Guixi () is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...
under the jurisdiction of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Yingtan
Yingtan () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for ...
,
Jiangxi Province
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, China, bordering
Fujian Province
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to the southeast.
The city covers two-thirds of the land area in the municipal region. Like
Yuehu District
Yuehu () is a district of the city of Yingtan, Jiangxi
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spa ...
, the prefectural seat, Guixi's centre Xiongshi lies on the
Xin River
The Xin River (Chinese: 信江; pinyin: Xīn Jiāng; Wade–Giles: Hsin Jiang) flows in Yushan County from the eastern edge of Jiangxi Province of central China into Poyang Lake.2010. The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Chi ...
().
Administration
The city executive, legislature and
judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
are in
Xiongshi Town (), together with the
CPC and
PSB branches.
In the present, Guixi City has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic Township.
3 Subdistricts (街道, ''jie dao'')
*
Huayuan ()
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Xiongshi ()
*
Dongmen ()
13 Towns (镇, ''zhen'')
6 Townships (乡, ''xiang'')
1 Ethnic Township (族乡, ''zu xiang'')
*
She Zhangping Township ()
Climate
Transportation
Rail
Guixi is a railroad junction for the
Anhui–Jiangxi and the
Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railways.
Notes and references
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County-level divisions of Jiangxi