Wenling

Wenling[1] 温岭市
County-level city
Wenling[1] Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°022′N 121°022′E / 28.367°N 121.367°E / 28.367; 121.367Coordinates: 28°022′N 121°022′E / 28.367°N 121.367°E / 28.367; 121.367
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Taizhou
Area
• Land	926 km2 (358 sq mi)
• Water	1,079 km2 (417 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,366,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)	(0)576
License Plate Prefix	浙J
Website	www.wl.gov.cn

Wenling (Wenling dialect: Ueng-ling Zy [ʔuəŋ ʔliŋ zɿ]; simplified Chinese: 温岭市; traditional Chinese: 溫嶺市; pinyin: Wēnlǐng Shì) is a coastal county-level city in the municipal region of Taizhou, in southeastern Zhejiang province, China. It borders Luqiao and Huangyan to the north, Yuhuan to the south, Yueqing to the west, looks out to the East China Sea to the east. Wenling locates on 28°22'N, 121°21'E, approximately 300 km (190 mi) south of Shanghai.

Jiangxia Tidal Power Station is located there as well as a number of e-waste recycling centers which have contributed to soil contamination in the region.^[2]

Because of its geographical location, Wenling has long suffered from typhoons. On August 12, 2004, Typhoon Rananim, the sixth strongest typhoon in PRC history, landed in Shitang Town, Wenling. On 10 August 2019, Typhoon Lekima, the third strongest in PRC history, came ashore at Chengnan Town, Wenling.

Administration[]

Songmen (labelled as Sung-men 松門) (1953)

The county-level city of Wenling currently administers 5 subdistricts and 11 towns.

• (Tha-bing Ka-dau)太平街道
• (Zhing-tung Ka-dau)城東街道
• (Zhing-shi Ka-dau)城西街道
• (Zhing-puk Ka-dau)城北街道
• (Wang-fung Ka-dau)橫峰街道
• (Da-khi Cing)大溪鎮
• (Dzak-kuk Cing)澤國鎮
• (Shing-ghou Cing)新河鎮
• (Niak-wong Cing)箬橫鎮
• (Shiung-meng Cing)松門鎮
• (Ueng-giau Cing)溫嶠鎮
• (U-keng Cing)塢根鎮
• (Zhing-nae Cing)城南鎮
• (Zhik-giau-deu Cing)石橋頭鎮
• (Ping-he Cing)濱海鎮
• (Zhik-dong Cing)石塘鎮

Language[]

Like the majority of areas in Zhejiang, most people from Wenling speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, known as . It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and partially intelligible with (also Wu) Shanghainese. There is also a small portion of Min Nan speakers in the southeastern regions, especially in Shitang Town. The linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to three languages, when Mandarin is included.

History[]

During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, Wenling was not part of the Chinese state but rather part of the separate culture of Dong'ou. Following the 3rd-century BC conquests of the Qin Empire, it was incorporated into the before being moved to Kuaiji under the Han. From the Tang to the Ming, Wenling was divided between Taizhou's Huangyan District and Wenzhou's Yueqing District.

In 1469, was formed in the area from Fangyan, Taiping, and Fanchang, three villages formerly incorporated into Huangyan. Yueqing County's Shanmen and Yuhuan villages were ceded in 1476. In 1513, the county seat built 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) of city wall, roughly squared, giving it the name of "Square Castle". In 1914, the county was renamed Wenling to distinguish it from counties with same name in Shanxi, Sichuan, and Anhui. Wenling ("warm mountain") was once another name of .

Wenling was conquered by Communist forces on May 28, 1949, and the county government was created. In March 1994, Wenling was made a county-level "city".

Transportation[]

Wenling Railway Station is located in Daxi Town, North-West of Wenling. It is part of the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Railway, and has connected to high speed rail lines that runs in 300 km/h. In 2017, its annual ridership is about 8.5 million.

Wenling is 26 km (16 miles) away from the Taizhou Luqiao Airport, located in the city centre of Taizhou.

Wenling also connects to the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou expressway.

Food[]

QianGao

1. QianGao (嵌糕; pinyin: QiànGāo) is made with rice cake (NianGao) and many different dishes like fried noddle, carrots, potatoes, pork, tofu, and whatever people want. QianGao is shaped like a big dumpling, and all the dishes are stuffed inside of it.^[3]
2. 

   ShanFenHu
   ShanFenHu (山粉糊; pinyin: ShānFenHú) is made with ShanFen which is the powder made from potato related plants. ShanFenHu is sticky and gel-liked. People can add different things in it. For example, if people want it to be salty, they can add pork, mushroom, beans, tofu, peanut, and so on. If people want it to be sweet, they can add red date, raisin, lotus seed, brown sugar, and so on.^[4]
3. 

   PaoXia
   PaoXia (泡虾; pinyin: PàoXiā) is one of the most famous snacks people can buy on the street in Wenling. It is translated as "Fried Shrimp," but it is not actual shrimp. It is fried dough made with wheat flour and stuffed with pork and cabbage.^[3]
4. 

   ChuiYuan
   ChuiYuan (炊圆; pinyin: ChūiYuán) is made with glutinous rice. And people put dried small shrimp, pork, tofu, carrot inside the glutinous rice bun.^[3]
5. MaiBingTong (麦饼筒; pinyin: MàiBingTong) is made with paste mixed with Pseudognaphalium affine and some other green vegetable juices. People can add pork, stir-fry egg, shrimp, onion, stir-fried noodle, and so on within the thin slice of the paste and make a roll out of it.^[3]

MaiBingTong

Economy[]

The economy of Wenling is relatively developed. In 2018, its nominal GDP exceeds 100 billion, becoming the first city (or county, district) in Taizhou to have 100 billion GDP. Its GDP per capita is about 83,300 RMB (12,607 US dollar).

Listed companies[]

Disasters[]

On 13 June 2020, a fuel truck crashed and exploded, killing 19 and injuring over 170 people in Liangshan Village, close to the city of Wenling.^[5]

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