Haimen, Jiangsu Province, China

🇨🇳 Haimen is a district of Nantong, Jiangsu province. It is located at the opposite side of the Yangtze River to Shanghai and is directly north of Chongming Island except for a small portion that forms Haimen District's Haiyong Town. Haimen is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haimen. Haimen is located in the poorer north Jiangsu region and together with Qidong City, traditionally has one of the highest rates of liver cancer in China and in the world, with upwards of 1 out of every 10 adults in the rural areas dying from liver cancer.

Haimen is divided into twenty-one towns and one township, the pene-exclave of Haiyong on Chongming. These towns are further divided into 231 villages and three fish villages. 19 towns • Haimen (海门镇) • Sanxing (三星镇) • Desheng (德胜镇) • Sanchang (三厂镇) • Changle (常乐镇) • Qilin (麒麟镇) • Yuelai (悦来镇) • Wannian (万年镇) • Sanyang (三阳镇) • Sijia (四甲镇) • Huolong (货隆镇) • Yudon (余东镇) • Zhengyu (正余镇) • Baochang (包场镇) • Liuhao (刘浩镇) • Linjiang (临江镇) • Wanghao (王浩镇) • Shuxun (树勋镇) • Dongzaogang (东灶港镇) 6 townships • Haiyong (海永乡) - It is only township and its area is 9 km² (3.5 sq mi). It is pene-enclave on Chongming Island, most of which belongs to Shanghai.

Transport With easy access to the Sea and Yangtze River, transportation is very convenient. Less than 2 hours driving distance to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, about 40 mins driving distance to Nantong Xingdong Airport and Nantong Railway Station, which has high speed bullet train. There are multiple entries to the national Highway system, e.g. G40 Expressway. Close to Port of Nantong, Haimen is currently developing its own county level sea port in DongZaoGang town. There is an easy access to Sutong Yangtze River Bridge to cross the Yangtze, as well as ferry service.

Haimen railway station opened in 2019 as an intermediate stop on the Nanjing–Qidong railway.