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74-554: Founded in 1981, Cangnan County is the south gate of Zhejiang Province, the major birthplace of the “Wenzhou Pattern” as well as an open door to the outside world authorised by the State Council. Its total land area is 1,261 square kilometres and its sea area is 3,783 square kilometres. Governing 10 towns, two minority towns and with a registered population of 1.3 million people, it is the most populous county in Zhejiang. In 2014,

148-498: A vacuum preloading method, with a planned size of 323.4 square kilometers. There was some academic criticism of the project's potential damage to waterbird coastal habitats. The Wenzhou Longwan International Airport serves the Wenzhou area, with scheduled flights to major cities in mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Macau . New direct air routes to Taipei and Cheju Island of South Korea were introduced in 2012. The airport

222-470: A county-level city). Coastal plains are used intensively for agriculture but also host much of the population and industry. The 339 kilometres (211 mi) long coastline gives the city abundant marine resources and has many islands. Dongtou, one of the districts in Wenzhou, has also been called the "County of One Hundred Islands." Dongtou County was renamed as Dongtou District in September 2015 following

296-412: A land area of 11,784 km (4,550 sq mi) and sea area of 11,000 km (4,200 sq mi). The population of the prefectural level city is 9.12 million including 2.30 million urban residents, divided among 3 county-level cities and 4 districts. Most of Wenzhou's landscape is mountainous, with many mountain tops reaching altitudes in excess of 1,000 m (3,300 ft), for example in

370-904: A model for cleaning up underground lending in China as a whole. In the early days of economic reforms, local Wenzhounese took the lead in China in developing a commodity economy, household industries and specialized markets. Many thousands of people and families were engaged in household manufacturing to develop individual and private economy ( private enterprise ). Until now, Wenzhou has a total of 240,000 individually owned commercial and industrial units and 130,000 private enterprises of which 180 are group companies, four among China's top 500 enterprises and 36 among national 500 top private enterprises. There are 27 national production bases such as "China's Shoes Capital" and "China's Capital of Electrical Equipment", China's 40 famous trademarks and China's famous-brand products and 67 national inspection-exempt products in

444-413: A modern fleet of regular diesel bus, electric bus , taxi and disability scooters. The public bus service network expanding from downtown to many suburban areas. Bicycles and electric scooters are very popular. Cangnan has an extensive free public bike rental system . Cangnan has both mountains and sea, and is rich in resources. The coastline of the county is 252 kilometres and the usable mud flat area

518-541: A number of firsts in China and set many national records. From 1978 through 2016, the GDP of Wenzhou, a third-tier city in China, has increased from 1.32 billion RMB to 504.54 billion RMB with the gross fiscal revenue increasing from 0.135 billion RMB to 72.4 billion RMB, and the disposable net per capita income for rural residents increasing from 113.5 RMB to 22,985 RMB. The per capita disposable income for urban residents increased from 422.6 RMB in 1981 to 47,785 RMB in 2016, which

592-596: A period of time in which it faced almost no resistance in development. Therefore, in late Yuan Dynasty , Nan Opera of Wenzhou reached its highest peak historically and later in Ming Dynasty , its original Wenzhou tone of Opera sung in Wenzhounese lost its influence and was mostly replaced by Kun Shan tone of Opera. Later on, because of the replacement in tone, Nan Opera gradually transcended into its later form chuanqi , and remained its influence and became one of

666-539: A prosperous treaty port back in Southern Song Dynasty expanded the influence of Nan Opera greatly. Since then, Nan Opera gained its great influence in China and reached its peak in Yuan Dynasty and remained its prominent status in Ming Dynasty . In the time period of late Yuan Dynasty , the original rulers of the country significantly lost their political power and that gave Nan Opera of Wenzhou

740-557: A significant Wenzhounese diaspora of merchants in France, but no foreign settlement was ever established there. Between 1937 and 1942, during the Second Sino-Japanese War (i.e., World War II ), Wenzhou achieved importance as one of the few ports still under Chinese control. It declined in the later years of the war, but began to recover after coastal trade along the Zhejiang coast was re-established in 1955. Wenzhou

814-482: A strong boost in its development of industrial economy in 2013. As the result, the annual total industrial output value of 3,751,000,000 RMB with an increase rate of 26.55% were achieved by the year of 2013. As compared to the year of 2012, there were six more companies were found in 2013. Cangnan County had one company achieved an industrial output value over 500,000 RMB, two companies over 300,000 RMB, and four companies over their first billion RMB.[2] The County New Area

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888-826: A threat in the second half of summer causing considerable damage and destruction. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 26% in March to 53% in August, the city receives 1,706 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from −4.5 °C (24 °F) (though an unofficial record low of −5.6 °C (22 °F) was recorded on 17 January 1893) to 41.8 °C (107 °F). The prefecture-level city of Wenzhou currently administers four districts , three county-level cities and five counties . Its population at 2010 census: Wenzhou exports food, tea , wine , jute , timber , paper and alunite (a non-metallic mineral used to make alum and fertilizer). Alunite

962-590: A total investment of US$ 814.4m, and are now in production, with an annual GDP of more than US$ 977.2m. A series of specialised industrial parks has been established, including home furnishings, electromechanical, clothing and a new energy industrial park. The industrial parks will play an important role as the “main battlefield” of industry transformation in the county, focusing on export-oriented, scientific and technological and efficiency projects. Electromechanical products, clothing, auto and motorbike parts, instruments, solar photovoltaic and other hi-tech industries will be

1036-472: A total output of 5 billion Yuan, representing 65 percent of the domestic market share. The cluster is the first in China in terms of market share and sold it products to 60 countries. There are many areas in which people of Wenzhou opened the first example of private economy in post-1949 China. For instance, Juneyao Airlines started in July 1991, which is the first private airline company in China. Jinwen Rail Way

1110-611: Is Cangnan Railway Station . It is one of the busiest of the county-level rail station in Zhejiang Province, consisting of two platforms that house the High Speed CRH service to Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Beijing, Xuzhou, Lu'an and beyond. Central, north and west long-distance bus stations offer frequent coach service to nearby cities/towns within Zhejiang province, as well as surrounding provinces. Cangnan has an efficient public transportation network, consisting of

1184-405: Is 70% mountains, 20% farmland, and 10% water. At the time of the 2010 Chinese census , 3,039,500 people lived in Wenzhou's urban area. The greater Wenzhou prefecture, which also includes three satellite cities and six counties, had a population totalling 9,122,100, of which 31.16% are residents originally from outside of Wenzhou. During the 19th century, the progenitor city of modern Wenzhou

1258-477: Is a prefecture-level city in China's Zhejiang province. Wenzhou is located at the extreme southeast of Zhejiang, bordering Lishui to the west, Taizhou to the north, and the province of Fujian to the south. The area consists of mostly mountainous terrain, as well as hundreds of islands off the East China Sea coast, which is nearly 355 kilometres (221 miles) in length. It is said that the city's land

1332-413: Is a city full of vibrant business activities. When China began economic reforms in 1978, Wenzhou was the first city in China to set up individual and private enterprises as well as shareholder cooperatives. It has also taken the lead in carrying out financial system reform and structural reform in townships. Being a pioneer in utilizing marketing mechanism to develop urban constructions, Wenzhou has won

1406-700: Is a huge milestone in the history of Wenzhou air traffic development. Because of Wenzhou's geographic location, it is difficult to build a railway to connect it with other cities. Wenzhou's first railway, the Jinhua–Wenzhou railway , opened on 11 June 1998. The railway runs from Wenzhou railway station northwest to Jinhua and is operated by the Jinwen Railway Company. The railway has a total length of 251 km (156 mi), including 135 bridges of 14 km (8.7 mi) in length 96 tunnels of 35 km (22 mi) in length. The Jinwen Railway

1480-458: Is abundant and Wenzhou claims to be the "Alunite Capital of the World". Its 10 main industries each exceeding 1.5 billion dollars are electrical machinery, leather products, general equipment, power supply, plastic manufacturing, textile and garment, transport equipment, chemical products, metal products and metal processing. From the 1990s, low-voltage electric appliances manufacturing became one of

1554-455: Is actively engaging in constructing a vigorous ecological, industrial and trading coastal city. Cangnan is part of the greater Municipal region of Wenzhou , It comprises 10 towns and two Ethnic towns, which covers 1,261.08 square kilometres, 28 square kilometres of which are urban area of 1,184,600 people (2010 estimate). The sixth national census in 2010 concluded that Cangnan County has a resident population of 1,184,600 people as compared to

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1628-481: Is also the first rail way company which is built with private capital. This zone was established and approved by state council in 1992. The main traffic system around the zone include No.104 National Highway, Ningbo-Wenzhou Expressway and Wenzhou Bridge. It is located near to Wenzhou International Airport and Wenzhou Port. Industries encouraged in the zone include electrical equipment, electronic information, chemical medicine, building materials, and textiles. This zone

1702-494: Is also the plot of provincial-level co-operation granted by that same government. It is located between the entrances of Hushan and Xiaojiang on the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway, with the 104 National Highway passing through it. The regulated planning area is 12.5 square kilometres and the reserved expansion space is 30 square kilometres. In recent years, 55 enterprises have been brought in, with

1776-427: Is among the highest in China. In late March 2012, China's State Council announced that Wenzhou would be the site of a pilot project for the reform of private investment rules. The city had been a significant source of illegal loans, and this project would legalize and provide a regulatory framework for such activities. It has been seen not only as an attempt to legitimize Wenzhou's private finance market, but also as

1850-406: Is designed entirely on the basis of philosophy of Fengshui or designed by the father of Fengshui , Guo Pu . People from all over China usually refer to the accomplishments and influence of Wenzhounese as a result of Wenzhou's Fengshui development by Guo Pu. When Guo Pu climbed to the top of West Guo Mountain ( 西郭山 ) in Wenzhou, he saw the range of mountains of Wenzhou shaped as a dipper and

1924-496: Is implementing the development strategy of “double-sea, double-district”. The construction of the Zhejiang-Taiwan (Cangnan) Economic and Trade Co-operation Zone focuses on: the construction of core platforms, advancing deep industrial connections, promoting comprehensive co-operation and exchange, pushing forward institutional innovation and accelerating the formation of the pattern of “three-cores, three-passageways”. Cangnan

1998-600: Is in the east of the city proper, with industrial focuses mainly on logistics, cultural and tourism industry, smart manufacturing, information technology, as well as electronics and petrochemical industry near the coastal area of Dongtou. The traffic system around the zone include the Oujiang Beikou Bridge . In 2014, the Oufei Project ( Chinese : 欧飞工程 ) was initiated as a land reclamation project in Wenzhou. The original targeted area upon completion

2072-631: Is located 24 km (15 mi) southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th-busiest airport in mainland China with 5,326,802 passengers. The airport was opened for civil service on 12 July 1990. The construction cost was RMB 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government. The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 . The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m (129,167 sq ft) in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m (785,765 sq ft). Construction of

2146-492: Is located in the east of Lingxi New Area, close to the 104 National Highway, the entrance of the Ningbo-Taizhou- Wenzhou Expressway and Cangnan Railway Station. It is the main area of urbanisation in the county, planned to be about 6.56 square kilometres. The infrastructure of the new area has recently been greatly improved. Based on the planning pattern of “one centre, two shafts and two blocks”,

2220-839: Is more than 95 square kilometres. In particular, marine resources and the tourist economy have great development potential. Within its borders it has the acclaimed “ Puzhuangsuo Castle  [ zh ] ”, “Yucang Mountain” forest park and “Binhai-Yucang Mountain” scenic spot. It has numerous islands and sandy beaches, among which Yuliao is one of the largest sand beaches in Asia. 苍南县常住人口118.46万 流出人口明显多于流入人口. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2016, from http://www.cnxw.com.cn/system/2011/05/24/010787839.shtml 苍南县人民政府网 综合实力. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2016, from http://www.cncn.gov.cn/col/col416/index.html 1. http://www.cnxw.com.cn/system/2011/05/24/010787839.shtml(chinese) 2. http://www.cncn.gov.cn/col/col416/index.html(chinese) Wenzhou Wenzhou

2294-568: Is much milder, partly due to the southerly location and partly due to the sheltering effect of the surrounding mountains. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 8.7 °C (47.7 °F) in January to 28.7 °C (83.7 °F) in July and August, while the annual mean is 18.9 °C (66.0 °F). Heavy rainfalls occur in late spring and early summer due to the plum rains of the East Asian monsoon , while typhoons are commonly

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2368-425: Is situated on the southeast of the city (approximately 20 km (12 mi) away). It's been graded as Category B civil airport, serving a population of 20 million spanning areas of Wenzhou, Taizhou and Lishui of Zhejiang and Ningde of the neighbouring Fujian. The correlated GDP of the area reaches 300 billion RMB. The Airport started opening up in 1995 and direct flight to Macau was approved. Air route to Hong Kong

2442-502: Is the earliest complete on-stage role distribution principle system in the history of Chinese Opera . Although Nan opera is the first mature form of traditional Chinese opera , throughout its history of development unlike that of many other later forms of Chinese opera, Nan opera was generally disregarded and repelled by the officials in early Yuan Dynasty who held great contempt for the Southern Chinese people. Despite

2516-580: Is the name of downtown Wenzhou and the White Deer theater located at downtown is the most popular theater among the locals . Guo Pu is honoured today by the renaming of West Guo Mountain, where he stood to observe the city, into Guo Gong Mountain. At the bottom of Guo Gong Mountain, a temple was also built and named Guo Gong Temple. In 2003, the local government constructed a statue of Guo Pu in downtown Wenzhou. With jurisdiction over four districts, two county-level cities and five counties, Wenzhou covers

2590-655: Is the only city in China designed by Guo Pu ( 郭璞 ), the father of the Fengshui philosophical system. During the Jin Dynasty , Guo Pu organised Wenzhou on the basis of the Fengshui philosophical system along with the Twenty-Eight Mansions , and the Five Elements . These philosophies develop and manage architecture and geography as a whole in metaphoric terms of "invisible forces" that unite

2664-479: Is trying to forge Zhejiang marine economic development and the Zhejiang Haixi Zone economic development, through communication about economy, trade, culture and personnel. The annual outputs of the packaging-printing and plastic-plating industries are 15 per cent and 20 per cent of national outputs respectively Cangnan has an advantageous location and convenient transportation links. It is located at

2738-414: Is up to 260 square kilometres. With integration into Haixi, connecting with Taiwan and taking the lead in Zhejiang as its core responsibilities, the co-operation zone demonstrates the unique advantage that Cangnan and Taiwan have in their relationship with each other, allowing them to actively participate in the construction of “double-sea, double-district”. With more flexible and open strategic policies, it

2812-512: The Lute Song has been significant in the history of Western appreciation of Chinese literature. The first translation of Lute Song was published in 1841 in Paris by Imprimerie Royale , written by Antoine (A. P. L.) Bazin titled Le Pi-pa-ki ou l'Histoire de Luth, making the history of the first chuanqi play published in a Western language In 1946, American musical comedy based on Tale of

2886-559: The Northern Song Dynasty in the 12th century, Nan Opera, also called as the Wenzhou Opera and Yongjia Opera, was produced in Wenzhou as the earliest form of traditional Chinese Opera in the history of China. In its early stage of development, Nan Opera developed and matured rapidly along with the prosperous economic activities that were taking place in Wenzhou influenced by Yongjia School of Thought . Wenzhou as

2960-579: The Song Dynasty . It has a high status in Chinese philosophy . Since its founding it has been the cultural gene of the Wenzhou and has influenced China. There are four main characteristics and aspects of the Yongjia School. First, it emphasizes the significance of practice over pure theory . Second, it proposes that chivalry should not be divorced from welfare . Third, it promotes

3034-753: The Yandang Mountains , a coastal mountain range dominating the eastern part of prefecture. Another dominating landscape element is the Ou River , the largest river in Wenzhou prefecture. There are some coastal plains, notably around the mouth of the Ou (where the city proper of Wenzhou is located), the Nanxi River , a tributary of the Ou, and further south, around the mouth of the Feiyun River (in Rui'an ,

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3108-440: The conglomeration of agriculture and commerce . Fourth it underscores the significance of powerful military and economic prosperity. Yongjia School is arguably the only prestigious Chinese school of thought of which the main teachings emphasize currency , commerce , and private economy . Modern scholars attribute the unprecedented economic prosperity in the Song Dynasty to the influence of Yongjia School. During

3182-436: The 10th century, and its seven gates were erected in 1598. Throughout its history, Wenzhou's traditional economic role has been as a port giving access to the mountainous interior of southern Zhejiang Province. In early European sources, the name Wenzhou- Fu or -Foo was often transcribed Ouen-tcheou-fou or Wen-tcheou after the accounts of French-speaking missionaries. In 1876, Wenzhou opened for tea exports, which led to

3256-503: The Nanji Islands are listed a UNESCO Marine Nature Reserve of World Biosphere Reserves . Scenic areas account for 25% of the city's land space. Wenzhou derives its present name from its climate, and has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with short winters and long, hot, humid summers. Summers are similar to the remainder of the province (albeit slightly cooler during the daytime as compared to inland areas), but winter

3330-498: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is underway for the initiation of the construction of metro lines M1 and M2, with a total length of 60.4 km (37.5 mi). The Yongjia School ( simplified Chinese : 永嘉学派 ; traditional Chinese : 永嘉學派 ) is considered one of the most distinctive schools of thought in the history of China and was one of the three most influential schools of thought in

3404-552: The PRC and is consistently ranked top 30 in passenger traffic among Chinese airports. The airport is located just outside the city in the Longwan District with direct bus service linking the airport with Downtown Lingxi and Longgang. A new elevated express highway is under construction between the airport and Cangnan. Cangnan sits on one of the busiest rail corridors (Yanhai High speed Railway) in China. The main rail way station

3478-563: The Pipa , titled Lute Song written by Will Irwin , Sidney Howard and starred Yul Brenner and Mary Martin , was produced on Broadway . Wenzhou Longwan International Airport Wenzhou Longwan International Airport ( IATA : WNZ , ICAO : ZSWZ ) is an airport serving the city of Wenzhou in East China ’s Zhejiang province. Formerly called Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport , it adopted its current name on 25 April 2013. The airport

3552-677: The Provincial 78 Highway, Longjin Avenue, Century Avenue and Huanhai Road. Cangnan is only 60 kilometres away from Wenzhou Airport, and just 120 nautical miles from the port of Keelung, Taiwan. Cangnan is served by the Wenzhou Longwan International Airport , which provides direct service to many destinations such as Italy , South Korea , Thailand , and Vietnam . Regional routes reach Hong Kong and Taipei . It has an extensive domestic route network within

3626-698: The State Council-sanctioned administrative region adjustments. Wenzhou boasts wonderful landscapes with rugged mountains and tranquil waters, including three state-level scenic spots, namely the Yandang Mountains , the Nanxi River and the Baizhangji Fall-Feiyun Lake, and two national nature reserves, the Wuyanling Ridge and the Nanji Islands . Yandang Mountain has been named as a World Geopark , while

3700-771: The United States, with many Wenzhounese immigrants abroad becoming entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, and retail and wholesale businesspeople in their adopted countries. Wenzhou people make up a large proportion of the Chinese residents in Italy , constituting approximately 90% of Tuscany 's Chinese population. Significant concentrations of Wenzhounese also live in New York City , as well as across France and Spain . The area that would become Wenzhou has archeological artifacts tracing back to around 2500 BC, when it became known for its pottery production, and as one of

3774-479: The city itself shaped as a key. Wenzhou is still nicknamed the "Dipper city" based on the popular geographical saying "mountains as dipper, city as key" ( 山如北斗城似锁 ). Legend has it that during the time when Wenzhou was being established and developed, a white deer was seen in the city with a flower in its mouth, therefore Wenzhou is also known as "Deer City" ( 鹿城 ; Lùchéng ). Today, the Lucheng District

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3848-464: The city. The development of private economy in Wenzhou has created the "Wenzhou Economic Model", which inspires the modernization drive in China. The city of Wenzhou is a world leader in lighter manufacturing with over 500 such companies in the city. The plastic weaving cluster in Wenzhou comprised 1600 enterprises in 2001, employing 42,000 people with an annual output value of 20 billion Yuan. The Local cluster comprised 400 manufacturers in 2001 with

3922-423: The county realised a GDP of US$ 6.3bn and total fiscal revenue of US$ 658m. The annual outputs of the packaging-printing and plastic-plating industries are 15 per cent and 20 per cent of national outputs respectively. The annual sales volume of the gift industry is about 10 per cent of China's sales volume, and the area has acquired 14 golden “Guo Zihao” business cards such as “China Printing City”. Nowadays, Cangnan

3996-575: The first emperor of the Han Dynasty, defeat the prominent Chu warlord Xiang Yu . After the victory, Gaozu's son Hui named Zhou Yao as the king of the Dong'ou kingdom , with its new capital near present-day Wenzhou. This polity would last from 191 BC until it was conquered by the Minyue kingdom in 138 BC. Wenzhou's present name is due to the city's mild weather. The city walls were built in

4070-490: The great resistance, local Wenzhounese that kept on developing Nan Drama still managed to compose extraordinary works respectively named as the "Jing Cha Tale", "Bai Tu Tale", "Bai Yue Ting", and "Sha Gou Ji", which were later known as the "Four Miracles" of Yuan Dynasty . According to modern studies, at least half of the Four Miracles were entirely created by local Wenzhounese artists with no non-local supplements and

4144-413: The greatest achievements of Chinese Opera and has had an enormous impact on composition of traditional Chinese opera, and therefore, it is usually called as the "Ancestor of all Plays" in China along with Nan drama being called as the "Ancestor of all Operas" in China. In the 19th century, Tale of the Pipa was translated into English, French, German and Latin. Ever since it was published in modern era,

4218-480: The intersection of the Yangtze River Delta and Haixi district, in the middle of the mainland's “golden coastline”. Transportation and communication are convenient here because the infrastructure is complete, with the 104 National Highway, Shenhai (Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou) Highway and Wenzhou-Fuzhou railway passing through Xiaguan, Bacao and Yanting, with four ports also connecting the area. Also in use are

4292-499: The invading army surrounded Wenzhou for over 40 days, but the mountainous isolation blocked the army's movement and the army ended up retreating. Wenzhou is still considered to possess the best Feng Shui conditions and nature of all the Chinese cities. Other cities considered to possess excellent Fengshui nature are Beijing , Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture , Kunming , Hengyang , and Shenzhen . However, none of these cities

4366-749: The key to future development. The Zhejiang-Taiwan (Cangnan) Economic and Trade Co-operation Zone is the first provincial-level economic and trade co-operation zone with Taiwan, authorised by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government in May 2011. With the territory of Cangnan as the strategic planning base for co-operation, it integrates the Cangnan Port (and its surrounding area) Industrial Base, Cangnan Industry Park, Taiwan Farmer's Innovation Park and other blocks to form an area of “one zone with various parks”. The planned area of construction

4440-528: The major forms of drama in Ming Dynasty . On the stage setting of a Nan Opera performance, there are generally seven role distribution elements, Life ( 生 ), Denier ( 旦 ), Ugliness ( 醜 ), Clarity ( 淨 ), Finale ( 末 , Exterior ( 外 ), Attachment ( 貼 ), with the main drama plot developed around Life ( 生 ) and Denial ( 旦 ) complemented usually by Ugliness ( 醜 ), Clarity ( 淨 ), and Finale ( 末 ). This stage setting system of Nan Opera invented in Wenzhou with seven-element role distribution principle

4514-414: The major industries in Wenzhou, with some of the large private enterprises setting up joint ventures with GE and Schneider . In 1994, exploration for oil and natural gas commenced in the East China Sea 100 km (62 mi) off the coast of Wenzhou. Companies such as Texaco , Chevron , Shell and JAPEX have started to drill for oil but the operations have been largely unsuccessful. Wenzhou

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4588-416: The new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square metres (1,076,391 sq ft), four times larger than the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed, it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centrepiece of

4662-410: The new area is being constructed with administration, trade, finance, culture, sports and living areas all integrated as a whole. Project proposals for investment include a County New Area complex, five-star hotel and economic headquarters building in the near future. Cangnan Industrial Park is a provincial-level development zone authorised by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government in March 2006. It

4736-577: The origins of celadon in ancient China. The Ouyue culture developed into the Kingdom of Dong'ou , with a history dating back more than 2,200 years. Due to its relatively isolated geography, the culture of Dong'ou tended in ancient times to often at first develop according to local patterns. In the early second century BC, shortly after the destruction of the Qin dynasty , military and political leader Zou Yao ( 驺摇 ) of Wenzhou helped Emperor Gaozu of Han ,

4810-404: The other two consisting of some non-local supplements. Tale of the Pipa (or Tale of Lute ) created by local Wenzhounese Gao Ming is a work of Nan opera that represents its highest quality and essence in its highest peak of influence in mid- Yuan Dynasty . It is called the connecting bridge of the time of Nan opera and the time of chuanqi . The creation of Tale of the Pipa is among

4884-423: The result of 1,167,600 people that was calculated by the fifth national census on November 1, 2000. A total population increase of 17,000 people with an increase rate of 1.46% was reached during the period of 2000 to 2010 with an average annual growth rate of 0.15%.[1] The overall industrial economy of Cangnan County maintained a smooth operation in 2013. The annual total industrial output value of 67,976,000,000 RMB

4958-492: The universe, earth, and humanity together. Throughout its history, Wenzhou has avoided numerous militant activities that were originally set out to invade the city of Wenzhou. However, none of them were successful, and this protection is concluded to be the result of the Fengshui development of the city. During the Northern Song Dynasty , when the Fangla Revolution took place in the now Zhejiang province,

5032-413: Was 20.3 × 10 mu (124 sq km), with an estimated construction cost of 60 billion RMB ( c. US$ 8bn). The aim of the project is to promote economic development, and it would serve as the largest land reclamation project in China as of 2020. In 2015 the project secured an 4.5 billion RMB in a low-interest long-term loans, receiving provincial-level support. The tideland reclamation was accomplished using

5106-482: Was achieved in 2013, of which more than 24,938,000,000 RMB of industrial output value was reached. This was following by the completion of a planned industrial investment of 7,741,000,000 RMB. As the traditional-manufacturing industry has not yet fully regained its vitality in 2013 after it experienced its declining, a new force of 37 high-tech enterprises suddenly rose in Cangnan County, which gave Cangnan County

5180-419: Was known as Yungkia ( Chinese : 永嘉 , Yǒngjiā ), a prosperous foreign treaty port that remains well-preserved today. Being situated in the mountains, it has been isolated for most of its history from the rest of the country, making its local culture and language, known as Wenzhounese , particularly distinct, even from its direct neighbours. The city is also the native land of many emigrants to Europe and

5254-422: Was launched on 1 June 2018, which handle all domestic flights. The Terminal 1 was changed to international terminal that handles all international and regional (specifically from Wenzhou to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) flights. The Terminal 2 is equipped with 21 boarding bridges, 22 security check passages, 52 check-in counters (four check-in zones, A, B, C, and D) and 6 luggage claim systems. The launch of Terminal 2

5328-460: Was open in 1996. Linking 65 cities in the country with 34 permanently operating air routes, the Airport is among the fastest-growing and profitable among its peers in China. The Airport ranks first in terms of passenger transit among cities of same level in China. In 2004, the Airport handled 29,700 landings, a passenger transit of 2.439 million, cargo throughput of 38,500 tons. The new Terminal 2

5402-862: Was opened on 26 December 2015. Lucheng District in Wenzhou was the site of China's only major high-speed rail accident to date. Wenzhou Mass Transit Railway Investment Group was launched in February 2011 with registered capital of 2 billion RMB, sole purpose being in the design, investment, construction and operation of the Wenzhou Mass Transit Rail Corporation, which will consist of regional (S-series lines) and local rapid transit lines in Wenzhou. The S-Lines serve regional transportation among Wenzhou's Counties and Districts. The first line, Line S1 stretching 53.5 kilometers, opened on 23 January 2019. Construction of Line S2 started on 30 December 2015. A preliminary application with

5476-652: Was the first in China to be built with local capital, and gave birth to China's first standardized joint-stock enterprise: Zhejiang Jinwen Railway Development Co., Ltd. In September 2009, two high-speed railways opened in Wenzhou. The Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway runs north to Hangzhou, and the Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway , runs south to Xiamen . Both lines accommodate high-speed CRH (China Railway High-speed) trains running at speeds of up to 200 km/h (120 mph) and have dramatically shortened rail travel time to neighboring cities. The Jinhua–Wenzhou high-speed railway

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