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Gongqingcheng () is a
sub-prefecture-level city A sub-prefectural municipality (), sub-prefectural city, or vice-prefectural municipality, is an unofficial designation for a type of administrative division of China. A sub-prefectural city is officially considered to be a county-level city, b ...
in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, established on 10 September 2010. It was formerly under the administration of Jiujiang City, the downtown to the northeast, and is located north of Nanchang, the provincial capital; on 1 July 2014, it was re-designated as being directly administered by the province, i.e. a sub-prefecture-level city. Situated in the vicinity of
De'an De'an () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang in the north of Jiangxi Province Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of ...
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Yongxiu Yongxiu () is a county under the administration of Jiujiang City in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, on the western shores of Poyang Lake. , the county has a total population of 361,000 residing in an area of . Bordering c ...
, and
Lushan Mountain Lu or Lushan (, Gan: Lu-san), officially named Mountain Lu National Park, is a mountain in China. It was also known as Kuanglu () in ancient times. It is situated in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, and is one of the most renowned mountai ...
counties, it lies in the foothills of Mount Lu and lies on the western shore of
Poyang Lake Poyang Lake (, Gan: Po-yong U), located in Jiujiang, is the largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is fed by the Gan, Xin, and Xiu rivers, which connect to the Yangtze through a channel. The area of Poyang Lake fluctuates dramatically be ...
. With an area of , it is home to 120,000 people, including 68,000 permanent residents. There are plans for the city to expand the population to 400,000 people. It is the only city in China to be named after the
Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the ...
, which in Chinese is abbreviated to ""; hence its name literally means "Communist Youth League City".


History

During the 1950s and 1960s, hundreds of thousands of students were sent from China's cities into the countryside and directed to become farmers. Gongqingcheng was founded in 1955 when the first group of 98 students from Shanghai were directed to go into the countryside to farm a wilderness area near
Poyang Lake Poyang Lake (, Gan: Po-yong U), located in Jiujiang, is the largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is fed by the Gan, Xin, and Xiu rivers, which connect to the Yangtze through a channel. The area of Poyang Lake fluctuates dramatically be ...
. Hu Yaobang, as the leader of the Communist Youth League, made a special trip to the area forty days after the students arrived, and he consoled and ate with them. Hu led the students to a barren area of land in Jiangxi, determined that the current site of Gongqingcheng was suitable for cultivation, and founded the settlement. Hu named the city, writing ''gong qing zhen'' to describe the results of the students' efforts.Lee 308–309 After 37 years, Gongqingcheng gradually grew from a village commune into a small city. It is known by the nickname "Little Shanghai", and has a library, stadium, amusement park, and hospitals.Lee 310 Modern Gongqingcheng is covered by a network of canals, lakes, and rivers, in which fish and ducks are farmed. it has a wide variety of industries, manufacturing textiles, electronics, machinery, building materials, and foodstuffs. It is a center of agriculture, and has industries related to plantation, breeding, and processing agricultural produce.Lee 310 On 3 May 2010 there was a groundbreaking ceremony for "The world's first" digital ecological city. DigiEcoCity LTD of Finland with the help of Nokia Siemens Network will develop a city that will be energy plus self-sufficient, producing more energy than it consumes, and it is also intended to have zero emissions in harmful pollution. "The President of China, Hu Jintao, has set a goal of developing Gongqingcheng into a model city for China's urbanization program.


Administration

The administrative center for this area is in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. Gongqingcheng local government is located Gongqingcheng People's Government Centre on Gongqingcheng Avenue.


Administrative divisions

Gongqingcheng City has 1 subdistrict, 2 towns and 3 townships. ;1 subdistrict * Chashan () ;2 towns * Ganlu () * Jiangyi () ;3 townships * Jinhu () * Sujiadang () * Zequan ()


Education

Gongqingcheng College of
Nanchang University Nanchang University (NCU; ) is a public research university located in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. NCU has also been recognized as a National Key University in the nation. Based on the new plan initiated by Chinese Ministry of Education in 2017, ...
, Nanchang University Poyang Hu Campus, is located here with an enrollment of over 10,000 students and in 2012 was given a higher accreditation by Jiangxi Province. Like the city it is expanding. It had a student riot in 2004, which caused considerable damage. A second university is being built. There are two middle schools and one elementary school in the city: * Gongqingcheng No. 1 Middle School * Gongqingcheng No. 2. Middle School * Nanhu Elementary School


Twinning

In 2009 Gongqingcheng became a sister city of the Argentinian city of
Marcos Juarez Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portug ...
. The two cities formed their partnership in response to an invitation by the Chinese government to the President of the International Business Center for a Productive Argentina, Gustavo Biagiotti. After initial exchanges made by Mr. Biagiotti, official approval was obtained to perform the act of twinning during the Expo Central China 2009, which was held in Hunan. The event involved numerous mayors, prime ministers, ministers, and secretaries from both China and Argentina. The mayor of Marcos Juarez, Eduardo Raul Avalle, signed the twinning agreement on 22 September 2009.


Geography

Gongqingcheng is located from Jiujiang, the most northern important city in Jiangxi, and equally far from Nanchang, the provincial capital. Gongqingcheng is located in close to patty fields and a river, reflecting its history as a farming colony. The city covers a few hectares of land, and is approximately 42.7 metres above sea level. Every year, thousands of white cranes nest on Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, making it an important bird Sanctuary. The Poyang Lake Ecosystem Research Center is under construction in Gongqing. Mount Lu, an UNESCO World Heritage Site and a place where Chairman Mao and other senior CCP leaders held several historical meetings, is located north of Gongqing.


Services

The city has two hospitals which can provide for basic medical services: *
Gongqingcheng People's Hospital Gongqingcheng () is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, established on 10 September 2010. It was formerly under the administration of Jiujiang City, the downtown to the northeast, and is located ...
*
Yaohua Hospital Yaohua may refer to: Places * Yaohua Road (Shanghai Metro), an interchange system between Line 7 and Line 8 of the Shanghai Metro *Yaohua High School, a high school located in Tianjin, China *Yaohua Experimental School, an independent college pre ...
There is also a
Jinhu Hospital Outpatient Clinic Jinhu may refer to: Mainland China *Jinhu County (金湖县), of Huai'an, Jiangsu *Jinhu, Jianhu County (阜余镇), town in Jianhu County, Jiangsu *Jinhu, Gongqingcheng (金湖镇), town in Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Taiwan

*Jinhu, Kinmen () ...
located in the city. There is a China Post post office, but the outlet handles domestic mail and does not handle overseas mail. The city has a Bank of China branch in the city center where dollars for yuan can be exchanged but the other four banks (including Agricultural Bank of China and Credit Cooperative of China) in the city are for local currency only. It is very difficult for foreigners to cash in
traveler's checks A traveller's cheque is a medium of exchange that can be used in place of hard currency. They can be denominated in one of a number of major world currencies and are preprinted, fixed-amount cheques designed to allow the person signing it to ma ...
at any banks in the city. Both Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China have ATMs at their branches and other locations in the city. The city has three large grocery stores that opened in 2005. As of May 2012 a Walmart was being built.


Tourism

The city has a movie house, a roller rink, and at least four tourist-level hotels. The new Lushan International Golf Club developed by the Jiahao Company of Hong Kong can be found on the city's perimeter. Restaurants are plentiful, with the more upmarket including Yushan and Chashan, both are located in the city's best hotels. The city also boasts a coffee/karaoke bar: Chengshi kafei (City Coffee). Most hotels will also have karaoke rooms. The area is noted for its ducks and many orange orchards are present. The ducks are important for their feathers used in production of clothes, the most important industry of Gongqing. The Yaya company - once famous all over China for its winter clothes, duck down coats, - is situated here. The tile and clothing industries are the base of the economy with clothing having reportedly 20,000 workers. A large in progress industrial park is expanding this base. The city is dusty but has, by Chinese standards, relatively good air and water quality. It is currently under constant construction and there are frequent electric and water stoppages.


Hu Yaobang's Tomb

Hu Yaobang's tomb, the most impressive tomb of any senior leader in the history of the People's Republic of China, is arguably the most impressive site in Gongqing. The tomb can be seen from a great distance, and is marked by a huge plaque engraved with Hu's portrait. Because Hu died when he was 73, the tomb's architect built 73 steps from ground level to the entrance to the tomb. The view from the tomb's entrance is "breathtaking". There is an engraving beside the tomb of Hu's achievements to the Communist cause.Lee 308 A ceremony, led by Chinese prime minister
Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy ...
, was held in Beijing in November 2005 to commemorate the popular leader for the first time since his death. A similar event was also held in Gongqingcheng later the same winter.


Transportation


Rail

To the west lie the Beijing–Kowloon Railway, Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway, China National Highway 105, and the (). Gongqingcheng Railway Station is a high-speed railway station on the Changjiu Intercity Railway line ( Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway) that makes connections with Nanchang and Jiujang.


Roads

There is a major toll road, 105/316 according to the Collins' map of China, connecting these three cities with Gongqingcheng being roughly in the middle. G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway is located to the west of the city.


Public Transit/Taxis

Rail and
bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
connections can be made to both the major cities of Jiujiang and Nanchang. Buses are plentiful (1 hour and 15 minutes to Nanchang and improved, 1 hour plus to Jiujiang) Local taxi service is cheap, reliable, and plentiful.


Airport

There are two airports located outside of Gongqingcheng: * closest airport is Nanchang Changbei International Airport located to the south and has flights mainly in China and other destinations in Asia. * Jiujiang Lushan Airport is located to the north and connects to domestic locations only


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