Qidong

This is Qidong

Qidong, a county-level city of Nantong, is a significant gateway to the river and sea at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Facing Shanghai across the Yangtze River, it is no more than 50 kilometers away from Pudong.

LOCALS

Qidong maintains leading air quality in Jiangsu

2026-09-04

Qidong's air quality remained among the best in Jiangsu, with its PM2.5 concentration ranking first in the province for seven consecutive years.
Qidong's shipbuilding sector sees growth in foreign trade from Jan-July

2026-09-02

Qidong recorded 15.67 billion yuan ($2.34 billion) in imports and exports from its marine engineering and shipbuilding sector in the first seven months of this year, up 60.7 percent year-on-year.
Seawall built by Zhang Jian remains in Qidong

2026-08-28

A section of a seawall built about a century ago under the direction of Zhang Jian (1853-1926), a modern Chinese entrepreneur, politician and educator, still stands along the coast east of Lyusi Port in Qidong, Nantong.
China's new deep-water offshore engineering vessel delivered in Qidong

2026-08-25

China's domestically developed new-generation deep-water multifunctional offshore engineering vessel, Hai Yang Shi You 292, was delivered in Qidong on Aug 21.