Hudouzhou Island () was a sandbar island in
Yangtze River Delta. The island was inhabited by
Chinese during the 5th century AD and used as a
penal colony where criminals were sent to work in
salt fields.
The settlement of Tongzhou (), which developed into modern day
Nantong, was founded on Hudouzhou. In the late
Tang period, Hudouzhou ceased to exist as an island when it merged with land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the territory became part of the newly formed
Jinghai District ().
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Nantong