Rugao
Rugao
如皋市 | |
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  Rugao Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°14′46″N 120°35′28″E / 32.246°N 120.591°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Nantong |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,576.47 km2 (608.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,241,700 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 226500 |
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| Chinese | 如皋 | ||||||||
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Rugao (Chinese: 如皋; pinyin: Rúgāo) is a county-level city under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, located in the Yangtze River Delta on the northern (left) bank of the river.
History
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In 411, the western part of then Hailing (Taizhou) was separated from the county to create Rugao county, which named after a coastal village. During the Sui dynasty, the county was merged into Ninghai county. Restored in 952, the county was transferred to then Tongzhou in 1724.[2] Around the 1930s, Rugao was the most populous county in then Jiangsu province.[3] Two county governments of the New Fourth Army were established in the then county: Ruxi (literally Western Rugao) and Rugao (1940–5, was renamed as Rudong by the CPC in November 1945), while the Tongzhou-Yangzhou Canal marked the boundary between the two regions, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Ruxi succeed to the designation Rugao in 1945, the reshuffling of territory came true only in January 1949, when the CPC totally controlled the area. On 1 June 1990, with approval of the State Council, Rugao was turned into a county-level city, which went into effect in 1991.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]At present, Rugao City has one subdistrict and 19 towns.[4]
- 1 subdistrict
- Rucheng (如城镇)
- 19 towns
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Rugao (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
11.5 (52.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.9 (2.00) |
49.0 (1.93) |
74.5 (2.93) |
64.6 (2.54) |
92.1 (3.63) |
156.0 (6.14) |
206.4 (8.13) |
177.0 (6.97) |
91.7 (3.61) |
54.5 (2.15) |
56.9 (2.24) |
36.7 (1.44) |
1,110.3 (43.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 117.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.3 | 127.4 | 155.3 | 178.3 | 182.2 | 135.5 | 170.1 | 186.6 | 167.3 | 169.3 | 140.3 | 142.2 | 1,879.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Economy
[edit]In 2017, Rugao formed a joint venture with Steve Saleen and his business partner Charlie Wang (Xiaolin Wang, in Chinese), creating a company named "Jiangsu Saleen Automotive Technology" (Chinese: 赛麟汽车) in Rugao, with Charlie Wang as Chairman, CEO, and majority owner of the company.[7][8][9][10][11] Charlie Wang had been CEO of GreenTech Automotive, before it went bankrupt.[12] Only Nantong Jiahe, a state-owned shareholder, invested in the joint venture–it invested CNY3.4 billion (US$481.3 million) and owned 34% of the company; the other four shareholders of the company were shell companies controlled by Wang.[10][11][13] The company was to produce and distribute vehicles in China for the Chinese market.[14] CEO Wang said he wanted to turn the company into a brand rivaling Porsche.[15]
The company's only mass-produced model that it sold was the low-end pure electric microcar called the "MaiMai", with a maximum speed of 100 km/h, which was introduced in 2019.[16][17][18][13][19] However, only 31 had been sold as of May 2022.[16][10] It had been built at a cost of CNY 5 billion (US$751 million).[10] In February 2020, the company's Rugao factory was closed.[13]
The Chinese government said that Charlie Wang embezzled nearly $1 billion in state funds.[11] Wang then absconded to the United States.[16] The Nantong Intermediate People's Court put the company up for auction on May 30, 2022, including the company's uncompleted production facility in Rugao that was supposed to be completed in 2019 and be able to produce 150,000 cars per year.[11][10]
Education
[edit]- Baipu Middle school (1950)
Tourism
[edit]- Shuihui Garden
- Lingwei Taoist Temple
- Red Army Memorial Museum
Notable people
[edit]- Henry Lee, criminologist
- Huang Beijia, writer
- Xiaowei Zhuang, biophysicist
- Zhu Meifang, materials scientist
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugao" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ a b 中国历史地名大辞典 [The Great Encyclopaedia of Chinese Historical Toponyms]. p. 1154. ISBN 978-7-500-44929-4.
- ^ 江苏省志・人口志 [Jiangsu Provical Gazetteer, Volume on Demography]. Fangzhi Publishing House. pp. 90–8. ISBN 978-7-801-22526-9.
- ^ "南通市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Ryan Erik King (May 8, 2022). "Seized Saleen Factory in China Slated for Auction; The Chinese government took control of the production facility amid a corruption scandal," Jalopnik.
- ^ Saleen, Steve (July 31, 2020). "How Chinese Officials Hijacked My Company", The Wall Street Journal,
- ^ Shashank Bengali (August 13, 2020). "Car legend Steve Saleens China Venture Collapses," The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c d e Chengyu Yang (May 9, 2022). "Scandal-Ridden Auto Brand Saleen to Go Under the Hammer; An international scam worth CNY 6.6 billion comes to an end, with the formal launch of the judicial auction of assets owned by Saleen Automobile. Its CEO is suspected of embezzling state-owned capital," Equal Ocean.
- ^ a b c d Ryan Erik King (May 8, 2022). "Seized Saleen Factory in China Slated for Auction; The Chinese government took control of the production facility amid a corruption scandal," Jalopnik.
- ^ Leo Breevoort (July 10, 2022). "The Big Read – Saleen – A sports car for everyone," Car News China.
- ^ a b c Tang Liuyang (July 3, 2020). "Saleen China Chair Protests His Innocence as State-Backer Takes Auto JV to Court," YiCia Global.
- ^ Wang, Joey (15 November 2017). "Saleen Is Now Chinese, Steve Relegated To Vice Chairm".
- ^ Viknesh Vijayenthiran (December 1, 2017). "Saleen reveals S1 sports car, plans Chinese production," Motor Authority, December 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Seized Plant of Chinese NEV Maker Saleen to Be Auctioned Off". yicaiglobal.com.
- ^ "Saleen Maimai electric vehicle for China". Small Cars Club. 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Saleen to announce price of MaiMai BEV during China's "Double 11" shopping spree". Autonews. October 22, 2019.
- ^ Xu Dawei, Su Jiede (October 1, 2020). "Electric Shock; As local authorities jumped on the new energy vehicle bandwagon, many found that lack of regulation and low barriers to entry are seeing a greater drive toward bankruptcy than profits," News China.
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese) Rugao government
- (in Chinese) Rugao City English guide (Jiangsu.net)
- (in English and Chinese) "Illustrated Album of Yangzhou Prefecture", from 1573 to 1620, has illustrations of Rugao
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