Get to know Tinghu District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Yancheng
- Chinese name
- 亭湖区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 800.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
History
The city's first name, Yandu (盐渎), dates from 119 BC and refers to sea-salt boiling and the canals dug to ship it; in 411 it was renamed Yancheng. When Yancheng County was split up in March 1983, the old Yancheng town became the city's urban district, and in 2004 that district was renamed Tinghu.
In March 1941, after the Southern Anhui Incident, the headquarters of the New Fourth Army (新四军) moved into the Taishan Temple (泰山庙), a Ming building on Jianjun West Road (建军西路), and the Central China Bureau of the Communist Party was set up there in May. The temple was restored to its original form in 1984 and in 2006 became a national protected monument.
What to see
Besides the New Fourth Army headquarters site, the district has three Jiangsu provincial monuments: the Qing-period house of Song Cao (宋曹宅) and the Lu Xiufu Shrine (陆秀夫祠), both on Ruxue Street (儒学街), and the former Fifth Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (抗大五分校旧址) on the old Yancheng Middle School campus.
On the coast, Huangjian (黄尖镇) is the town of urban Yancheng nearest the sea and the seat of the World Heritage wetland and a provincial coastal-wetland resort. Its government points visitors to the rare-bird museum of the red-crowned crane reserve and to the story of Xu Xiujuan (徐秀娟), remembered as the red-crowned crane girl. It also promotes the Xinyanggang (新洋港) fishing port and its renovated old street, a Yellow Sea wetland bird-watching festival, and Baguatan (八卦滩), where visitors can try traditional methods of making salt from the sea.
Food and local products
Huangjian chrysanthemums (黄尖菊花) carry a national agricultural geographical-indication mark; the town staged a chrysanthemum culture and art festival in 2023 and also makes sea-salt and salt-carving souvenirs.
Highlights
- New Fourth Army Headquarters Rebuilding Site 新四军重建军部旧址: Ming Taishan Temple where the army's headquarters was rebuilt in 1941; national monument since 2006.
- Lu Xiufu Shrine 陆秀夫祠: Ming shrine on Ruxue Street; Jiangsu provincial monument.
- Huangjian 黄尖镇: Coastal town with the World Heritage wetland, a fishing port and salt-making experience.
- Huangjian chrysanthemums 黄尖菊花: Geographical-indication chrysanthemums; a culture and art festival in 2023.
Sources for this guide
亭湖区 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
新四军重建军部旧址 - 维基百科 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
盐城市区各级文物保护单位列表 - 维基百科 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
盐城亭湖黄尖镇：以文兴业擦亮世遗名片 美学经济赋能乡村振兴 · Huangjian Town Government, Tinghu District (via Xinhua Jiangsu)
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
Explore Tinghu District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Tinghu District
Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds Reserve Visitor Area · Plan your visit
Getting there
Tinghu District is about 8 km in a straight line from central Yancheng. Search for 亭湖区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds Reserve Visitor Area. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Yancheng →More in Yancheng
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 亭湖区 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 新四军重建军部旧址 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 盐城市区各级文物保护单位列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds Reserve Visitor Area · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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