# Chumen

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**Chumen** (traditional Chinese: 楚門; simplified Chinese: 楚门; pinyin: *Chǔmén*) is a [town](/source/Towns_of_China) under the jurisdiction of [Yuhuan](/source/Yuhuan), [Taizhou](/source/Taizhou,_Zhejiang), [Zhejiang](/source/Zhejiang) province, China. It is the hometown of China's [pomelo](/source/Pomelo). Chumen is situated in the north of Yuhuan and in the heart of the peninsula. Chumen's area is 37.5km2 (14.5mi²) and as of 2018 there are 18 villages and 3 residential committees under its authority.[1]

## History

In the ancient times Chumen was under the sea where Mount Yaji (丫髻山) and Mount Xiqing (西青山) formed an [estuary](/source/Estuary). It later rose above sea level when the [Yuan dynasty](/source/Yuan_dynasty) (1341–1367) government enclosed the tideland for cultivation. The town was named after the cluster of Chu trees (*[Vitex](/source/Vitex)*) that grew there.[2]

During the [Hongwu Emperor](/source/Hongwu_Emperor)'s reign (1368–1398) in the [Ming dynasty](/source/Ming_dynasty) (1368–1644), he had his imperial army build the town in 1387, and Chumen was first administered by [Yueqing](/source/Yueqing) County. During the reign of the Ming dynasty [Chenghua Emperor](/source/Chenghua_Emperor) (reigned 1464–1487), it became part of Taiping County in 1476. Chumen was governed by Yuhuan officials beginning in 1728, during the [Yongzheng Emperor](/source/Yongzheng_Emperor)'s reign (1722–1735) in the [Qing dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty) (1644–1912). During the [Republican period](/source/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)) (1912–1949), Chumen was reclassified as a town belonging to Yuhuan County. In May 1992, the townships of Tian Ma and Waitang merged into what is now known as Chumen.

## See also

- [List of township-level divisions of Zhejiang](/source/List_of_township-level_divisions_of_Zhejiang)

## References

1. ["zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：楚门镇"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050420/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/33/10/83/331083102.html) (in Chinese). *National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China: Chumen Town*. Archived from [the original](http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/33/10/83/331083102.html) on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-12.

1. Xie Jiuwo (谢旧我) (2010-04-23). ["zh:魅力古镇·诗意楚门 —— 来自“浙江十大经典江南小镇”之一的崭新印象"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181014165253/http://www.jryh.com.cn/html/2010-04/23/content_5_1.htm) (in Chinese). *Today's Yuhuan*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jryh.com.cn/html/2010-04/23/content_5_1.htm) on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

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