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'''Shuyang''' (((zh|s=沭阳县 |t=沭陽縣 |p=Shùyáng Xiàn))) is a [[Counties of China|county]] in northern [[Jiangsu]] province. It is under the administration of the [[prefecture-level city]] of [[Suqian]].<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.jssb.gov.cn/2011nj/nj20.htm |title=市县社会经济 |access-date=9 December 2013 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212140138/http://www.jssb.gov.cn/2011nj/nj20.htm |url-status=dead ))</ref> Shuyang sits on the Northern Jiangsu Plains and borders the cities of [[Xuzhou]], [[Lianyungang]], and [[Huai'an]] to the north, east, and south.

Shuyang is a pilot administrative division for "provinces governing county level units directly" in Jiangsu, along with [[Kunshan]] and [[Taixing]].

==Etymology==
The name of “Shuyang” was first officially used in 549 AD during [[Eastern Wei]].

The two [[Chinese characters]] in the county's name are “沭” and “阳”, together meaning “in the north of the [[Shu River]]”. As the government and commercial center, the county seat was chosen to be constructed in the north of Shuhe River in 549 AD in order to control the land around the river basin.<ref>（清）唐仲冕修、汪梅鼎等撰，《嘉庆海州直隶州志》，江苏古籍出版社，2008年.</ref>

==History==
[[File:SHUCHENG CITYWALL.png|thumbnail|The City Wall in 1803]]((More citations needed|section|date=March 2023))
Prior to its proclamation as the [[Zhou dynasty|Zhou Dynasty]] in 1111 BC, the area around the north of [[Jiangsu]] was inhabited by the [[Dongyi]], an ancient ethnic group that established numerous city-states. The area around Shuyang belonged to ((Interlanguage link|Tan (later state)|lt=Tan|zh|郯国)) (((Lang-zh|c=郯|labels=no))), one of the [[Dongyi]] states.<ref>（民国）戴仁、张景衡、吴鹏等监修，《民国重修沭阳县志》，江苏古籍出版社，2008年.</ref>

In the late period of the Zhou Dynasty, that is [[Spring and Autumn period]], the [[Lu (state)|State of Lu]] began to expand its power to the south. Part of the region was officially proclaimed as the territory of the State of Lu in 582 BC after the fortress "Zhongcheng" (((Lang-zh|c=中城|labels=no))), was built on the northwest. This is also the first city in this place in accordance with ‘The [[Spring and Autumn Annals]]’, which was compiled by [[Confucius]]. In the [[Warring States period]], the [[Chu (state)|Chu]] conquered and controlled the land of this area.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

After [[Qin's wars of unification]], the [[Qin dynasty|Qin Dynasty]] was established by [[Qin Shi Huang]], the first emperor of China. Houqiu County (((lang|zh-hans|厚丘县))) was founded for administrating the region and the governments of later dynasties generally followed this pattern.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

In 549 AD, the imperial government of [[Eastern Wei]] abandoned the old castle and city wall and moved the local government into a new county seat near the north of [[Shu River]]. In the meantime, the county was changed to the present name, Shuyang County (((lang|zh-hans|沭阳县))). In the following 1400 years, the location of the county seat was kept constant.<ref>((lang|zh-hans|（明）郑复亨修、裴天祐校，《隆庆海州志》，江苏古籍出版社，2000年))</ref>

As the main natural disaster in northern Jiangsu, rain storms and floods were the principle threat to the county in the old days. The castle and city wall of Shuyang was totally destroyed up to the middle of the 15th century. The government rebuilt the city wall until 1512 and was ruined by the floods subsequently. In 1594, the local government started to rebuild a substantial one with plenty of bricks and stones and it was finished in 1616.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

In the [[early modern period]], life in this region was recognised as peaceful and stable for most of the time.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

The area was [[Second Sino-Japanese War|invaded]] by [[Empire of Japan|Imperial Japan]] in 1937. The ancient city wall and other pieces historic architecture were devastated at the beginning of the war.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

==Geography==
Shuyang is in the [[North China Plain]], located approximately ((Convert|260|km|mi)) from [[Nanjing]], and ((Convert|450|km|mi)) from the center of [[Shanghai]].((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) The county stretches ((Convert|60|km|mi)) from east to west, and ((Convert|55|km|mi)) from north to south.<ref name=":1">((Cite web |date=2014-04-10 |title= |script-title=zh:沭阳县概况地图 |trans-title=Shuyang County Overview |url=https://www.xzqh.org/html/show/js/5609.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815073635/https://www.xzqh.org/html/show/js/5609.html |archive-date=2022-08-15 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=xzqh.org |language=zh))</ref>

Shuyang is located in a low-lying plain, with most of its elevation reaching just ((Convert|4.5|m|ft)) to ((Convert|7|m|ft)) above sea level.<ref name=":1" /> Mount Han (((Lang-zh|c=韩山|p=Hán Shān))) is the highest point in Shuyang County, with an elevation of ((Convert|70|m|ft)) above sea level.<ref name=":1" /> It is located within the east of the county, in the [[Towns of China|town]] of ((Interlanguage link|Hanshan, Shuyang County|lt=Hanshan|zh|韩山镇)).((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

===Climate===
Shuyang has a distinct four-season, [[monsoon]]-influenced [[humid subtropical climate]] with hot, humid summers, and generally mild, dry winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] Cfa).

Winters are generally mild and dry. However, cold northwesterly winds from [[Mongolia]] and [[Siberia]] can cause temperatures to drop below freezing in the night, and there has been occasional snowfall in winters in recent years. Summers are hot and humid; southeasterly winds during the summer can push temperatures above ((Convert|35|C|F)). In midsummer, occasional downpours or thunderstorms can be expected.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

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|Jan high C = 	5.8
|Feb high C = 	8.8
|Mar high C = 	14.1
|Apr high C = 	20.4
|May high C = 	25.5
|Jun high C = 	29.5
|Jul high C = 	31.0
|Aug high C = 	30.5
|Sep high C = 	27.0
|Oct high C = 	22.0
|Nov high C = 	14.9
|Dec high C = 	8.1
|Jan mean C = 	0.8
|Feb mean C = 	3.5
|Mar mean C = 	8.4
|Apr mean C = 	14.6
|May mean C = 	20.0
|Jun mean C = 	24.2
|Jul mean C = 	27.0
|Aug mean C = 	26.3
|Sep mean C = 	22.0
|Oct mean C = 	16.2
|Nov mean C = 	9.4
|Dec mean C = 	2.9
|Jan low C = 	-3.0
|Feb low C = 	-0.7
|Mar low C = 	3.7
|Apr low C = 	9.4
|May low C = 	14.9
|Jun low C = 	19.8
|Jul low C = 	23.8
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|Sep low C = 	18.2
|Oct low C = 	11.7
|Nov low C = 	5.1
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|Feb record high C = 25.6 |Feb record low C = -17.1
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|Apr record high C = 31.4 |Apr record low C = -1.2
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|date=August 2010
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==Administrative divisions==
Shuyang County administers 6 [[Subdistricts of China|subdistricts]], 23 [[Towns of China|towns]], 1 [[Townships of China|township]], and 2 other [[township-level divisions]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web |date=2022 |title= |script-title=zh:2022年统计用区划代码（沭阳县） |trans-title=2022 Statistical Division Codes (Shuyang County) |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/32/13/321322.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321175727/http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/32/13/321322.html |archive-date=2023-03-21 |access-date=2023-03-21 |publisher=[[National Bureau of Statistics of China]] |language=zh))</ref>

===Subdistricts===
The county administers the following 6 subdistricts:<ref name=":0" />

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* ((Interlanguage link|Shucheng Subdistrict|zh|沭城街道)) (((lang|zh|沭城街道)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Shizi Subdistrict|zh|十字街道)) (((lang|zh|十字街道)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Nanhu Subdistrict, Shuyang County|lt=Nanhu Subdistrict|zh|南湖街道 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|南湖街道)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Zhangji Subdistrict, Shuyang County|lt=Zhangji Subdistrict|zh|章集街道)) (((lang|zh|章集街道)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Mengxi Subdistrict|zh|梦溪街道)) (((lang|zh|梦溪街道)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Qixiong Subdistrict|zh|七雄街道)) (((lang|zh|七雄街道)))
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===Towns===
The county administers the following 23 towns:<ref name=":0" />
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* ((Interlanguage link|Longji, Shuyang County|lt=Longji|zh|陇集镇)) (((lang|zh|陇集镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Liheng, Shuyang County|lt=Liheng|zh|李恒镇)) (((lang|zh|李恒镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Huji, Shuyang County|lt=Huji|zh|胡集镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|胡集镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Zhaxia, Shuyang County|lt=Zhaxia|zh|扎下镇)) (((lang|zh|扎下镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Qianji, Shuyang County|lt=Qianji|zh|钱集镇)) (((lang|zh|钱集镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Yanji, Shuyang County|lt=Yanji|zh|颜集镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|颜集镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Tanggou, Shuyang County|lt=Tanggou|zh|塘沟镇)) (((lang|zh|塘沟镇)))
* [[Tongyang, Jiangsu|Tongyang]]
* ((Interlanguage link|Machang, Shuyang County|lt=Machang|zh|马厂镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|马厂镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Longmiao, Shuyang County|lt=Longmiao|zh|龙庙镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|龙庙镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Yitao, Shuyang County|lt=Yitao|zh|沂涛镇)) (((lang|zh|沂涛镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Gaoxu, Shuyang County|lt=Gaoxu|zh|高墟镇)) (((lang|zh|高墟镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Miaotou, Shuyang County|lt=Miaotou|zh|庙头镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|庙头镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Gengxu, Shuyang County|lt=Gengxu|zh|耿圩镇)) (((lang|zh|耿圩镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Hanshan, Shuyang County|lt=Hanshan|zh|韩山镇)) (((lang|zh|韩山镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Xinhe, Shuyang County|lt=Xinhe|zh|新河镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|新河镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Huachong, Shuyang County|lt=Huachong|zh|华冲镇)) (((lang|zh|华冲镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Xianguan, Shuyang County|lt=Xianguan|zh|贤官镇)) (((lang|zh|贤官镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Sangxu, Shuyang County|lt=Sangxu|zh|桑墟镇)) (((lang|zh|桑墟镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Wuji, Shuyang County|lt=Wuji|zh|吴集镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|吴集镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Yuelai, Shuyang County|lt=Yuelai|zh|悦来镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|悦来镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Qingyihu, Shuyang County|lt=Qingyihu|zh|青伊湖镇)) (((lang|zh|青伊湖镇)))
* ((Interlanguage link|Liuji, Shuyang County|lt=Liuji|zh|刘集镇 (沭阳县))) (((lang|zh|刘集镇)))
((colend))

===Townships===
The sole township in Shuyang County is ((Interlanguage link|Xixu Township, Shuyang County|lt=Xixu Township|zh|西圩乡)).<ref name=":0" />

=== Other township-level divisions ===
Shuyang County also administers the [[Shuyang Economic and Technological Development Zone]] and the [[Kunshan Industrial Park, Shuyang County|Kunshan Industrial Park]] (((Lang-zh|c=昆山工业园区|labels=no))).<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==
[[File:Shuyang City View 02.JPG|thumbnail|Apartments on the Shuhe Riverside]]As of 2010, Shuyang County had a population of approximately 1.83 million, making it the most populous county in [[Jiangsu]].<ref name=":1" /> Shuyang had a metropolitan population of more than 560,000, according to the [[2010 Chinese census|2010 Chinese Census]].((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) Major areas of population growth in recent years were in suburbs like Nanhu and Mengxi, which are now a part of the metropolitan area.((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) In 2015, the urban area was expected to have a population of approximately 800,000.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))((Needs update|date=March 2023)) Some 30% of the population of the whole region are residents of the metropolitan area.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

==Economy==
During the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]], the economy of Shuyang County was negatively impacted by the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|Japanese invasion of China]] and frequent floods.((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) In the 1950s, the local economy developed rapidly, benefitting from the post-war recovery and further development of agriculture and industry in the region.((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) However, Shuyang County was of decreasing economic importance within [[Jiangsu]] from the time of the [[Cultural Revolution]] onwards.((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) In 1997, under the administration of [[Qiu He]], the government of [[Suqian]], which governs Shuyang County, began undergoing economic reforms focusing on industrialization and privatization.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

As of 2018, Shuyang County had a total [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) of more than 80 billion [[renminbi]] (RMB).<ref name=":2">((Cite web |last=Li |first=Donghe |date=2019-09-09 |title=China offers e-commerce lessons for rural Africa |url=https://www.ifpri.org/blog/china-offers-e-commerce-lessons-rural-africa |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[International Food Policy Research Institute]]))</ref>

Mineral resources within Shuyang County include [[kyanite]], [[quartz]], and [[clay]].<ref name=":1" /> The county's kyanite reserves account for about a quarter of China's national reserves.<ref name=":1" />

Agriculture in Shuyang County is highly digitalized,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">((Cite web |last=Hofman |first=Bert |date=2016-10-29 |title=The Taobao Villages as an Instrument for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2016/10/29/the-taobao-villages-as-an-instrument-for-poverty-reduction-and-shared-prosperity |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=[[World Bank]] |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite journal |last1=Zeng |first1=Yiwu |last2=Guo |first2=Hongdong |last3=Yao |first3=Yanfei |last4=Huang |first4=Lu |date=2019-08-15 |title=The formation of agricultural e‐commerce clusters: A case from China |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/grow.12327 |journal=[[Growth and Change]] |language=en |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=1356–1374 |doi=10.1111/grow.12327 |s2cid=202336060 |issn=0017-4815))</ref> and the [[Counties of China|county]] is home to numerous so-called "[[Taobao]] villages", where a large portion of the rural population is highly engaged in [[e-commerce]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

==Culture==
===Dialect===
There are over 1.7 million people in Shuyang who speak a subdialect of [[Lower Yangtze Mandarin]], called Haisi Dialect.<ref>侍建国，“沭阳音系及其历史演变”，《语言研究》，1992（2）.</ref>((Clarification needed|date=March 2023)) Like most of [[Lower Yangtze Mandarin]], Haisi dialect has five tones due to the preservation of the [[Checked tone|entering tone]] (((Lang-zh|c=入声|p=rù shēng))) of [[Middle Chinese]], more than the four-toned [[Standard Chinese]] which lost the [[entering tone]].<ref>((cite book
 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iEff_YCrGpgC&q=For+example%2C+many+Mandarin+dialects+have+more+than+four+tones.+Hangzhou+has+no+fewer+than+seven%2C+such+that+it+was+previously+classified+as+a+Wu+dialect+%28+Simmons+1992%3B+Baxter+2000%2C+106%E2%80%938%29.+In+the+Jiang-Huai+region+five-tone+dialects+are&pg=PA129
 | title=Language interrupted: signs of non-native acquisition in standard language grammars
 | year=2007
 | author=John H. McWhorter
 | publisher=Oxford University Press
 | edition=illustrated
 | isbn=978-0-19-530980-5
 | page=129
 | quote=For example, many Mandarin dialects have more than four tones. Hangzhou has no fewer than seven, such that it was previously classified as a Wu dialect ( Simmons 1992; Baxter 2000, 106–8). In the Jiang-Huai region five-tone dialects are not uncommon, with six-tone ones reported on the Northern/Central boundary (Norman 1988, 194). These represent a retention of one of the original four tones of Middle Chinese (the rù tone), as distinguished from the more common Mandarin trait of having lost this tone while collapsing the two-way register distinction between the three others into a four-tone contrast not contingent upon register 
 | access-date=23 September 2011))
</ref> The dialect of Haisi has largely lost the initial n, replacing it with l, and the retention of the [[entering tone]] sets it apart from other Mandarin dialects.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

Speakers of the dialect can easily understand other varieties of [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], but not vice versa.((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) As Standard Chinese becomes increasingly powerful in social life, it has largely impacted on the dialect in words, pronunciation, and grammar.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))((Clarification needed|date=March 2023))

===Religions===
Approximately 95% of the population of Shuyang County expressed no religious affiliation, according to the [[2010 Chinese census|2010 Chinese Census]].((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

====Buddhism====
((Unreferenced section|date=March 2023))
It has been unverified when the [[Buddhism]] was first introduced to Shuyang County. It might have been introduced to this region around the 2nd century to the 3rd century by sea. The oldest temple in Shuyang is the Qingliang Temple, which was built before the 9th century.

====Christianity====
((Unreferenced section|date=March 2023))
In 1921, the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian Church]] in the [[United States]] started missionary work in Shuyang County. The current church was built in 1993 in the north of the urban area. The second church was to be opened in 2014.((Needs update|date=March 2023))

=== Opera ===
[[Huaihai opera]] is sung in the region.

==Transportation==
Major roads which run through Shuyang County include the [[G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway]], [[China National Highway 205]], and [[Jiangsu]] Provincial Roads 245, 304, 324, and 326.<ref name=":1" />

The [[Xinyi–Changxing railway]] runs through Shuyang County.<ref name=":1" /> The railway connects the [[Longhai railway]] and [[Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway]] in the north with the [[Nanjing–Qidong railway]], [[Beijing–Shanghai railway]], and [[Xuancheng–Hangzhou railway]] in the south.((Citation needed|date=March 2023)) [[Shuyang railway station]], near the metropolitan area, is a third class station on the Xinyi-Changxing Railway.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

Navigable rivers within Shuyang County include the [[Shu River]], the ((Interlanguage link|Shuxin River|zh|沭新河)), the [[Liutang River]] (((Lang-zh|c=六塘河|p=Liùtáng Hé))), the ((Interlanguage link|Qiangwei River (Xinshu River)|lt=Qiangwei River|zh|蔷薇河 (新沭河))), and the [[Gupo River]] (((Lang-zh|c=古泊河|p=Gǔpō Hé))).<ref name=":1" /> The [[Lianyungang-Suqian Canal]] connects the [[Lianyungang]] Port and the [[Grand Canal (China)|Grand Canal]] is under construction.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

== Sister cities ==
; Domestic
* [[Kunshan]], [[Jiangsu]]
* [[Yiwu]], [[Zhejiang]]
* [[Jinggangshan City|Jinggangshan]], [[Jiangxi]]
* [[Dongxiang County, Jiangxi|Dongxiang County]], [[Jiangxi]]

== References ==
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| Northwest = [[Xinyi, Jiangsu|Xinyi City]] ([[county-level city]] under [[Xuzhou City]])
| North = [[Donghai County]] (under [[Lianyungang City]])
| Northeast = [[Guanyun County]] (under [[Lianyungang City]])
| West = [[Suyu District]] of [[Suqian City]]
| Center = Shuyang County (under [[Suqian City]])
| East = [[Guannan County]] (under [[Lianyungang City]])
| Southwest = [[Siyang County]] (under [[Suqian City]])
| South = [[Huaiyin District, Huai'an|Huai'an District]] of [[Huai'an City]]
| Southeast = [[Lianshui County]] (under [[Huai'an City]])
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