Dongtai

Dongtai 东台
County-level city
东台市
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Yancheng
Township-level divisions	14 towns
Municipal seat	Qindong (溱东镇)
Area
• Total	1,869 km2 (722 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (15 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,159,400
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	224200
Area code	0515

Dongtai (simplified Chinese: 东台; traditional Chinese: 東台; pinyin: Dōngtái) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Yancheng, northern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. It has a population of roughly 1,170,000 estimated for 2007. Out of the total population, about 260,000 live in the Dongtai urban core, others are distributed in the 23 suburban towns and rural regions (Some famous towns include Touzao, Anfeng, Qingdong, Sancang, Qianggang, Fu'an, Tangyang, etc.).

Transportation in Dongtai is fairly convenient. There are four International airports (Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao, Nanjing Lukou, Yancheng Nanyang) within 200 kilometers. There are also several other domestic airports nearby. The Xinchang Railway traverses the downtown. China National Highway 204, No. 333 provincial highway, An-qiang provincial road, and G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway, alternatively known in the province as the Coastal Expressway (沿海高速公路).

The dialect in Dongtai is quite different from Mandarin. The local accent is close to that in nearby Taizhou, Haiyan, Xinghua, Dafeng area. The population who speak Dongtai language are around 10 million. But it has no problem to do business in Dongtai, since most of local people speak Mandarine quite well, and a lot of young people there also speak English.

The food style in Dongtai belongs to Huai-Yang series. The taste is not strong, and that is different from most of other regions in China. In Dongtai, people also have chance to eat different seafoods.

Tourist can also find fun in Dongtai. Xi-xi ancient town is the cradle of Dongtai and it is also a Holy land of Buddhism. The Yellow Sea (Huanghai) National Park is on the east coastal region of Dongtai and there are also a national everglade protection region and a five-A (the highest level) precious animal protection region nearby.

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Administrative divisions

There are 14 towns under the city's administration:

Qindong (溱东镇) Shinian (时埝镇) Wulie (五烈镇) Liangduo (梁垛镇) Anfeng (安丰镇) Dongtai Town (东台镇) Fu'an (富安镇) Tangyang (唐洋镇) Xinjie (新街镇) Xuhe (许河镇)

Sancang (三仓镇) Touzao (头灶镇) Jianggang (弶港镇) Nanshenzao (南沈灶镇)

External links

• Dongtai City English guide (Jiangsu.NET)