Gaoyou, also called Qinyou, is a cultural city with a long history in the centre of China's Jiangsu province, located in theYangtze River Delta on the north side of the Yangtze River. As the historical and cultural city in Jiangsu, it is home to the Chinese folk songs and philately. With a civilized history of 7,000 years and 2,100 years of city history, Gaoyou is the only county-level city that is named after You, literally meaning Post, among China’s more than 2,000 counties. Longqiuzhuang site in Gaoyou, which represents the prehistoric culture in eastern China, has evidence of rice growing dating back to 7,000 years. As an economically developed city, Gaoyou boasts convenient transport, prosperous businesses, beautiful environment and rich resources. It is building itself into a city featuring ancient culture and modern civilization and has been listed into the Top 100 Counties in China for many consecutive years, into the first batch of historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province, and National Ecological Demonstration Zone.