Liuhe, Taicang


Liuhe is a town under the jurisdiction of Taicang county-level city in Jiangsu province, China. Liuhe has an area of, with around permanent residents.

Name

Liuhe was called Liujiagang under the Yuan dynasty. It is sometimes also encountered as Liuhegang.

Geography

Liuhe is located around to the north of downtown Shanghai. It borders Huating in Shanghai Municipality's Jiading district and Yangqiao in Baoshan district. The border is formed by the eponymous Liu Creek, which flows into the Yangtze estuary. Owing to this placement, Liuhe is sometimes known in Chinese as the "First Town at the End of the River and the Start of the Sea".

Famous people

Famous people linked to Liuhe include:
Fishing is the traditional industry in Liuhe and it is still one of the most important industries in Liuhe. Actually it is the biggest fishing port of Jiangsu province. Nowadays, fishing is modernized and industrialized. The seafood caught by Liuhe fishermen were sold to cities such as Shanghai.
Liuhe also has quite developed manufacturing. There are a few regionally famous manufacturing companies in Liuhe.

Transportation

runs through Liuhe.