Yuhuan () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

of Taizhou, at the midsection along the coast of southeastern

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...

Province, China. Yuhuan, with total area of including land area of , has a total population of 392,800 containing a permanent population of 93,000 from other provinces and regions. Yuhuan administers three streets, six towns and two villages, referring to Yucheng Street, Damaiyu Street, Kanmen Street; Chumen Town, Qinggang Town, Lupu Town, Ganjiang Town, Shamen Town, Longxi Town; Jishan Village and Haishan Village. Yucheng Street is the administrative and commercial center of Yuhuan. Yuhuan court house

Environment

Yuhuan consists of numerous islands as well as a mainland part. Yuhuan Island is the largest island, and has maximum elevation of . Yuhuan Island is nowadays connected to the mainland with dikes and reclaimed land. Other islands include Daludao (), which has been developed as a recreational area. The island has a network of footpaths and touristic sights, a beach, and a hotel.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Yucheng Subdistrict (玉城街道), Kanmen Subdistrict (坎门街道), Damaiyu Subdistrict (大麦屿街道) Towns: * Qinggang (清港镇), Chumen (楚门镇), Ganjiang (干江镇),

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(沙门镇), Lupu (芦浦镇), Longxi (龙溪镇) Townships: * Jishan Township (鸡山乡), Haishan Township (海山乡)

Climate

Economy

Yuhuan's economy is driven by its manufacturing sector. A famous local brand is Supor cookware. Huaneng Yuhuan Power Station is a large coal-fired power station with 4,000 MW output capacity.
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People and culture

Due to its location on the shores of the

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, use of plenty of fresh seafood is characteristic for Yuhuanese cuisine. A local variety of

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is widely grown, known as ''buntan'' in

min Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (Amtr ...

and ''wendan'' in wu dialect. The county has an especially divisive contrast between the local elite and migrants from other regions of China. Most physical labourers and low-wage jobs are held by migrants while most local businesses are controlled in the hands of natives of the county. The county is very diverse linguistically. The majority speak a form of the

Taizhou dialect The Taizhou dialect (Taizhou dialect: T'e-tsiu wa; ) is a dialect of Wu Chinese. It is spoken in the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province, China. It is only partially intelligible with Shanghainese The Shanghainese language, also known a ...

(a form of Wu), while the villages of Chenyu and Kanmen are home to a Minnan-speaking population, whose ancestors migrated to this region from Fujian in the late 1800s.

Wenzhounese Wenzhounese (), also known as Oujiang (), Tong Au () or Au Nyü (), is the language spoken in Wenzhou, the southern prefecture of Zhejiang, China. Nicknamed the "Devil's Language" () for its complexity and difficulty, it is the most divergent div ...

is also spoken in the region. The three languages are noticeably different and are not mutually intelligible amongst each other or with Mandarin, the official language of China. It is not unusual for a local to speak more than one local dialect and passable Mandarin.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control County-level cities in Zhejiang Island counties of China Taizhou, Zhejiang