Yizheng

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Yizheng 仪征市 Icheng
County-level city
Yizheng Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°16′20″N 119°11′05″E / 32.2723°N 119.1848°E / 32.2723; 119.1848
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Yangzhou
Area
• Total	857 km2 (331 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	560,258
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	211400

Yizheng (simplified Chinese: 仪征; traditional Chinese: 儀徵; pinyin: Yízhēng) is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, with a population of about 600,000 (2007). It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Chuzhou (Anhui) to the north, Nanjing to the west, and Zhenjiang to the south.

In 1013, the statues of several preceding emperors of the Song were cast in Jian'an (建安) military prefecture. Thus, the region was changed into Zhenzhou (Zhen prefecture, 眞州). Later, with the emperor's favor, a Taoist temple named Yizhen (儀眞) was also built, at where the former furnace was situated. Both zhen and yizhen mean "lifelikeness" in Chinese.^[1] The prefecture was named after the temple in 1117. Yizhen county was renamed Yizheng in 1723, because the homophone "zhen(禛)" as a part of the Yongzheng Emperor's Chinese name was deemed to be ineffable.

On the northern bank of Yangzhou, Yizheng is situated in the north of Jiangsu, and the Yangtze River lies in its southern territory. The city borders Luhe District of Nanjing on west, the urban area of Yangzhou on east and Tianchang of Anhui Province on north. The city owns a riverbank of 27 km (17 mi), facing Zhenjiang in opposite of the river.

Two major bodies of water, the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, run through Yizheng from west to east and from north to south, respectively, dividing the city into four fractions.

At present, Yizheng City has 9 towns.^[5]

Yizheng has developed a diversified industrial base supported by four major industrial zones: the Yangzhou (Yizheng) Automotive Industrial Park, Yangzhou Chemical Industrial Park, Yizheng Economic Development Zone, and Zaolinwan Tourism Resort. The city’s pillar industries include automobile and auto parts manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, new materials, and modern services.

The Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Company Limited is one of China’s largest polyester producers. Established in the early 1980s, the company occupies 10 square kilometers and operates multiple production centers for PTA, PBT, polyester chips, and fibers. It was a key national industrial project, with equipment and technologies imported from Germany, Japan, and other countries.^[6]

The SAIC Volkswagen Yizheng Branch is located in the Yizheng Automotive Industrial Park. Completed and put into operation in July 2012, it is the first standardized manufacturing plant of the Volkswagen Group in China.^[7]

The Tencent Cloud Yizheng Data Center officially began operations in December 2023. Located in the Yizheng Economic Development Zone, it is Tencent's largest self-built data center in East China, with plans to deploy over 300,000 servers. The facility supports Tencent's full range of cloud services and marks the first phase of a million-server cluster planned for Jiangsu Province.^[8]

The Baoneng City Plaza in Yizheng's Binjiang New Town opened on September 29, 2018. It is the city's first large-scale commercial complex, covering approximately 270,000 square meters of land, with a total construction area of over 800,000 square meters. The development includes a bilingual school, kindergarten, fitness center, residential apartments, garden-style housing, serviced apartments, LOFT offices, and a commercial street.^[9]

From April 8 to October 8, 2021, Yizheng hosted the International Horticultural Exposition 2021. Approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) as a Category B international horticultural exposition, it was the first AIPH-recognized international horticultural expo held in the Yangtze River Delta. The event took place at the Zaolinwan Tourism Resort in Yizheng.

In August 2019, Yizheng hosted the 19th edition of the Pan-Pacific International Youth Softball Baseball Invitational Tournament. The event featured teams from several countries and regions, including China, Japan, and Singapore, and marked the tournament’s first appearance in mainland China.^[10]

• G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway
• G9904 Nanjing Metropolitan Area Ring Expressway — Crosses the Yangtze River via the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge, connecting Yizheng on the northern bank with Qixia District in southern Nanjing.

• China National Highway 328
• China National Highway 345

• Nanjing–Qidong railway — Passenger services at Yizheng Station on this line were suspended on July 1, 2013.
• Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei high-speed railway — Yizheng North Station, currently under construction in Yuetang, will serve this high-speed line upon completion.^[11]

Nanjing Metro Line S5 is a suburban rapid transit line extending into Yizheng.^[12] The stations located within Yizheng City are:

• Wannianlu Station
• Gongnonglu Station
• Tianningdadao Station
• Yizhengkaifaqu Station
• Puxi Station

•  Canada Timmins, Ontario^[13]

• Official website of Yizheng Government Archived 2012-11-27 at archive.today (in Chinese)
• Yizheng City English Guide (in English)
• "Illustrated Album of Yangzhou Prefecture", from 1573-1620, has illustrations of Yizheng District(in English and Chinese)