level city.

At November 16, 2021, there female secondary students committed suicide, the current circumstances of three girls are not certain.

Administrative divisions

At present, Qidong City has 11 towns and 1 township.[2]

11 towns
1 township

Climate

There are four distinct seasons: spring, summer, fall, and a mild winter. During the summer, monsoon lasts for weeks, and there is plenty of rain.

Climate data for Qidong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
24.8
(76.6)
26.5
(79.7)
32.5
(90.5)
35.8
(96.4)
36.0
(96.8)
38.3
(100.9)
37.6
(99.7)
37.1
(98.8)
33.2
(91.8)
27.2
(81.0)
21.6
(70.9)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
9.4
(48.9)
13.4
(56.1)
19.0
(66.2)
24.2
(75.6)
27.0
(80.6)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
27.4
(81.3)
22.7
(72.9)
17.1
(62.8)
10.6
(51.1)
20.1
(68.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
5.3
(41.5)
9.0
(48.2)
14.2
(57.6)
19.5
(67.1)
23.3
(73.9)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
23.6
(74.5)
18.4
(65.1)
12.7
(54.9)
6.3
(43.3)
15.9
(60.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)
1.9
(35.4)
5.4
(41.7)
10.1
(50.2)
15.6
(60.1)
20.3
(68.5)
24.7
(76.5)
24.7
(76.5)
20.5
(68.9)
14.6
(58.3)
8.9
(48.0)
2.8
(37.0)
12.5
(54.5)
Record low °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)
−7.3
(18.9)
−3.9
(25.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
6.4
(43.5)
12.0
(53.6)
17.1
(62.8)
16.7
(62.1)
10.9
(51.6)
2.8
(37.0)
−3.4
(25.9)
−8.2
(17.2)
−9.0
(15.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.7
(2.39)
55.6
(2.19)
80.4
(3.17)
78.2
(3.08)
80.6
(3.17)
199.5
(7.85)
137.0
(5.39)
187.3
(7.37)
108.6
(4.28)
68.9
(2.71)
57.0
(2.24)
43.0
(1.69)
1,156.8
(45.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.9 9.4 11.6 10.4 10.9 13.7 11.5 12.1 10.1 7.7 8.7 7.9 123.9
Average snowy days 2.3 1.9 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.7 5.8
Average
relative humidity
(%)
78 78 78 78 79 84 84 84 81 76 77 75 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 124.6 126.3 153.7 177.5 184.5 133.7 197.2 209.2 181.4 176.4 141.0 138.8 1,944.3
Percent possible sunshine 39 40 41 46 43 32 46 51 49 50 45 44 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
Climate data for Lvsigangzhen, Qidong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
25.1
(77.2)
26.3
(79.3)
31.7
(89.1)
33.9
(93.0)
36.9
(98.4)
37.5
(99.5)
37.5
(99.5)
37.6
(99.7)
32.3
(90.1)
27.7
(81.9)
21.2
(70.2)
37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)
8.7
(47.7)
12.8
(55.0)
18.5
(65.3)
23.6
(74.5)
26.6
(79.9)
30.9
(87.6)
30.5
(86.9)
26.9
(80.4)
22.1
(71.8)
16.5
(61.7)
10.0
(50.0)
19.5
(67.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
5.2
(41.4)
8.9
(48.0)
14.0
(57.2)
19.3
(66.7)
23.1
(73.6)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
23.9
(75.0)
18.8
(65.8)
13.0
(55.4)
6.5
(43.7)
16.0
(60.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
2.5
(36.5)
5.8
(42.4)
10.4
(50.7)
15.8
(60.4)
20.5
(68.9)
24.7
(76.5)
24.9
(76.8)
21.3
(70.3)
15.8
(60.4)
9.8
(49.6)
3.5
(38.3)
13.0
(55.4)
Record low °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5)
−6.7
(19.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.2
(32.4)
6.8
(44.2)
12.3
(54.1)
17.9
(64.2)
16.5
(61.7)
11.3
(52.3)
2.1
(35.8)
−2.4
(27.7)
−8.1
(17.4)
−8.6
(16.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.9
(2.12)
48.7
(1.92)
73.3
(2.89)
68.1
(2.68)
77.4
(3.05)
193.1
(7.60)
165.1
(6.50)
170.8
(6.72)
119.4
(4.70)
61.4
(2.42)
57.1
(2.25)
39.4
(1.55)
1,127.7
(44.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.1 9.1 10.6 9.9 10.4 11.9 11.6 11.2 9.5 7.4 8.5 7.6 116.8
Average snowy days 2.2 2.0 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 6
Average
relative humidity
(%)
77 77 77 78 79 84 84 84 79 74 76 74 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 140.0 142.0 170.7 195.4 205.1 161.5 215.2 231.2 197.7 192.6 155.7 152.8 2,159.9
Percent possible sunshine 44 45 46 50 48 38 50 57 54 55 50 49 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Education

Qidong is famous for its high school. Students from middle schools in Qidong usually get higher grades on the

Gao Kao, China's national college entrance examination. Qidong has five public middle schools: Qidong Middle School, Huilong High School
, Dongnan Middle School, Shiyi Middle School, and Lüsi Middle School. Among these schools, Qidong High School is the most prestigious. Qidong High School was established in 1928 and has been one of the best middle schools in Jiangsu province ever since. Over ninety percent of graduates from Qidong Middle School attend first-class universities every year.

Language

People living in Lüsi town (Lusze) speak a different

mutually intelligible
. Because most economical, educational, and governmental activities are held in the city capital Huilong, where Qidong Dialect is prevalent, many residents of Lüsi have learned to understand and even speak the majority dialect.

Qidong Dialect is a dialect of

the dialect spoken in Chongming District
, which is under the administration of Shanghai.

Both of the two dialects belong to the Northern Wu. However, because of cultural differences between the two places, there still exist non-intelligible usage mostly in vocabulary.

Infrastructure

Qidong Grand Theater: Qidong Grand Theater is located on the east side of Jianghai South Road and both sides of Qiantang River Road. It has a 1200-seat grand theater and a 408-seat small theater. The stage process design and mechanical equipment configuration of the grand theater can meet the requirements of various large-scale operas, dances, ballets, concerts, large-scale comprehensive literary and artistic performances while taking into account the conference function. The small theater can meet the needs of various purposes, such as small art performances, small drama performances, conferences, and so on.[7]

Ningqi Railway: The railway is 365 km long, connecting Nanjing to Qidong. It connects the Xinchang Railway and Ningxi Railway, and strengthen the cargo transportation capacity between East China and West China. Qidong railway station has passenger services.

Shanghai Pudong Airport within 45 minutes without traffic congestion.[8]

Yuan Tuo Corner: It is China's largest freshwater wetland reserve. The Yangtze River entered the sea from here, and the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea are also Separate here.

Economy

Qidong Grand Theater

Local industry focuses on pharmaceutical production, computer accessory production, and chemical fertilizer production.

Qidong is an offshore engineering & construction hub hosting companies like COSCO, SINOPACIFIC, Specialty Process Equipment Corporation (SPEC), Shanghai Zhen Hua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) Qidong Marine Engineering Company Limited (formerly DAODA Heavy Industry) and several other heavy industry, shipyard & fabrications facilities.

Major agriculture crops produced in the area include wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, yams, and cotton. The climate is suitable for pears, peaches, oranges, and watermelons.

Fishing is a major source of income for some rural residents.

Notable people

Qidong protest

The

anti-Japanese demonstrations were breaking out country-wide. About 10,000 Qidong citizens ran out to the street and joined the protest, they crashed the cars and threw stones into the government building. Then approximately 1,000 protestors rushed into government buildings and smashed everything they could see. They also found fine liquors, condoms, and expensive watches in the building. The protest ended after a few days because of government intervention. Riot police
were called in, and they stopped the demonstration in one day. In the following days, the organizers of the demonstration were arrested.

References

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Qidong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ "南通市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ "启东市人民政府". www.qidong.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  8. ^ "崇启大桥简介-—上海频道-东方网". sh.eastday.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  9. ^ NBC News, 28 July 2012

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