Tianning, Changzhou

Tianning District (simplified Chinese: 天宁区; traditional Chinese: 天寧區; pinyin: Tiānníng Qū; lit. 'heaven tranquility') is one of five districts under the jurisdiction of Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. The local language is the Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese. The postal code for the district is 213003.

Tianning 天宁区
District
Tianning District in June 2017
Tianning Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°47′34″N 119°59′57″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Changzhou
Area
• Total	153.93 km2 (59.43 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	640,000
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	213000

The Tianning District covers an area of 68 square kilometers. In 2007 the total population was recorded at 520,000 people.^[1]

The area is most famous for the Tianning Temple for which the district is named. The temple is home to the tallest pagoda in the world. The pagoda forms the most notable landmark in the downtown area.^[2]

Tianning District is also home to Hongmei Park (红梅公园; 紅梅公園), which borders the temple grounds to the north. The park is reported to attract 200 million tourists each year. It is also home to Red Plum Pavilion, a structure originally built 1000 years ago, as well as the Yizhou Pavilion, built to commemorate the poet Su Dongpo,^[3] who died in Changzhou.

Administrative divisions

At present, Tianning District has 6 subdistricts and 1 other.^[4]

6 subdistricts

Lanling (兰陵街道) Chashan (茶山街道) Diaozhuang (雕庄街道)

Hongmei (红梅街道) Qinglong (青龙街道) Tianning (天宁街道)

1 Other

• Tianning Economic Development Zone (天宁经济开发区)

Economy

Da Niang Dumpling has its corporate headquarters in the district.^[5]

Tourist attractions

The district houses many ancient bridges, such as Xinfang Bridge and Zhongxin Bridge.^[6][7]

Chongfa Temple is a former Buddhist temple located within the Renmin Park and now is a teahouse.

Notes

1. "Tianning Investment". www.tn-invest.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. Xinhua (2007-04-30). "Buddhists gather to inaugurate world's tallest pagoda". China Daily. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
3. "Tianning Investment". www.tn-invest.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. "常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
5. "Join us" (Archive). Da Niang Dumpling. Retrieved on September 9, 2014. "Add: No. 7 Gucun, Changhzou City, Jiangsu Province" - Chinese address (Archive): "地址：江苏省常州市古村7号 邮编：213003"
6. 常州市新坊桥. china-qiao.com (in Chinese). 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
7. 《中新桥》. czcjda.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

External links

• Official site of the Tianning district government (Chinese)