Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and so on. Economy The economy of Yancheng City has sustained its momentum. Preliminary statistics found that in 2015 gross regional products of the city was RMB 421,250,000,000, a 10.5 percent increase by comparable price from previous year. Agriculture has increased by RMB 51,653,000,000 in value, a 3.6 percent increase from previous year; industry has increased by RMB 192,547,000,000 in value, a 10.5 percent increase from previous year; tertiary business has increased by RMB 177,050,000,000 in value, a 12.5 percent increase from previous year. Gross regional products per capita was RMB 58,299 (or US$8,862 at the average exchange rate of 2015), a 10.4 percent increase from previous year. Education Universities and colleges Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng Teachers University High schools Jiangsu Yancheng Wuyou Senior High School Jiangsu Yancheng Middle School Jiangsu Yancheng Jingshan Middle School Tinghu High School of Jiangsu Province Jiangsu Funing Middle School Jiangsu Yancheng NO.1 Middle school Tourism Outdoor activities include the Yangcheng wetlands and salt marshes, home of some unique and endangered species, including Père David's deer and the red-crowned crane. There is also a famous food street in east road springing up in recent years in which there are many restaurants in the style of Huizhou architecture. Notable people Lu Xiufu Qiao Guanhua Hu Qiaomu Hau Pei-tsun Taylor Wang Wei Yi Luo Xiaojuan Xu Sihai – purple tea pot expert and curator Twin cities Yancheng is twinned with the following domestic and foreign cities. Domestic Turpan, Xinjiang Taiyuan, Shanxi Yanbei Prefecture, Shanxi Qinzhou, Guangxi Wuxi, Jiangsu Xicheng District, Beijing Zhuhai, Guangdong Qinhuangdao, Hebei Jilin, Jilin Yan'an, Shaanxi Yangjia, Shanxi Haikou, Hainan Dachuan, Sichuan Changning District, Shanghai Lhasa, Tibet Dandong, Liaoning Xuhui District, Shanghai International Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy (since October 1, 1992) Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea (June 13, 1998) Deva, Romania (November 12, 1998) Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan (November 8, 2002) San Diego, California, United States (October 20, 2003) Formal paper to be signed Hagen, Germany St. Petersburg, Russia Brescia, Italy In addition, the county-level city of Dafeng, administered by Yancheng, is also twinned with Ascoli Piceno, Italy (September 2001) and Guri, South Korea (February 20, 2003) respectively. References External links Government website of Yancheng (available in Chinese and English) Yancheng Local portal (in Simplified Chinese) Yancheng comprehensive guide with open directory (Jiangsu.NET) Yancheng Tourism Board (in Simplified Chinese) Yancheng Introduction (Yancheng Middle School) Extensive background on Yancheng history.