How big is Yilin Town in Funing County?

Yilin Town, a famous historical and cultural town, was founded in the ninth year of Yongzheng (173 1) and has a history of more than 270 years. The name of Yilin Town can be traced back to the 18th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1385). People from Suzhou and other places in the south of the Yangtze River came in succession to escape the bandits' rebellion.

Yilin town map

Today, Yilin area has been reclaimed as a farm, which is the drive away of Hongwu. At that time, Tao Yilin moved from Suzhou to the local area (then Shanyang County), and the local area was named after a famous family. Yilin Town is located at the southwest edge of Funing County, with Huai 'an in the west and Yancheng in the southeast. It is the end of the main tributary of Sheyang River and the traffic is very convenient. Tao clan, accounting for more than half, is the proverb "Yilin peaches can't be eaten".