Changzhou (Chinese: 常州) is a prefecture-level city in the Jiang Nan region of the Jiangsu province of China, population up to 4 million. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1350, 529 KB) Description: Maps of Jiangsu Province , China Source: Date: On Sep. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: d , literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jiang Nan (Chinese: 江南, Wade-Giles: Chiang nan) refers to the southern part of the lowest reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ...

Changzhou's existence is reportedly attested by over 2,500 years of written records. The city's total area is 4,378 km², while its urban district area is 1,864 km². Look up urban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Administration

Changzhou has direct juridiction over 5 districts and 2 county-level cities: District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... A county-level city (县级市 Pinyin: xiànjí shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. ...

• Zhonglou District (钟楼区; pinyin: Zhōnglóu Qū)
• Tianning District (天宁区; pinyin: Tiānníng Qū)
• Qishuyan District (戚墅堰区; pinyin: Qīshùyàn Qū)
• Xinbei District (新北区; pinyin: Xīnběi Qū)
• Wujin District (武进区; pinyin: Wǔjìn Qū)
• Jintan City (金坛市; pinyin: Jīntán Shì)
• Liyang City (溧阳市; pinyin: Lìyáng Shì)

Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... Jintan (金坛) is a county-level city within Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Liyang (溧阳, pinyin: Lì Yáng) is a county-level city of Jiangsu province, in China. ...

Transportation

Located just south of Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Changzhou is situated on the main Shanghai-Beijing rail line and is one of the main stops on the busy Shanghai-Nanjing route. Changzhou also has its own airport appoximately 15km from the city centre. There are flights to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Kunming. Length 6,380 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge 31,900 m³/s Area watershed 1,800,000 km² Origin Qinghai Province and Tibet Mouth East China Sea Basin countries China The Yangtze River (Chinese: 扬子江; pinyin: ) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ...   Beijing[?] (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a very prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... Location within China Guangzhou (Simplified Chinese: 广州; Traditional Chinese: 廣州; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-chou; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: GwóngjaÅ«) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. ... Evening skyline of Shenzhen. ... Location within China Major districts of Shenyang. ... Kunming (Chinese: 昆明; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kun-ming) is the capital of Yunnan province, China. ...

Tourist Sites

Changzhou is famous for the China Dinosaur Park located in the new North district of the city. The Dinosaur Park contains dinosaur bones and fossils from all over China. Image File history File links Changzhou. ...

The city is also home to the Tianning Temple— a Buddhist temple and monastery. The city is presently building a pagoda on the Temple grounds (which are adjacent to Hongmei Park) which, upon completion, will be the largest in China. Both the Hongmei Park and Tianning Temple are located just to the east of the city center. A pagoda at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia. ...

As Changzhou is famous for its combs, the city has reconstructed its Bamboo Comb Lane area with period architecture. Certainly, Changzhou combs can be purchased in most places in the city.

Another site in Changzhou worth mention is Hong Mei Park, which includes a small children's amusement park, a zoo, a rose garden and many scenic waterways. Of historical interest in the park is a historical pavilion with exhibits related to the famous Changzhou comb industry. In addition to this, there is another pavilion which displays locally produced root carvings. The park is a big attraction on holidays and is often dotted with a variety of vendors.

Other sites include Changzhou's sunken city and area of archaelogical ruins from the Spring and Autumn Period. The Spring and Autumn Period (Chinese: 春秋時代; Pinyin: ) represented an era in Chinese history between 722 BC and 481 BC. The period takes its name from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the period whose authorship was traditionally attributed to Confucius. ...

Education

Changzhou is an educational hub and is home to many universities (including Ho Hai University and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology) and middle schools (including Changzhou International School).

Famous Natives

• Political Thinkers
  • Changzhou is the ancestral home of Y. R. Chao, noted Chinese Linguist. Y.R. Chao was actually born in Tianjin.
  • Changzhou is the birthplace of Marxist thinker and former General Secretary of the Communist Party, Qu Qiubai.
  • Changzhou was also home to another Communist theorist (and former General Secretary of the Party), Zhang Tailei.
  • Also born in Changzhou is noted anarchist Yun Daiying.
• Actors
  • Changzhou is the hometown of actor Shi Liang (a.k.a. Wu Hai), best known for his role in Xun Qiang (The Missing Gun).
• Historical Figures
  • Qing Dynasty reformer Sheng Xuanhuai is from Changzhou.
• Artists
  • Leader of the Chinese Modern Art movement, Liu Haisu is from the Changzhou prefecture.
• Mathematicians
  • Noted mathematician Hua Luogeng is a Changzhou native.

Yuen Ren Chao (趙元任 Pinyin: Zhào Yuánrèn; WG: Chao Yüan-jen; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jaw Yuanrenn) (November 3, 1892 - February 25, 1982) was a Chinese phonologist and dialectologist who shaped Gwoyeu Romatzyh. ... Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: ; Postal System Pinyin: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Qu Qiubai (瞿秋白) (1899 - June 18, 1935) was a leader of the Chinese Communist Party in the late 1920s and important Chinese Marxist writer and thinker. ... Shen Xuanhuai was the Minister of Transportation during the Qing Dynasty. ... Hua Luogeng (1910 - 1985) was a mathematician from China. ...