Wenling is a coastal county-level city in the municipal region of Taizhou, in southeastern Zhejiang province, China. It borders Luqiao and Huangyan to the north, Yuhuan to the south, Yueqing to the west, looks out to the East China Sea to the east. Wenling locates on 28°22'N, 121°21'W, approximately 300km south of Shanghai.Administration The county-level city of Wenling currently administers 5 subdistricts and 11 towns.Taiping Subdistrict (Tha-bin Ka-dau)太平街道 Chengdong Subdistrict (Zhin-ton Ka-dau)城东街道 Chengxi Subdistrict (Zhin-shi Ka-dau)城西街道 Chengbei Subdistrict (Zhin-poh Ka-dau)城北街道 Hengfeng Subdistrict (Wan-fon Ka-dau)横峰街道 Daxi Town (Da-chi Cin)大溪镇 Zeguo Town (Dzah-kuoh Cin)泽国镇 Xinhe Town (Shin-ghou Cin)新河镇 Ruoheng Town (Nioh-waon Cin)箬横镇 Songmen Town (Shion-men Cin)松门镇 Wenqiao Town (Uen-jiau Cin)温峤镇 Wugen Town (U-ken Cin)坞根镇 Chengnan Town (Zhin-nae Cin)城南镇 Shiqiaotou Town (Zhih-jiau-deu Cin)石桥头镇 Binhai Town (Pin-he Cin)滨海镇 Shitang Town (Zhih-daon Cin)石塘镇 Language Like the majority of areas in Zhejiang, most people from Wenling speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, known as Wenling Hua. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and partially intelligible with Shanghainese. There is also a small portion of Min Nan speakers in the southeastern regions, especially in Shitang Town. The linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to three languages, when Mandarin is included.History Early to Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Wenling was part of Dong'ou, and belonged to Minzhong Prefecture by the time of Qin Dynasty, then belonged to Kuaiji Prefecture during Han Dynasty. From Tang Dynasty to Ming Dynasty, Wenling belonged to Huangyan of Taizhou and Yueqing of Wenzhou.In 1469, Ming Dynasty, on the land of Wenling there set up Taiping County by separating southern Fangyan, Taiping, Fanchang three villages out of Huangyan. Shanmen village and Yuhuan village of Yueqing County was ceded to Taiping County later in 1476. In 1513, the county seat built 2.5 kilometers of city wall, roughly squared, therefore got the name of "square castle". In 1914, the county was renamed Wenling to distinguish the counties with same name in Shanxi Province, Sichuan Province, Anhei Province. "Wenling" which stood for warm mountain, once was another name of Wenqiao Town.Wenling liberated on May 28th, 1949, and the county government was created. In March, 1994, Wenling withdrew the county to the city.希望帮到你啦~