Tongzhou District, Nantong
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Tongzhou District is a district of Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

, China
China
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. It is under the administration of Nantong
Nantong
Nantong is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth, Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north, Taizhou to the west, Suzhou and Shanghai to the south across the river, and...

 city. It was formerly a county-level city (Tongzhou), but in 2010, Nantong annexed Tongzhou. It has a population of 1246400 until the end of 2010.

Local Culture

Shigang Town is located beside the Yangzi River where residents made a living mainly by salt making and fishing in ancient times. In 860 A.D, Yuhunagdian([Chinese]]:玉皇殿) was built and six year later, the palace of the Emperor Taizong of Tang(Chinese
Chinese language
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:李世民)was rebuilt as the Guangyuan Temple. From the Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

 to the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

, a plenty of temples were built in Shigang Town.

Local Specialies

Chinese
Chinese
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: 西亭脆饼
Chinese
Chinese
Chinese refers to anything pertaining to the Chinese people.* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, or one of several Chinese ethnicities** Zhonghua minzu(中華民族), the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality...

: 大富豪啤酒
Chinese
Chinese
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: 红木雕刻
Chinese
Chinese
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: 正场熏肉
Chinese
Chinese
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: 新中乳腐
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