Dafeng () is a coastal district under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. Located on the Jiangsu North Plain with a coastline of , Dafeng was historically one of the largest salt-making areas in China and now is famed for its well preserved eco-system and numerous national conservation parks. The district has the largest national nature reserve for a rare deer species,

Père David's Deer The Père David's deer (''Elaphurus davidianus''), also known as the ''milu'' () or elaphure, is a species of deer native to the subtropical river valleys of China. It grazes mainly on grass and aquatic plants. It is the only extant member of ...

or Milu () in Chinese. It borders the prefecture-level city of Taizhou to the southwest. The district nicknamed "the enclave of Shanghai" was a major destination for the sent-down youth from the city. Part of the county was put under Shanghai to establish a municipal farm since 1950, and there are still several farms and two prisons administered by Shanghai at present.

History

Zhang Jian Zhang Jian may refer to: Name * Zhang Jian (fencer) (born 1962), Chinese fencer * Zhang Jian (football) (born 1965/66), Chinese football administrator * Zhang Jian (businessman) (1853–1926), courtesy name Jizhi, Chinese entrepreneur, politician ...

established Ts'ao-yen-ch'ang Ta-feng Salt&Cultivation Limited Company () in 1917, at Caoyan, a town of Dafeng nowadays. The northern Dongtai under the CPC became a separate county in 1942. The county was designated Taipei () for its location (north eiof Dongtai bbreviated to tai. Considering its namesake in Taiwan, it was renamed Dafeng, derived from Zhang's company in 1951.

Geography, resources, and climate

Dafeng borders four counties including Dongtai,

Sheyang Sheyang County () is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. It is located northeast of the Yancheng urban area, and has a population of 1,047,000. It has a Yellow Sea coastline of . Administrative divisions In the pres ...

, Yancheng and Xinghua. The county has a coastline of and a magnificent size of the wetland along its coastline, which is around near 800,000 hectares, sheltering enormous numbers of species of insects, fish, wild animals, and millions of migrating birds. Upon the completion of Sutong Bridge, the district will significantly reduce the driving time to two hours to Shanghai and the south of Jiangsu. Dafeng has a warm and wet subtropical climate and is influenced by the

East Asian monsoon The East Asian Monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia. It affects approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, Ch ...

. It has distinct seasons and an abundant sunshine. The average annual temperature is close to 15 °C and the normal precipitation is over 1,000 mm yearly.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Dafeng District has 10 towns. ;10 towns

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{{authority control Yancheng Cities in Jiangsu County-level divisions of Jiangsu