first line of Taizhou Rail Transit opened in December 2022. Language and culture Like the majority of areas in Zhejiang, most people from Taizhou speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, known as Taizhou Wu. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and only partially intelligible with Shanghainese. There is also a small portion of Min Nan and Wenzhou dialect speakers in the southern regions. None of these three languages are mutually intelligible amongst each other, but the linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to four languages, when Mandarin is included. The city's people are reputed to be industrious and business-minded, although not to the same degree as neighboring Wenzhou. Many people from the area have migrated abroad after economic reforms began in China in 1978. The city's seafood is of note. Education Taizhou University Notable people Ji Gong () Chen Fangyun () - electrical engineer and recipient of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" Meritorious Award Li Shufu () Fan Yilin- 2015 & 2017 Uneven Bars World Gymnastics Champion Zhou Jieqiong (; ), - Produce 101 Contestant, member of I.O.I Xu Jiaqi () - SNH48 Member of Team SII, member of sub-unit 7SENSES, member of THE9 Tourism Linhai Ancient Great Wall, the only Great Wall in southern China. Guoqing Temple, Mountain Tiantai The Guoqing Temple where the Tiantai (), an important school of Buddhism in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam originates, is located here. In Japan the school is known as Tendai, and in Korea it is known as Cheontae. Sister cities Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States (2012) Hanau, Germany See also List of twin towns and sister cities in China Ruyi Bridge References External links Government website of Taizhou Geely Group Cities in Zhejiang Prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang