Zhangjiagang ranks third among the top 100 counties (cities) in China, and has won more than 90 national and 100 provincial honors such as "the first batch of sanitary cities in China", "environmental protection model city", "national ecological city", "double-support model city", "China excellent tourist city", "international garden city" and "national civilized city".
In 2006, it took the lead in building the first batch of "national eco-cities", passed the examination of "national water-saving cities" with high standards, and won the "China Habitat Environment Award" and "China Urban Management Progress Award". Won the UN Habitat Award in 2008.
Zhangjiagang has a long history, with Neolithic sites 10, distributed between 2500 and 8000 years ago. Among them, the cultural relics unearthed in Dongshan Village of Nansha are the earliest ancient cultural sites in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. At the end of Shang Dynasty, it belonged to the land of Hook Wu, and the Jin Dynasty set up Jiyang County, which is now Yang Shezhen.
1962, several communes were set aside from Changshu and Jiangyin to establish Shazhou County. 1September, 986, the State Council approved the revocation of Shazhou County and the establishment of Zhangjiagang City, which now governs 8 towns and Changyinsha Management Zone. The total area of the city is 998.48 square kilometers, including 785.55 square kilometers of land area. Shuang Shan Sha, an island in the middle of the river, has a northwest area of 18 square kilometers. The coastline along the river is 71.78km, of which 33.7km is deep-water coastline without freezing and silting. There are 8073 rivers, with a total length of 4074.3 kilometers. Relying on the superior coastline along the Yangtze River, Zhangjiagang Port, the only inland port bonded zone in China, and Zhangjiagang Bonded Logistics Park covering an area of 1.53 square kilometers have been built.
By the end of 2006, Zhangjiagang had a registered population of 879,000 and a temporary population of 460,000. Local specialties include shad, swordfish and puffer fish, also known as "Three Seasons of the Yangtze River". Beginning in the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, Fenghuang Gaozhuang dried tofu; Once listed as tributes are Luyuan Chicken, Phoenix Peach, Gao Feng Deer Liquid Tea, Lane Celery and Tuoluobing, which are well-known in the north and south of the river. Since the reform and opening up, the people of Zhangjiagang have carried forward the spirit of "unity and hard work, courage to shoulder heavy burdens and courage to compete" and made remarkable achievements in economic and social development.
In 2006, Zhangjiagang achieved a GDP of 8,465,438+62 million yuan, an increase of 18.5% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of primary industry was 65.438+0.248 billion yuan, the added value of secondary industry was 54.254 billion yuan, the added value of tertiary industry was 28.66 billion yuan, and the proportion of tertiary industry was 1.48:64.47:34.05. According to the registered population, the city's per capita GDP is 95,700 yuan, equivalent to 1.22 million US dollars. The total fiscal revenue for the whole year was13.689 billion yuan, of which the local general budget revenue was 61900 million yuan, an increase of 26.3% over the previous year, and it continued to rank second in the province. Metallurgy, textiles, chemicals, grain, oil and food are the main industries in this city. In 2006, the sales revenue of industrial products was 2480 1 100 million yuan, the total industrial profits and taxes were1668.9 billion yuan, and the total profits were1053.4 billion yuan, of which the sales revenue and profits and taxes of the top ten enterprise groups and 50 key enterprises accounted for 67% of the city respectively. Jiangsu Shagang Group's sales income exceeds 50 billion yuan, and the operating income of four enterprises, namely Yonggang Group, Fanghua Group, Jiangsu Guotai International Group and Donghai Cereals and Oils Industry (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd., exceeds 10 billion yuan. Zhangjiagang Port has achieved a cargo throughput of 65.438+0.2 billion tons and a container throughput of 456,000 TEUs, ranking among the 100 million-ton ports and becoming the first county-level port in China with a cargo throughput exceeding 100 million tons. In 2006, the total import and export volume reached US$ 654.38+02.589 billion, of which US$ 5.487 billion was exported, up by 654.38+08.5% and 33.7% respectively over the previous year. China famous brand products 1 1, and 25 national inspection-free products.
By the end of 2007, the total registered population was 888,000 and the floating population was 600,000. Local specialties include shad, swordfish and puffer fish, also known as "Three Seasons of the Yangtze River". Beginning in the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, Fenghuang Gaozhuang dried tofu; Once listed as tributes are Luyuan Chicken, Phoenix Peach, Gao Feng Deer Liquid Tea, Lane Celery and Tuoluobing, which are well-known in the north and south of the river.