Jianye District () is one of 11

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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. T ...

, the capital of

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 o ...

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 The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the 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 ...

River.

Administrative subdivisions

Jianye has administrative jurisdiction over the following 6

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: * 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 Olympic Stadium East station (), formerly Xiangxinglu station () during planning until 2007, is a station of Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2. On 30 September 2016 the station ser ...

, Mochouhu Station, Jiqingmendajie Station, Xinglongdajie Station, Yurundajie Station, and

Youfangqiao Station Youfangqiao station (), known as Wangjiacun station () during planning until 2007, is a station on Line 2 and Line S3 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2. The interchange with Line S3 opene ...

of the Nanjing Metro.

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,

may be reached via the Yingtian Street Elevated Bridge, which is a bridges that connects the island, and its YOG Forest Park, to the mainland at the

Nanjing International Expo Center Nanjing International Expo Center () is an exposition center and also a landmark in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It has an exposition area of 120,000 square meters. The Expo Center facilities include six exposition pavilions, 38 conference r ...

, one of the sites for the

2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ...

. It is the first pedestrian bridge to cross the

Economy

Everbright International China Everbright International Limited is a Hong Kong incorporated company that specialized in environmental resource management in mainland China. Its head office is the in Admiralty, Hong Kong, Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. On the mainland i ...

has its Nanjing office in Lianqiang International Mansion () in Jianye District.
Traditional Chinese address
"江蘇省南京市江東中路289號聯強國際大廈2606室"
Simplified Chinese address
" 江苏省南京市江东中路289号联强国际大厦2606室"

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