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17-640: Yangzhou Taizhou Airport , which serves the cities of Yangzhou and Taizhou , is located in the town of Dinggou  [ zh ] , in Jiangdu District. The district's name in Chinese literally means "river capital", and refers to when Xiang Yu used the area as the capital of the Western Chu . Human agricultural production in the area has been dated back to approximately five to six thousand years ago, according to government sources. During

34-401: A higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as rural area with some villages ( 村 ; cūn , or 庄 ; zhuāng ). A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of

51-427: A provincial atlas - would label the county seat location with both the name of the county (e.g., 通山县 ; Tōngshān xiàn ) and, below, and in a smaller font, with the name of the township (e.g., 通羊镇 ; Tōngyáng zhèn ). Intercity buses, trains, or riverboats destined to, or stopping at a county seat may designate its destination either by the name of the county or the name of the county-seat township. In contrast to

68-419: A single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city into towns ( 镇 ) and/or township ( 乡 ) and subdistrict (街道) units. The town in which the county level government, and usually the division's main urban area), are located is often not marked on less-detailed maps, because its location is usually labeled with the name of the county level division rather than

85-474: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yangzhou Taizhou Airport Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport ( IATA : YTY , ICAO : ZSYA ) is an airport serving the cities of Yangzhou and Taizhou in central Jiangsu , China. It is located in Jiangdu , Yangzhou, 30 kilometers from the center of Yangzhou and 20 kilometers from Taizhou. Another major city, Zhenjiang , is also nearby across

102-466: Is the standard English translation of the Chinese 镇 (traditional: 鎮 ; pinyin : zhèn ; Wade–Giles : chen ). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with, for example, townships ( Chinese : 乡 ; pinyin : xiāng ). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similarly to

119-592: The Eastern Jin it was once again abolished, and merged into Yu County ( simplified Chinese : 舆县 ; traditional Chinese : 輿縣 ). Later on in the Eastern Jin period, Emperor Mu of Jin re-established Jiangdu County. During the last years of the Sui dynasty , Emperor Yang of Sui fled to Jiangdu to escape from rebellions in the north, and stayed until he was murdered in a coup. In December 1937, as part of

136-727: The Japanese Invasion of China , most of the county was occupied by Japanese forces, exiling the Nationalist government to the county's rural areas. Communist resistance to the occupation of Jiangdu County began in July 1940. In November 1950, Gao Feng, the local communist party secretary, organized a large rally at the Fairy Temple for the purpose of denouncing local landlords. At they rally, PLA soldiers executed two men, aged about 80 and 30, respectively, with gunshots to

153-633: The Spring and Autumn period , it belonged to the State of Wu . Following the Qin's wars of unification , the dynasty administered the area of present-day Jiangdu District as part of Guangling County  [ zh ] . However, shortly after, Xiang Yu , leader of the rebellious Western Chu , established Jiangdu as his capital city. In 153 BCE, the Western Han organized Jiangdu as its own county , under

170-537: The Yangtze River . The airport is jointly constructed and owned by the cities of Yangzhou (80% share) and Taizhou (20% share), with a total investment of 2.082 billion yuan. The airport was opened on 7 May 2012. During the design and construction stage it was called Suzhong Jiangdu Airport ( 苏 中 江都 机场 ), but was renamed in November 2011 to reflect the names of the main cities it serves. The name plate at

187-654: The administration of the Guangling Commandery . During the Eastern Han period, Guangling Commandery Grand Administrator Zhang Gang  [ zh ] built a large canal to divert water from a lake and irrigate Jiangdu County. During the Three Kingdoms period , the county belonged to the Wu Kingdom , and was later abolished. The Western Jin re-established Jiangdu County, but during

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204-457: The airport was a calligraphy work of former CCP leader Jiang Zemin , a native of Yangzhou. Designed as a domestic regional airport (class 4C), the airport's runway was originally 2,400 meters (7,900 ft) long and 45 meters (148 ft) wide. It has a 31,000 square-meter terminal building and 13 aircraft parking aprons. It was designed to handle an annual throughput of 2 million passengers and 24,000 tons of cargo by 2020. In December 2018,

221-498: The district's total area. 20.7% of the district is forested. As of 2020, Jiangdu District administers 13 towns and 1 township-level farm. These divisions then in turn administer 65 residential communities and 263 administrative villages . Major tourist spots include Shaobo Lake , Luyang Lake  [ zh ] , Kaiyuan Temple ( Chinese : 开元寺 ), and the former residence of Communist revolutionary Xu Xiaoxuan  [ zh ] . This Jiangsu location article

238-509: The head for "refus[ing] to reform themselves". In July 1994, Jiangdu County was abolished, and re-organized as a county-level city . Jiangdu remained a county-level city under the administration of Yangzhou until November 2011, when it was converted into a district. Jiangdu District is located within east of Yangzhou , in Jiangsu province. To its east, it is border by Gaogang District , Hailing District , and Jiangyan District , all in

255-529: The name of the actual town into which this urban area falls. For example, the county government of Tongshan County is located in Tongyang Town ( 通羊镇 ; Tōngyáng zhèn ), but the maps would normally show it with a circle labeled "Tongshan County" ( 通山县 ) or simply "Tongshan" ( 通山 ). Road signs would also normally show distance to "Tongshan" rather than "Tongyang". On the other hand, more detailed maps - e.g., maps of individual prefecture-level cities in

272-413: The neighboring prefecture-level city of Taizhou . Jiangdu is bound by the Yangtze River to the south, Guangling District to the west, and the county-level cities of Gaoyou and Xinghua to the north. The area of Jiangdu District is very flat, reaching a maximum elevation of just 9.9 metres (32 ft) above sea level. The district is home to many rivers and lakes, and water accounts for 14.2% of

289-1342: The runway was extended to 3,200 meters and the airport was upgraded to class 4E. It is now capable of handling long-range , four-engine aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A340 . Towns of China Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present When referring to political divisions of China , town

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