Nantong, located at the confluence of China's eastern coastline and the Yangtze River, north of the mouth of the Yangtze River, 

across the river from Shanghai, the only city in Jiangsu with a deep-water coastal shoreline along the river, is a national historical 

and cultural city, a national civilized city, and one of the first 14 coastal port cities opened to the outside world. It joined the 'trillion 

club' in 2020 and ranked 23rd among large and medium-sized cities in China. Chongchuan District is the main urban area of 

Nantong, the total area of the district is 234 square kilometers, the permanent population is 1.22 million, has jurisdiction over 15 

sub-districts, 2 provincial-level development zones and 1 provincial-level high-tech zone, the most densely populated area in 

Nantong, with the most concentrated production factors and the highest level of urbanization. In 2022, the region has achieved a 

GDP of 167.69 billion yuan and a general public budget revenue of 13.35 billion yuan, both ranking first in Nantong City, and its 

comprehensive strength ranking first in the prefecture-level central urban area of the Yangtze River Delta. National strategies 

such as the 'Belt and Road', the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta 

converge and superimpose in Nantong, as the only city in the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta in Shanghai's '1+8' metropoli-

tan area, it is making every effort to build an important fulcrum for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and an 

important growth pole for the high-quality development of Jiangsu Province, it has become one of the most investment-worthy 

central urban areas in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.