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Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel
The Nanjing Yingtian Avenue Yangtze River Tunnel, formerly Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel, is a tunnel under the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. The tunnel connects the Pukou District to Jiangxin Island in the city of Nanjing. Construction of the tunnel began in 2005. The tunnel broke through in 2009 and was opened in May 2010. The tunnel has renamed on 20 December 2019. The road continues over the Jiajiang Bridge, crossing the smaller Jiajiang branch of the river, into the Jianye District Jianye District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. History Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3AD, in large part because of its position on the Yangtze River. ... of Nanjing. See also * Yangtze River bridges and tunnels References Road tunnels in China Transport in Jiangsu {{PRChina-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a total recorded population of 9,314,685 . Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administrative divisions by area, third smallest, but the List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, fifth most populous and the List of Chinese administrative divisions by population density, most densely populated of the 23 provinces of the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu has the highest GDP per capita of Chinese provinces and second-highest GDP of Chinese provinces, after Guangdong. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze River passes through the southern part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the List of rivers by discharge, seventh-largest river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the demographics of China, country's population. The Yangtze has played a major role in the history of China, history, culture of China, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war. The prosperous Yangtze Delta generates as much as 20% of historical GDP of China, China's GDP. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangxin Island
Jiangxin Island, or Jingxinzhou (), is a spear-shaped island in the middle of the Yangtze, east of the Jianye District in Nanjing, China,''5 Nanjing Sites off the Beaten Track'' City of Nanjing. Retrieved May 12, 2014. from the city's downtown district."Nanjing Proposed to Build Sino-Singapore Eco Hi-Tech Island". ''The Grid.'' Global Site Plans. November 28, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014. It is best known for the wide variety of grapes produced on the island and its annual Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukou
Pukou District (), is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, lying northwest across the Yangtze River from downtown Nanjing. The district was formerly the southern terminus of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway; railcars had to be ferried across the river until it was bridged in 1968. Administrative subdivisions Pukou has administrative jurisdiction to 9 subdistricts: * Defunct - Shiqiao Town () merged with Shiqiao Town () & Wujiang Town () merged into Qiaolin Subdistrict Geography Pukou District is located at the northwestern of Nanjing city, between the Yangtze River and Chu River. It is separated from the main part of the city by the Yangtze River with hundred miles of mountains and forests. It has an area of 902 square kilometers with a population of 480 thousand. Climate Pukou District has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railway Construction Corporation
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (abbreviated CRCC) is a listed construction enterprise based in Beijing, China, that was the second largest construction and engineering company in the world by revenue in 2014. The limited company was incorporated in 2007 in order to float the assets of China Railway Construction Corporation roup(CRCCG, , or the holding company) in Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchange. CRCCG retained some assets which was deemed not suitable to float in the stock exchange. Corporate structure CRCCG is under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Since February 2008, A shares and H shares of CRCC are listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The financial report of the parent company (holding company) is not disclosed. As both parent and subsidiary share almost the same English name, one without the word "Limited" (they have different names in Chinese), the business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukou District
Pukou District (), is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, lying northwest across the Yangtze River from downtown Nanjing. The district was formerly the southern terminus of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway; railcars had to be ferried across the river until it was bridged in 1968. Administrative subdivisions Pukou has administrative jurisdiction to 9 subdistricts: * Defunct - Shiqiao Town () merged with Shiqiao Town () & Wujiang Town () merged into Qiaolin Subdistrict Geography Pukou District is located at the northwestern of Nanjing city, between the Yangtze River and Chu River. It is separated from the main part of the city by the Yangtze River with hundred miles of mountains and forests. It has an area of 902 square kilometers with a population of 480 thousand. Climate Pukou District has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiajiang Bridge
Jiajiang County () is a county in central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city. Museums * The Tenfu Tea Museum China Tea Travels website, September 23, 2008 Cultural attractions * Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area, dating to the .Climate References Further reading * Eyferth, Jacob"De-Industrialization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianye District
Jianye District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. History Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3AD, in large part because of its position on the Yangtze River. Administrative subdivisions Jianye has administrative jurisdiction over the following 6 subdistricts: * Defunct - Binhu Subdistrict () & Nanhu Subdistrict () both subdistricts merged with Mochu Subdistrict that formerly part of Gulou District to form Mochouhu Subdistrict under Jianye. The Jianye district is responsible for the administration of the following urban areas: Transportation Rail service is available at the Yuantong Station between Line 1 and Line 2 Line 1 service at Olympic Stadium Station, and Line 2 service at Olympic Stadium East Station, Mochouhu Station, Jiqingmendajie Station, Xinglongdajie Station, Yurundajie Station, and Youfangqiao Station of the Nanjing Metro. Jiangxin Island may be reached via th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze River Bridges And Tunnels
The bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River carry rail and road traffic across China's longest and largest river and form a vital part of the country's transportation infrastructure. The river bisects China proper from west to east, and every major north–south bound highway and railway must cross the Yangtze. Large urban centers along the river such as Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing also have urban mass transit rail lines crossing the Yangtze. Pontoon bridges have been used by militaries for two thousand years on the Yangtze, but until the completion of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in 1957, there were no permanent bridges along the main stretch of the river known as ''Chang Jiang'' (the " Long River"), from Yibin to the river mouth in Shanghai, a distance of . Since then, over 75 bridges and six tunnels have been built over this stretch, the overwhelming majority since 1990. They reflect a broad array of bridge designs and, in many cases, represent significant achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 10 (Nanjing Metro)
Line 10 is an east-west line on the Nanjing Metro system, running from to . Line 10 opened on July 1, 2014 with 14 stations spanning a total of . The eastern section of Line 10 is the former Line 1 section between ''Andemen'' and ''Olympic Sport Center'' stations. Together with its west extension, it broke away from Line 1 to form a standalone line on July 1, 2014. Opening timeline Station list References External links Line 10on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanjing Metro, Line 10 Nanjing Metro lines Siemens Mobility projects Railway lines opened in 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
