Brief introduction of Baipu Town, Rugao, Jiangsu

First built in the seventh year of the “Yixi period” in the Eastern Jin dynasty, Baipu town is well known as the Town of Longevity, National Advanced Town of sports, town of famous people in Jiangsu and town of folk art in Jiangsu. It has an area of 85 square kms, a population of 8, 2000,   abundant agriculture resources, unique industries and a fertile culture background. Moreover, it preserves a superior investment environment for it is easy of access to the airport, port, railway station and highway. It is also a town famous for its rice wine, a production base of hydraulic press and knitted sweater, a town with leading comprehensive economic strength in Rugao City.

Easily Accessible   Extend in All Directions  

Baipu is only 122 km away from Shanghai. It has a geographical advantage of linking to the Yangtze River and Yellow Sea, connecting the north and the south. It is close to the “Sujiahang” highway, highway along the Yangtze River and “Huning” highway. It is convenient to reach all the big cities from Baipu, freight and passenger transport can go through all over the country through the railway, which is connected to Longhai Line, Huning Line and NingQi Line. It is only 20km away from the Nantong Airport which goes right through to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Chengdu, Wuhan. Only 30 km away from the national first-class opening ports Nantong Port and Rugao Port, which link to all the Yangtze River Ports and all over the world. Tongyang(Nantong-Yangzhou) canal passes through the town center and will be built into three-level waterway within 2010, Baipu’s traffic pattern of linking the River and the Sea combining waterway, air, rail into one place, provides the forefront of the industry shift of Yangtze River Delta, and best channel for Baipu to be involved in the international and domestic market.

With Four Distinctive Seasons and Fine Weather

Located in subtropics moist climatic region, Baipu has four distinctive seasons and a comfortable weather. It is plenty of rainfall and sunshine, and has a long nonfrost period. The summits of sunshine, heat, water are almost at the same period. Annually, the average temperature is about 14.6℃, while the coldest in January with 1.8℃ and the hottest in July with 27.2℃ The average sunlight time is 2041.5 hours, while the richest in August with 229.8 hours and the fewest in February with 130.7hours. Annual average precipitation days are 121.3days, annual average amount of precipitation is 1055, 5mm; annual average nonfrost period is 215.6 days. Free from earthquake over 4 magnitude in history, Baipu has no pollution sources and sandstorm.   

With Trace Mineral of Selenium in Soil, Good for Living

Baipu’s soil is fit for different plants to grow because it’s high quality. One thing special is that it contains trace minerals like selenium which makes effects to men’s health. Huangbiao, researcher of Nanjing soil research institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, made a collection and study of Baipu’s soil and it turned out that it contains a lot of trace minerals such as selenium, zinc, boron, Nickel and so on. Selenium can defer ageing and inhibit cancer; zinc can keep the stability of cell and takes part in the metabolism of enzymes, which, enhance your immunity; boron affects the metabolism of Ca, vitamin D, amino acid or protein. The combination of these trace minerals makes the soil suit people and thus enhance the ability of deferring ageing of Baipu’s residents. According to the latest statistics, there are 23 centenarians among Baipu’s 82,000 people, first place in china within the level of town. The ratio is 2.8/1, 0000, the standard of UN’s longevity town is 0.75/1,0000. What’s more, Baipu has 116 the advance over 95 years old, 425 over 90 years old and 3221 over 80 years old. In the amazing feast of one hundred centenarians, Liu jinghuan, a Baipu native centenarian wrote an inscription to give as a gift to the Sixteenth National Congress of the CPC, making a charming story to Baipu.

  With Abundant Local Products   Well Known Home and Abroad

 Rice wine, Dried tofu, fish ball and chinakohl are Baipu’s 4 major traditional special longevity foods. Baipu’s rice wine has a history of several thousands years and has been given the name of “liquid bread” as famous as the rice wine of Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province. Brewed only by rice, Baipu rice wine contains more than 20 types of amino acid which are necessary to man’s body and many trace minerals, meanwhile, its making process has distinctive technology. Baipu Dried tofu, used to be called “Preserved been curd” is of unique flavor. The emperor of Qianlong ate it during his inspection of Yangrtze Delta and was surprised by its flavor, thus wrote an inscription “ZHI CHI YI JIA” to praise it. Baipu Dried tofu had got the gold medal of the international food fair. Baipu fish ball is famous for it’s fragrant, soft, and fresh, and you will never forget it once you taste it. Baipu chinakhol has a planting history of more than 240 years. Boil it, it will turn into white as milk; fry it, it will become crispy and fragrant. And CCTV had made a famous movie about it. Baipu chinakhol had been named non-polluted vegetable by the national organization in 2005.

  With Well Education Environment     Considerable Celebrities Output

During its 1600 years’ history, Baipu was rich in culture and produced many famous people. In ancient times, is had been called the most prevailed place of literature in the area of Nantong and Rugao. In deep streets lied many literary families. According to the town annals, ancient Baipu people began to read from morning to dusk unceasingly and it became a popular custom to burn the midnight oil. And this custom produced one and another generation of culture celebrity. There were 9 Jinshi, 39 Juren,(Jinshi and Juren are title for those pass the exam called “Keju” hold in Qing Dynasty).  13 provinces got Baipu people as its 188officials. For example, Jiang renxiu, scholar and poet of Qing dynasty, had been a honest and upright official during his working. Shenqi, official of Court of Censors of Qing dynasty, had been the emperor Xianfeng’s teacher. Baipu’s culture also attracted a lot of culture celebrities . Yuanmei, Jiangshiquan, Zhao oubei, Zhengbanqiao, Lishan, all had been to Baipu. Today, Baipu inherited the custom and produced many experts and scholars all over the world. Zheng xueling, major general and expert of hydromechanics is one of the ten famous professors of the army. Wudiyong, tutor of a Ph.D. student and researcher of the Da lian physics and chemistry research institute of National Academy of Science, had got the second prize in the national invention and was received by president Jiangzeming. Now, Baipu will carry on and develop the culture and create more brilliant results.Baipu Highschool, a four star lever modeled high school in Jiangsu and national modeled vocational highschool Rugao first Vocational School, 3 junior high schools,7 primary schools are the base for Baipu’s education, lead in the proportion of students entering schools of a higher grade each year in Jiangsu. Also, it has developed sports and made brand as the national advanced organization of sports, town of folk arts in Jiangsu.

   With Harmonious Society   People Live in Peace

Baipu people are diligent and thrifty, people all live in peace. criminal case has not been seen in Baipu for 14 years. The satisfaction rate of public peace is 99% and it has been named the peace town of Jiangsu. Baipu Police station has been praised as the first level by the Ministry of Public Security. building of two or more stories reaches 90% of all, medical insurance attendants reach 81%, rural life insurance 100%. There are 4 hospitals and one of them was national level A with211 assigned bed, 63 middle level and high level doctors. Telecommunications facilities and cable television are set all over the town; every 100 people get 180 phones. The town geracomium get the area of 9990 square meters,126 assigned bed,86 old people live there, which also be named civilized geracomium of Nantong. Fabao Temple, AAA tourist of interest place has been added in the Nantong Longevity Tourist Routes.

Plate Economic Reveals Its Potential

Baipu now has 10 ricewine factories, with an output of over 80000 tons. Hydraulic pressure industry is leading in the country with more than 3000 workers and 15 companies. It is famous and the biggest Hydraulic pressure research and production base in eastern china and its annual output value equals to 1 billion Yuan. The clothing industry is very competitive too. Now preserved workers of nearly 1,0000 and more than 6000 looms. led by Pulilai, a knitted sweater company, and Maoxin a handcraft producer, Baipu’s clothing industry initially to be in line with the international markets, becoming a main strength in Baipu’s economic development

   Continuingly Develop   Paint the Blueprint with Us

The Trend of investing in Baipu is becoming more and more popular. Investors from USA, Japan, Italy, Hongkong settled in one and anther. In order to comply with the trend, Baipu plans a new high-tec industry garden with 8 square kms in the exit of the high way along the Yangtze River. Also, plans a modern logistic garden and a machinery garden in the east of Baipu railway station of Xinchagn line, plans a sightseeing of longevity garden and a nutrition health garden  in the east part of town, a longevity food industry park in the northern part of the town. We believe, this modern historical town will get a bright future with your involvement.