- Haining
Haining (Chinese: 海宁市) is a county-level city in
Zhejiang Province ,China , and under the jurisdiction ofJiaxing . It is in the south side ofYangtze River Delta , and in the north of Zhejiang. It is 125 kilometers west ofShanghai , and 61.5 kilometers east ofHangzhou , the capital of the province. To its south lies theQiantang River . The city has a land area of 731.03 sq. kilometers and a population of 640,000. Haining is famous for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the QianTang River.Administration divisions
Haining consists of 4 administrative districts and 8 towns.
*Administrative districts: Xiashi, Haizhou, Haichang, Maqiao;
*Towns: Xuchun, Chang'an, Zhouwangmiao, Yanguan, Xieqiao, Dingqiao, Yuanhua, Huangwan.History
In May, 1949, Haining was occupied by Communist army, and Haining County was formed, which belonged to Jiaxing Region. In June of 1949, the county government was relocated to Xiashi Town. In October, 1958, Haiyan County was merged into Haining. In December, 1961, Haiyan County was re-established. In November, 1986, Haining County was elevated to Haining City, under jurisdiction of Jiaxing. In history, Yanguan Town had long served as the seat of county government. During
Sino-Japanese War , the county seat was moved to Yuanhua Town and even outside the county. After the war, the county government was formed in Xiashi Town, and was later moved back to Yanguan Town.People from Haining
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Gu Kuang (顾况), a poet in Tang Dynasty
*Wang Guowei (王国维), a prominent scholar of Chinese literature
*Li Shanlan (李善兰), a mathematician in Qing Dynasty
*Jiang Baili (蔣百里), a politician of the Republic of China
*Xu Zhimo (徐志摩), modern Chinese poet
*Jin Yong (金庸), an influential modern Chinese-language novelists
*Bao Tong (鮑彤), a politician of the People's Republic of China
* Zhu Junyi (祝均一), disgraced government official
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