Linhai (; Tai-chow dialect: Lin-he) is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in Taizhou,

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

Province situated on the banks of the Lin River in Eastern China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,114,146 inhabitants even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is much smaller. Its

Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

of the

Sacred Heart of Jesus The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( la, Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This dev ...

is the episcopal see of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Linhai The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taizhou/Linhai ( la, Taeceuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Taizhou, Zhejiang in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China. History * August 10, 1926: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Tai ...

History and sights

File:Linhai Ancient City Wall, 2016-06-10 10.jpg, Linhai Ancient City Wall, dubbed the "Great Wall of Jiangnan" File:20211003 临海站新站房以及临时站房.jpg,

Linhai Railway Station Linhai railway station is a railway station on the Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway located in Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China. This station is also served by the Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway, opened on 8 January ...

Its wall attracts many tourists. According to the tickets for access to the wall, construction of the wall, originally over long, began in the

Jin Dynasty (266–420) The Jin dynasty (; ) or the Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the (司馬晉) or the (兩晉), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed from 266 to 420. It was founded by Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), eldest son of Sima Zhao, who had pr ...

and was not finished until the Sui (581–618) and Tang (618–907) Dynasties. The northern portion, along a high ridge, and the western & southern portions, along the Lin River, still exist and are in good condition.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Gucheng Subdistrict (), Dayang Subdistrict (), Jiangnan Subdistrict (),

Datian Subdistrict Datian may refer to the following locations in China: *Datian County (大田县), of Sanming, Fujian *Datian Station (大田站), freight station of the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Railway in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Datian Subdistrict (� ...

(), Shaojiadu Subdistrict () Towns: * Xunqiao (), Dongcheng (), Xiaozhi (), Taozhu (), Shangpan (), Duqiao (), Yongquan (), Youxi (), Hetou (), Yanjiang (), Kuocang (), Yongfeng (), Huixi (), Baishuiyang ()

Climate

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic - Catholic see
County-level cities in Zhejiang Taizhou, Zhejiang {{Zhejiang-geo-stub