Of course Haining is good! ! ! Needless to say, Leather City, Haining also has Asia’s first international standard indoor roller skating venue, /. Haining also hosted the 2008 Diamond Cup Women's Basketball Tournament, with six countries participating. The lanterns of Haining Xia Shi have been exhibited in Greece, New Zealand and other places. The Xieqiao mustard and Chang'an banquet balls are even more popular among foreigners. Xucun curtains and Maqiao warp knitting are the pride of our Haining people! ! !
City Overview
Haining City is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, south of Jiaxing City, on the southern edge of the Hangjiahu Plain in the Yangtze River Delta, and on the north bank of the Qiantang River. It is a famous historical and cultural city and one of the top 100 counties in the country. . The geographical coordinates are 30°15’-30°35’ north latitude and 120°18’-120°52’ east longitude. It borders Haiyan County to the east, Qiantang River to the south, faces Shangyu City of Shaoxing City and Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou City across the river, Yuhang District of Hangzhou City to the west, and Tongxiang City and Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing City to the north. The city governs Xiashi Town. It is 125 kilometers east of Shanghai. The Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and the 101 Provincial Highway Hangzhou-Shanghai double track run across the city from east to west, the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway and National Highway 320 cross the northern border, and the east line of the Hangzhou Ring Road runs through the west. With the main framework of "two horizontals and six verticals", city, town and village roads are crisscrossed and extend in all directions. There are 46 graded inland waterways, and the main waterways are connected to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
As of December 31, 2005, Haining City has a total area of ??699.92 square kilometers, a total population of 640,000, and jurisdiction over 4 streets and 8 towns: Xiashi Street, Haizhou Street, Haichang Street, Maqiao Subdistrict; Xucun Town, Chang'an Town, Yanguan Town, Xieqiao Town, Yuanhua Town, Dingqiao Town, Huangwan Town, Zhouwangmiao Town.
Natural environment
The city is located in the Hangjiahu Plain of the Yangtze River Delta, with an inland area of ??699.92 square kilometers, of which plains account for 87.94%, hills account for 1.81%, and waters account for 10.25%. The terrain is long and narrow, 51.65 kilometers long from east to west and 28.94 kilometers wide from north to south. The terrain is flat, sloping from southwest to northeast, with a ground elevation of 4 to 8 meters (Wusong elevation. The same below). The remaining islands and low hills of the ancient land are concentrated in the northeast and southeast of the country. Gaoyang Mountain is the highest, with an altitude of 253.3 meters, and the others are below 200 meters.
Haining belongs to the northern subtropical marine humid climate zone, with a mild climate, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine, and four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 15.9°C, the average annual rainfall is 1187 mm, the sunshine is 2002.9 hours, and the frost-free period is 233.5 days. Because it is located at mid-latitudes, warm and cold air often meet here, causing droughts, floods, winds and other disastrous weather. The soil of the cultivated land is sandy in the south and sticky in the north. It has good structure, coordinated water and air, and moderate pH, which is suitable for the growth of a variety of crops.
Haining belongs to the water network zone of the Taihu Lake Basin. There are two water systems in the territory, the Shangtang River and the Canal. The total length of the river is 1865.4 kilometers, and the river network rate is 5.1%. The water resources are mainly runoff from the river network, with a high utilization rate of external water and controlled exploitation of groundwater. The total water resources are 662 million cubic meters, which can meet the needs of industrial and agricultural production and people's lives. Haining is located on the north bank of the Qiantang River estuary, with a coastline of 55.92 kilometers and a water area of ??21,730 hectares. The seawall is 53.6 kilometers long, accounting for 33.5% of the total length of the seawalls on the north bank. "Haining Tide" is a world-famous natural landscape. The river near Dajianshan in Huangwan Town is the starting point of the "Haining Tide".
Economic Development
In 2003, Haining City's economic and social development continued to maintain a good momentum, and all the goals set at the beginning of the year were fully completed. The GDP for the whole year was 18.813 billion yuan, an increase of 17.4% over the previous year; the total fiscal revenue was 1.808 billion yuan, an increase of 23.2%; the total social investment in fixed assets was 8.022 billion yuan, an increase of 49.5%; the actual utilization of foreign capital was 101 million US dollars, An increase of 105.6%; the total retail sales of consumer goods was 7.305 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 13,265 yuan, an increase of 13.2%; the per capita net income of rural residents was 6,516 yuan, an increase of 8.6%; the registered urban unemployment rate was 4%.
In 2003, there were also some problems and difficulties in economic and social operations: factors and infrastructure constraints in economic development began to become prominent, power supply was seriously insufficient, and construction land supply was tight; it became more difficult to increase agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income; the living conditions of some urban and rural residents It is still difficult, and the employment and social security work of land-expropriated farmers needs to be strengthened; the overall level of opening up to the outside world is not high, and investment attraction work needs to be further strengthened; real estate prices have risen too fast, and the role of consumption in driving economic development is not obvious enough.
The agricultural structure continues to be adjusted and optimized:
The city’s grain planting area is 28,600 hectares, a decrease of 2,520 hectares from the previous year, and the total output is 181,600 tons, a decrease of 16,700 tons from the previous year. The planting area of ??flowers, seedlings, high-quality fruits and other cash crops continued to expand, with the planting area of ??various cash crops reaching 22,600 hectares. The animal husbandry industry is developing well, with high-quality broiler chickens and Hu sheep growing steadily, with the breeding numbers reaching 179.6375 million birds and 435,900 heads respectively. The city's total meat output was 41,900 tons, an increase of 15.7% over the previous year. The total output of aquatic products was 23,100 tons, an increase of 14.4%. The output value of the breeding industry accounts for 55.9% of the total agricultural output value. The degree of agricultural industrialization is constantly improving, with 26 leading agricultural enterprises and 42 various agricultural professional cooperative organizations. Agricultural investment promotion work has been carried out steadily, and industrial and commercial enterprises and private capital have invested 100 million yuan in agricultural funds. Agricultural standardization work has been solidly advanced, and 5 new agricultural standards have been formulated, bringing the total number of agricultural standards in the city to 19. Land consolidation and construction of standard farmland are carried out in an orderly manner, agricultural infrastructure and ecological environment construction are further strengthened, and comprehensive agricultural production capacity has been further improved. The total agricultural output value for the whole year was 1.776 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3% over the previous year, and the agricultural added value was 1.30 billion yuan, an increase of 6.4%.
The industrial economy is growing rapidly:
Prime Minister of Industrial Economy Continuing to expand, the total industrial output value for the whole year was 49.027 billion yuan, an increase of 25.1% over the previous year; the total industrial output value was 49.027 billion yuan, an increase of 18.4% over the previous year. Large-scale enterprises are operating well. The city's enterprises above designated size achieved an industrial output value of 24.357 billion yuan, an increase of 41.9%; accounting for 49.7% of the city's total industrial output value, and realized a total profit and tax of 2.759 billion yuan, of which profits were 1.798 billion yuan, an increase from the previous year. 42.1% and 49.9%, further demonstrating its pillar role in the city's industrial economic development. The development of specialty industries accelerated, with the leather, warp knitting and home textile industries achieving output values ??of 13.197 billion yuan, 12.175 billion yuan and 4.718 billion yuan respectively. The annual industrial investment exceeded 5 billion yuan. The annual investment in industrial production exceeded 5 billion yuan. An increase of 77.2% over the previous year. The self-accumulation and development capabilities of enterprises have been further improved. Industrial electricity consumption reached 1.323 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 21.1% over the previous year. The industrial park in the development zone has intensified its integration and investment efforts. It completed an investment of 4.028 billion yuan throughout the year and achieved sales revenue of 13.368 billion yuan, becoming an important growth point for the city's economic development. The comprehensive score of 11 industrial economic benefit indicators reached 236.48 points, continuing to rank first in Jiaxing City.
Business, tourism, finance, etc. grew rapidly:
The total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole year was 7.305 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7% over the previous year; the urban and rural market trade turnover was 9.999 billion yuan Yuan, an increase of 29.6%. Successfully held a series of "festival activities" such as the China International Qianjiang Tide Watching Festival, Haining China Leather Expo, Haining China Home Textile Expo, and Cross-Strait Warp Knitting Industry Development Seminar, which have effectively promoted the further development of trade and tourism. Investment in the tourism industry has been increased, and tourism projects such as the "Prime Minister's Residence Style Street" have been completed and put into operation. Throughout the year, it received 2.2308 million domestic and foreign tourists and achieved tourism revenue of 2.127 billion yuan, an increase of 19.1% and 33.9% respectively. Service industries such as communications, Internet, and intermediaries continue to grow rapidly, and the consumption structure is clearly upgrading. Consumption hot spots such as housing, automobiles, and education are further formed. Prices remained stable throughout the year and tended to rise, with the cumulative resident price and consumption index reaching 101.3%. The financial aggregate continues to expand. At the end of the year, the deposit balance of banks and other financial institutions in the city reached 18.655 billion yuan, an increase of 33.7% over the previous year, of which the balance of urban and rural residents' savings deposits was 10.921 billion yuan, an increase of 25.7%; the deposit balance reached 12.775 billion yuan, an increase of 5.18%.
Fixed asset investment has a strong growth momentum:
The whole society’s fixed asset investment was 8.022 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 49.5% over the previous year, of which 3.557 billion yuan was completed in private investment above designated size. The "Ten Billion Project" is progressing smoothly, with a total investment of 4.08 billion yuan completed throughout the year, accounting for 50.9% of the total fixed asset investment in the whole society. Key projects have been accelerated. The city's 27 key projects have completed investments of 1.135 billion yuan throughout the year, including 161 million yuan in transportation construction, 402 million yuan in urban infrastructure, and 129 million yuan in power facilities. Kiaxie Highway and Kiajian Highway (section from Yuanhua to Jianshan) were completed and opened to traffic, the 220 kV Chang'an Minyi power transmission and transformation project and the 110 kV Qianjiang power transmission and transformation project were completed and put into operation, and the administrative center and cultural center (cultural center) were put into use. , the reconstruction of the old city of Jingyun Bridge and the greening project on the north side of the Luotang River have been basically completed, key projects such as the education center and the Municipal Party School have been launched, key town sewage treatment joint construction projects, agricultural bridge renovation, new Haining Hotel (tentative name) and economic The construction of a number of key projects such as affordable housing has been accelerated.
Reform and opening up further deepened:
The reform of the administrative approval system continued to advance, and the transformation of government functions accelerated. Enterprise reform continues to deepen, the ownership structure adjustment of state-owned urban collective enterprises and the transformation of labor relations are accelerated, with the cumulative restructuring rate reaching 92.1%. The country has stepped up its efforts to cultivate enterprises for listing, with 2 newly approved joint-stock companies and 1 joint-stock company increasing capital and shares. Actively promote the reform of the household registration management system that unifies urban and rural areas. The market economic order has been further rectified and standardized, the construction of "Credit Haining" has been accelerated, and the development environment has been continuously optimized. Throughout the year, 95 foreign-invested enterprises were newly approved, with contracted foreign capital utilization of US$270 million, an increase of 105.6%. Foreign trade exports grew strongly, with self-operated imports and exports for the year reaching US$805 million, an increase of 78.1%. The foreign trade export team expanded rapidly, with 70 newly licensed companies throughout the year and 199 companies with export performance. Foreign economic cooperation has developed steadily, and the ability of enterprises to expand international markets has been further enhanced. Three overseas cooperation projects were newly approved throughout the year.
There are new developments in science and technology and education:
12 projects were included in various national science and technology plans throughout the year, and 4 were newly recognized as national high-tech enterprises and provincial high-tech enterprises. There are 2 technology enterprises, and the scientific and technological innovation capabilities have been further enhanced. The start-up work of informatization in the park is progressing smoothly, and the construction of informatization demonstration enterprises is in full swing. The education industry has developed healthily. Nanyuan Primary School has been completed and put into use. The follow-up project of Haining No. 1 Middle School is progressing smoothly. The first phase of the overall renovation project of Haining Middle School and the expansion project of the Municipal Experimental Primary School have been completed. The enrollment rate of basic education remains at a high level, with the proportion of junior high school students graduating to senior high school reaching 90.11% throughout the year. Innovating the school-running system, Haining Friendship School, the city’s first privately-funded school for children of migrant workers, was put into operation.
Employment and social security and other work are actively promoted:
The labor market employment mechanism and social security system are further improved, the reform of the basic medical insurance system for urban employees and the new cooperative medical work in rural areas are solidly advanced. The coverage of social security continued to expand, helping more than 1,700 people with employment difficulties to achieve re-employment. At the end of the year, the number of people covered by pension insurance in the city was 54,700, the number of people covered by basic medical insurance was 61,300, and the number of people covered by the new rural cooperative medical insurance was 456,400. Continue to adhere to the "two guarantees" to ensure the basic living standards of low-income residents, employees of enterprises in need, and people in extreme poverty. To combat the SARS epidemic, the public health emergency response mechanism was further established and improved. The integration of urban and rural public transportation and water supply has been accelerated. Family planning work has achieved new results, and the birth rate per capita has remained at a low level.
Haining Tide
Also known as Zhejiang Tide and Qianjiang Tide, it is known as a "wonder in the world" because of its "line across the river". The trend of tide watching in Haining was already popular in the Han Dynasty, and became even more popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Pan Lang, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty, sang: "I always remember watching the tide, and the people of Guoguo are vying to look up the river. When I come to doubt, the sea is empty, and thousands of drums are beating. The tide-riding people stand up to the head of the wave, holding the red flag in their hands without getting wet, don't come any time "Watching it in a dream makes me feel chilled" is a true portrayal of "going on the trend" and "watching the trend" back then.
The formation of Haining tide is related to the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun. Wang Chong, a philosopher of the Eastern Han Dynasty, first put forward the conclusion that "the rise and fall of the waves rise and fall with the moon." Later, long-term research by scientists proved that the Haining tide is formed under the influence of the gravity of the moon and the sun and the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the earth.
"The early tide sets before the late tide comes, and it flows sixty times in one month" (Bai Juyi's poem). There are two tides in Haining every day, the meridian tide on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, which circulates for one week in half a month, especially from the first to the fifth and fifth tides of the lunar calendar. The 15th to 20th tide is the most common, and there are 120 good days for tide watching in a year.
Haining is a popular spot for tide watching, which is related to Haining’s unique geographical conditions. From Qiantang River to Hangzhou Bay, it is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, deep on the outside and shallow on the inside. It is a very typical trumpet-shaped bay. The east side of the estuary is 100 kilometers wide. When it reaches Yanguan Town, Haining, the river is only 3 kilometers wide. When the tide rises, the wide and deep mouth of the bay swallows a large amount of seawater at once. Since the river surface shrinks rapidly and becomes shallow, the rising tide has no time to rise evenly, so the waves behind it push the waves ahead, and each wave is higher than the other, forming a steep waterline. wall.
Haining tide, which was hailed by Su Dongpo as “the eighteenth tide in August, is as spectacular as any in the world”, has developed into a tide-chasing tourism of “one tide, three views and four sceneries”. Watch the "Shuangyong Sumo Meeting Tide" at the large gap about 8 kilometers east of Yanguan Town, watch the "Jiang Hengbai Lian First Tide" in Yanguan, and watch the "Amazing Tide" at the old salt warehouse about 11 kilometers west of Yanguan Town. "The wave breaks the shore and turns back the tide". At night, you can watch the "midnight tide" and enjoy the beauty of listening to the tide.
The unique Haining tide in the world is a gift from nature. Countless celebrity visitors have been fascinated by it for thousands of years. Celebrities such as Bai Juyi, Li Bai, and Su Dongpo left more than a thousand poems praising the tide after seeing the wonders of the world. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Yanguan four times to watch the Haining tide during his six trips to the south of the Yangtze River, and wrote more than 10 poems. Great men of the generation such as Sun Yat-sen and Mao Zedong also came to Haining to watch the tide and left poems and essays. The vast Haining tide has inspired many literati and poets, leaving a wealth of "tide culture" information to the people of Haining who live near the river. A large number of academic works and cultural works about the tide have condensed into a book. Special history textbook.
In recent years, Haining City has accelerated the development of this precious and unique tourism resource, worked hard to improve the tide-watching environment, restored historic sites, built new attractions, and expanded the connotation of tide culture, thereby attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad. Tourists, the grand International Tide Watching Festival has been held every year since 1994, further promoting the development of Haining's tourism industry. Especially in 2000, CCTV and Zhejiang TV jointly broadcast the Haining tide live, which for the first time comprehensively, completely, scientifically and objectively demonstrated the charm of Haining tide to the world, and its influence was far-reaching. Light and colorful eyes reflect the "tide culture"
Xiaoshi lanterns
Haining Xiashi lanterns are famous arts and crafts. It began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. After thousands of years of tempering, it has formed local folk cultural characteristics integrating handicrafts, calligraphy and painting. It has a high degree of craftsmanship value and aesthetic value. It has been listed as a palace tribute as early as the Song Dynasty.
Haining Xia stone lanterns are famous for their exquisite needlework patterns. They are a culmination of poetry, calligraphy, painting, seal cutting, epigraphy, embroidery and other art categories. They contain poetic and picturesque elements, including pavilions, pavilions, birds and animals. , dragon lanterns and colorful boats, exquisite ancient pagodas, walking horse flower baskets, etc. Its craftsmanship includes eight major techniques: "needling, twisting, knotting, tying, engraving, painting, pasting, and mounting." In addition to the same processes as tying the frame, pasting, painting, writing, and assembling that are used to make lanterns in various places, it also requires the completion of calligraphy and painting. On the paper surface (made of five layers of rice paper), extremely meticulous needle punching and shoveling skills are used to remove the gaps outside the calligraphy and painting patterns with knives and needles, and pierce through with needles and knives. The exquisiteness of its production is extraordinary. A lantern may require hundreds of thousands of holes to be pierced, while a lantern may need to be pierced with millions or tens of millions of holes. The lights after acupuncture are transparent and glowing in various colors under the light of lamps and candles. The poet once used the word "thousands of flowers with dense eyes" to describe the scene of acupuncture. A poem once wrote: "The weak bones are knotted with thousands of silk threads, and the light balls are decorated with thousands of brocades; the clouds cage the moon and soul, and the precious energy surrounds the stars. The red sandalwood is petite , Plum makeup powder is delicate and fragrant; wait for three nights to watch, and spend a year busy.”
Haining’s lanterns are not only famous in the south of the Yangtze River, but also famous in the world. In the 2nd year of Xuantong (1910), he won the grand prize at the "Nanyang Entrepreneurship Association" and the "Paris International Exposition" in 1934. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Haining has held many lantern welcoming activities, promoting the development of Xia Shi lantern art. It has also served as an envoy for foreign cultural exchanges and promoted friendly relations between China and the people of other countries. In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai presented a pair of Kipstone lanterns as a national gift to Sri Lankan distinguished guests. In the 1992 National Lantern Invitational Competition, all 14 large and small Kia stone lanterns that participated in the competition won the first prize, causing a sensation in the national lantern industry.
In 1994, the people of Haining presented two pairs of Kipstone lanterns to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Singapore Cabinet Minister, and the Singapore Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. In February 2001, the Xia Shi lanterns were exhibited in New Zealand. The people of Haining presented two pairs of lanterns to the Auckland Municipal Government and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark respectively, once again causing a sensation in a foreign country. In late November 2001, 29 Xia stone lanterns were exhibited in Athens, Greece with the Zhejiang Folk Art Delegation. Their beautiful oriental charm captivated audiences in ancient Western civilizations and were highly appreciated by the Greek people.
Where there is light, there must be meeting. The custom of holding a lantern festival during the Lantern Festival. The custom in Haining is that the lanterns are put up on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival is at its peak on the fifteenth day, and the lanterns are turned down on the eighteenth day. It is collectively called the "Lantern Festival". As a local folk custom, the Haining Xia Stone Lantern Festival has formed a grand occasion of performing lanterns, following lanterns and fighting lanterns during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Whenever the harvest is plentiful and society is prosperous, people spontaneously welcome lanterns, which has been carried out through the generations and has become a common practice. When welcoming the lanterns, people carry various colored lanterns on their shoulders, accompanied by the music of silk and bamboo strings, drums and cymbals, and laugh and walk through the streets. Stay up all night. In recent years, the lantern craftsmanship has shown modern features, such as lamps equipped with electric beads, electric lamps, fluorescent lamps, neon lights and modern lighting art, which are dazzling and dazzling, unmatched by the candles of the past. In particular, the shape is both ancient and modern, which is fascinating.
Haining Xia stone lanterns are a wonderful flower bred by Wuyue culture. They are beautiful, elegant and exquisite, making people forget to leave. In order to carry forward this ancient lantern art, Haining established the "Lantern Research Association". Under the careful guidance of veteran artists, nearly a hundred lantern artists were gathered so that this ancient art could be passed down from generation to generation.
Celebrity culture
Haining has outstanding people and talented people. From the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were 366 Jinshi in Haining. In the Qing Dynasty, the Chen family in Haining had "one family, three pavilions, six books and five ministers". The hairpin branch was very prosperous, ranking first in the country for thousands of years.
A landscape can educate people. The land of Haining gave birth to the scholar Gan Bao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the loyal minister Xu Yuan and the poet Gu Kuang of the Tang Dynasty, the female poet Zhu Shuzhen of the Song Dynasty, the dramatist Chen Yujiao of the Ming Dynasty, the historians Tan Qian and Zha Jiyou, and the elders of Sange in the Qing Dynasty. (Bachelors) Chen Zhilin, Chen Yuanlong, Chen Shiguan, poet Zha Shenxing, chess masters Fan Xiping and Shi Ding'an, calligraphers Chen Yixi and Zha Sheng, bibliophiles Wu Qian and Jiang Guangxu, modern Chinese studies master Wang Guowei, poets Xu Zhimo and Mu Dan, writers Jin Yong and Chen Xuezhao, medical scientist Wang Shixiong, mathematician Li Shanlan, military theorist Jiang Baili, Buddhist masters Taixu and Yinshun, scholar and calligrapher Zhang Zongxiang, exegesis Zhu Qifeng, railway scientist Xu Liliang, and literary historian Song Yunbin , red scholar Wu Shichang, dramatist Shakov, educator Zheng Xiaocang, botanist Qian Chongshu, one of the founders of the Chinese film industry and film artist Shi Dongshan, bibliographer Zhao Wanli, cartoonist Mi Gu, scientist Shen Hong , English educator and translator Xu Guozhang, art theorist Wu Jiafeng, Hong Kong industrialist Cha Jimin, ancient calligraphy and painting connoisseur Xu Bangda, seal carving painter Qian Juntao and many other celebrities. Many celebrities with high taste and great influence have accumulated a unique field of celebrity culture for Haining.
In recent years, Haining has attached great importance to the study of celebrity culture, restored and opened the old house of Chen Ge and the former residences of celebrities such as Wang Guowei and Zhang Zongxiang, established a celebrity research association, and held cross-strait academic seminars on Wang Guowei. , Xu Zhimo Academic Seminar, Shi Dongshan Film Art Seminar, Jin Yong Academic Seminar, Wu Shichang Academic Thought Seminar, Zheng Xiaocang's 20th Death Anniversary Commemoration, Chen Xuezhao's 10th Death Anniversary Commemoration, etc., and successfully hosted the "Haining Cup" Kingdom At the Victoria Opera Essay Award Ceremony, a 31-episode TV series "The Country is Most Important" reflecting the Chen family in Haining was produced and released. The study of celebrity culture has created a pure and elegant cultural atmosphere, and also created a new platform for cultural industrialization, promoting the development of Haining's cultural industry.
Travel Guide
The best time to visit Haining Tide
“The early tide sets and the late tide comes, and the tide flows sixty times a month.” Haining tides occur twice a day, during the day and at night, with an interval of 12 hours. The meridian tides on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month cycle in a half-month cycle. The highest tide reaches 3.5 meters, and the tidal range can reach 8-9 meters. Especially the first to fifth and fifteenth to twentieth days of each month of the lunar calendar are the most popular, so there are 120 good days for tide watching in a year. "Haining can watch tides every day, and there are big tides every month."
Shopping
Xieqiao pickles: Chinese pickles, European sauerkraut and Japanese pickles are known as the three most famous pickles in the world. Zhejiang style pickles is represented by Haining's "Xieqiao" brand. Along with Sichuan-style mustard, it is ranked as the most famous mustard in China. Xieqiao mustard is favored by customers at home and abroad for its excellent color, aroma, and crispy texture.
Haining crape myrtle sugarcane: juicy, sweet and unique in flavor, it is a famous local product in Zhejiang and a well-known sugarcane product in China. Its juice is sweet and refreshing, clears away heat and promotes fluid production, eliminates phlegm and quenches thirst, moistens dryness and promotes intestines, quenches thirst and relieves hangover, reduces fire and lowers qi.
"Haining Three Knives" is famous for its medicine knives, leaf knives and kitchen knives. It is well-known, has an old brand, is cheap and has good quality.
Leather stickers: Born three years ago in Haining City, Zhejiang Province, the "Leather Capital of China", leather stickers have been carefully cultivated by the relevant departments of Haining City. Now they have emerged from the Haining leather industry chain and developed into a brand that contains Tourism products with profound culture.
Special Events
China International Qianjiang Tide Watching Festival from August 16th to August 19th of the lunar calendar
China International Qianjiang Tide Watching Festival is held every year in Yanguan, Haining On the basis of inheriting the traditional tide-watching custom, it also added; colorful large-scale singing and dancing and traditional folk customs display activities, recreating the magnificent scene of people along the river in ancient times offering sacrifices to tides to cure troubles and celebrating peace and prosperity.
Jiaxing Nanhu Tourism Festival is held in May every year.
There are water tourism projects such as placing lotus lanterns, water tug-of-war (grabbing for lotus flowers), white boat riding, rowing performances and other water attractions. During the tourism festival, folk activities such as the Zongzi Festival, farmers' painting exhibitions, folk art exhibitions, photography, calligraphy and painting exhibitions are also held.
Xitang Tourism and Culture Festival Lunar April
During the festival, there is the "April 3rd" Xitang Folk Temple Fair, Xitang Customs Photography Exhibition, Rhododendron Exhibition, Jiashan Rice Wine Traditional Crafts Exhibition and Food Exhibition and other activities.
[Edit this paragraph] Haining Specialties
Haining Leather: Haining leather industry includes tanning, leather clothing and other leather products. It is the largest industry in Haining, accounting for the entire industry. 28.7% of the output value. The foreign trade export volume reached 1.521 billion yuan, accounting for 43.83% of the total foreign trade export value. There are 44,400 employees in the leather industry, accounting for 21.8% of the industrial employees. Haining leather products have been sold all over the country and exported to more than 40 countries in the world. Haining enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of leather and leather clothing in China" and the "capital of leather clothing". The leather industry has made a great contribution to Haining's economic development. Haining's tanning industry mainly produces cattle, sheep and pig clothing leather, shoe upper leather, sofa leather, fur leather and dual-purpose leather. Leather products include leather jackets, leather gloves, leather wallets, leather bags, etc. . The establishment of "Zhejiang Leather and Garment City" in Haining has brought endless business opportunities to the market expansion of Haining's leather products. Haining already has famous brand leather products such as "Snow Leopard" and "Mengnu", and 34 companies have obtained the genuine leather mark for their products.
Xieqiao pickles: Chinese pickles, European sauerkraut and Japanese pickles are known as the three most famous pickles in the world. Zhejiang-style pickles represented by Haining's "Xieqiao" brand are as famous as Sichuan-style pickles. The most famous mustard in China, Xieqiao mustard is favored by customers at home and abroad for its good color, aroma, crispness and tenderness. The main varieties currently cultivated include "Hongwei Half Broken Leaf", etc., and the production is standardized. In recent years, with the development of the market economy and the expansion of product sales channels, Haining's mustard processing industry has risen rapidly. A large number of professional processing enterprises with advanced equipment and strong technical force have emerged, and a number of enterprises have been established in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Europe and the United States. It is a well-known brand in the region and its products are exported to Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and Macao.
Chang'an Banquet Ball: Haining's "Chang'an Banquet Ball" is a delicacy. When people in Chang'an mention "Chang'an Banquet Ball", they will introduce it to you with a proud tone: "Banquet Ball" " is a famous dish in Chang'an and was written into "Chang'an Town Chronicles".
Xiaoshi lanterns: Haining Xiashi lanterns are famous arts and crafts. It began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. After thousands of years of tempering, it has formed local folk cultural characteristics integrating handicrafts, calligraphy and painting. It has a high degree of craftsmanship value and aesthetic value. It has been listed as a palace tribute as early as the Song Dynasty. Haining Xia stone lanterns are famous for their exquisite needlework patterns. They are a culmination of poetry, calligraphy, painting, seal cutting, epigraphy, embroidery and other artistic categories. They contain poetic and picturesque elements, including pavilions, birds and animals, dragon lanterns and colorful boats, and exquisite ancient paintings. Towers, horse flower baskets, etc.
Lagerstroemia sugarcane: juicy, sweet and unique in flavor, it is a famous local product in Zhejiang and a famous sugarcane product in China. Its juice is sweet and refreshing, clears away heat and promotes fluid production, eliminates phlegm and quenches thirst, moistens dryness and promotes intestines, quenches thirst and relieves hangover, reduces fire and lowers qi.
Haining Three Knives: Famous for its medicine knives, leaf knives and kitchen knives, it is well-known, has an old brand, is cheap and has good quality.