Yuhuan ( simplified Chinese : 玉环 ; traditional Chinese : 玉環 ; pinyin : Yùhuán ) is a county-level city of Taizhou , at the midsection along the coast of southeastern Zhejiang Province, China. Yuhuan, with total area of 2,279 km (880 sq mi) including land area of 378 km (146 sq mi), has a total population of 392,800 containing a permanent population of 93,000 from other provinces and regions.
7-487: Yuhuan administers three streets, six towns and two villages, referring to Yucheng Street, Damaiyu Street, Kanmen Street; Chumen Town , Qinggang Town , Lupu Town, Ganjiang Town, Shamen Town , Longxi Town; Jishan Village and Haishan Village. Yucheng Street is the administrative and commercial center of Yuhuan. Yuhuan consists of numerous islands as well as a mainland part. Yuhuan Island is the largest island, and has maximum elevation of 342 metres (1,122 ft). Yuhuan Island
14-473: Is Supor cookware. Huaneng Yuhuan Power Station is a large coal-fired power station with 4,000 MW output capacity. Due to its location on the shores of the East China Sea , use of plenty of fresh seafood is characteristic for Yuhuanese cuisine. A local variety of pomelo is widely grown, known as buntan in min and wendan in wu dialect. The county has an especially divisive contrast between
21-477: Is a town under the jurisdiction of Yuhuan , Taizhou , Zhejiang province, China. It is the hometown of China's pomelo . Chumen is situated in the north of Yuhuan and in the heart of the peninsula. Chumen's area is 37.5km (14.5mi²) and as of 2018 there are 18 villages and 3 residential committees under its authority. In the ancient times Chumen was under the sea where Mount Yaji (丫髻山) and Mount Xiqing (西青山) formed an estuary . It later rose above sea level when
28-436: Is nowadays connected to the mainland with dikes and reclaimed land. Other islands include Daludao ( Chinese : 大鹿岛 ; pinyin : Dàlùdǎo ; lit. 'Big deer island'), which has been developed as a recreational area. The island has a network of footpaths and touristic sights, a beach, and a hotel. Subdistricts: Towns: Townships: Yuhuan's economy is driven by its manufacturing sector. A famous local brand
35-689: The Yuan dynasty (1341–1367) government enclosed the tideland for cultivation. The town was named after the cluster of Chu trees ( Vitex ) that grew there. During the Hongwu Emperor 's reign (1368–1398) in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), he had his imperial army build the town in 1387, and Chumen was first administered by Yueqing County. During the reign of the Ming dynasty Chenghua Emperor (reigned 1464–1487), it became part of Taiping County in 1476. Chumen
42-419: The late 1800s. Wenzhounese is also spoken in the region. The three languages are noticeably different and are not mutually intelligible amongst each other or with Mandarin , the official language of China. It is not unusual for a local to speak more than one local dialect and passable Mandarin. Chumen Chumen ( simplified Chinese : 楚门 ; traditional Chinese : 楚門 ; pinyin : Chǔmén )
49-509: The local elite and migrants from other regions of China. Most physical labourers and low-wage jobs are held by migrants while most local businesses are controlled in the hands of natives of the county. The county is very diverse linguistically. The majority speak a form of the Taizhou dialect (a form of Wu ), while the villages of Chenyu and Kanmen are home to a Minnan -speaking population, whose ancestors migrated to this region from Fujian in
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