Yangzhou Guangling District, China

Yangzhou Guangling Distrist, China

General Overview
General Overview
Size Administrative Districts Population(people) Main Industry Head
77.5㎢ 6 towns, townships and sub-districts About 310,000 Auto, precision machinery, etc. 陈曦
Regional Characteristics
Regional Characteristics
Geographical Features
  • Located 100km away from Shanghai and 100km from Nanjing
  • Hub of water transportation, with Yangja river and the Grand Canal crossing each other
  • The central city of Yangzhou City, with abundant resources of history, culture and tourism
  • Its climate is similar to that of Jeju island, with four seasons.
History
  • It is an old city with 2500 years of history. It was the capital of the Wu Kingdom and prospered through trade and transportation during the Qing period (It is the hometown of Mao Zedong and Jang Zemin.)
International Exchanges
  • Sister city (Yongin City)/ Friendship exchanges (Daejeon Dong-gu, Yeosu City, Jeju City)
Relations with Korea
  • Choi Chi-won, a genius scholar of the Shilla Kingdom, spent five years in the region as an official. The region keeps historical materials about Choi Chi-won. It is also a place where Jang Bogo, a powerful maritime figure of Korea, learned military arts and trade.
Current Status of Exchanges
Current Status of Exchanges
2001
  • October: 26th (Participation in the Korea, China, Japan Youth Football Championship held in Japan)
2002
  • March: 23rd (Held the Korea, China, Japan Youth Football Championship under the supervision of Dong-gu)
  • December: 31st (Received a proposal for signing a partnership exchange agreement from Guangling District)
2003
  • March: 19th (Visit by the Guangling delegation for the promotion of mutual partnership)
  • December: 20th (Visit by the delegation led by Guangling party secretary to stimulate investment)
2004
  • September: 18th (Dong-gu delegation’s visit to Guangling District for the consultation of partnership exchange)
2005
  • June: 10th (Dong-gu delegation’s visit to Guangling District for the consultation of exchanges with the delegation led by the Yangzhou party secretary)/ 28th (Visit by the Guangling District Head)
  • September: 21st (Dong-gu delegation’s visit to Guangling District for the consultation of exchange areas)
2006
  • March: 1st (Visit by the delegation led by the Dong-gu deputy mayor to Guangling District)
  • May: 12th (Visit by Guangling industrial inspection team to Dong-gu)
  • July: 27th~31st (Guangling District’s participation in the Korea, China, Japan Youth Football Championship held by Dong-gu)
2007
  • March: 28th (Participation in the Korea, China, Japan Youth Football Championship held by Guangling District)
2008
  • May: 16th (Guangling Folk Performance Team visits Dong-gu)
  • July: 25th (Joint participation in the Korea, China, Japan Youth Football Championship held by Tsukuba, Japan)
2009
  • March: 3rd (Visit to Guangling District for exchange-related consultation with the district mayor, council chairman and entrepreneurs)
  • August: 13th (Visit by Guangling Youth Delegation to the “Midnight Festival at Daejeon Station”)
  • October: 30th (Visit by Guangling Youth Delegation to the Chrysanthemum Festival)
2010
  • March: 3rd (Participation in the Korea, China, Japan Youth Football Championship held by Guangling District)
  • August: 11th (Visit by the Guangling Youth Delegation to the Korean culture experience event)
2012
  • March: 24th~28th (Attend Gwangneung-gu Korea-China-Japan Soccer Tournament)
  • April: 20th~24th (Visit Gwangneung-gu for vitalization of cultural and sports exchange by deputy mayor and his advisors)
2013
  • Participated in Korea-China-Japan Homestay Soccer Tournament hosted by the city of Tsukuba of Japan from May 30~June 3