Jingjiang () 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 administration of Taizhou,

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province, China. It is located on the northern (left) bank of the

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, and is the southernmost part of Taizhou City, bordering

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to the northeast,

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to the southeast,

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to the south,

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to the southwest, and

Zhenjiang Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) and ...

to the west. The area of Jingjiang is 655.6 square kilometres and the population was 684,360 at the 2010 census.

History

The terrain of Jingjiang nowadays was originated as a shoal in the Yangtze River, which was known Matuosha in the ancient China. As the shoal had been extended, it was separated from then

Jiangyin Jiangyin (, Jiangyin dialect: ) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is one of the most important transport hubs on the Yangtze River, it is also one of the most d ...

county to found a new county in 1471. As being looted by the

Wokou ''Wokou'' (; Japanese: ''Wakō''; Korean: 왜구 ''Waegu''), which literally translates to "Japanese pirates" or "dwarf pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 16th century. The county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou originally, was converted to a county-level city in 1993, then was transferred to the Taizhou in 1996.

Geography

The Yangzte had split into the north and the south distributaries at Jingjiang, but the city merged into the north bank later than the 1610s inasmuch as the north distributary was filled in by continued deposition.

Climate

Transportation

The city is part of the

Yangtze River Delta The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD, or simply ) is a triangle-shaped megalopolis generally comprising the Wu Chinese-speaking areas of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang. The area lies in the heart of the Jiangnan reg ...

region and has one river crossing. The

Jiangyin Suspension Bridge The Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge () is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, China. The bridge has a main span of connects Jiangyin south of the river to Jingjiang to the north. When the bridge was completed in 1999, it was th ...

, which carries the

G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway designated as G2 and commonly abbreviated as Jinghu Expressway is a major expressway of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends 1262 kilometres in length, and ...

, is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. The

G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway The Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway (), designated as G40 and commonly referred to as the Hushaan Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai and Xi'an, Shaanxi. It is in length. The expressway was completed after Chongqi B ...

to Nanjing and Shanghai also passes through the city.

Economy

Traditionally, the city has been noted for its core manufacturing industries in electronics, auto parts, biochemicals, textiles and machinery. Emerging industries include shipbuilding and logistics (transport). Seven major local shipyards, including one of China's largest private shipyards New Century Shipyard and its subsidiary New Time Shipyard; New Yangtze Shipyard, which went public in Singapore in 2007 and it was the first ever China's private shipyard listed on overseas stock exchange.

Administrative divisions

Jingjiang city consists of 1 subdistrict and 8 towns: ;1 subdistrict * Jingcheng () - is upgraded from town. ;8 towns -Former town is merged to other. * Binjiang () In addition the city has a provincial level economic development zone (Jingjiang Economic Development Zone).

School and Education

Middle School: * Jiangsu Jingjiang Senior Middle School * Jiangsu Jingjiang Xieqiao Middle School * Jiangjiang No.1 Middle School * Jingjiang Bingjiang School * Jingjiang Foreign Language School

Food

The city is noted for its pork jerky and slices, along with steamed soup dumplings filled with crab juices.

Notable people

* Gao Jin *

Henry Liu Henry Liu (; 7 December 1932 – 15 October 1984), often known by his pen name Chiang Nan (), was a Taiwanese-American writer and journalist. He was a vocal critic of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party), then the single ruling party of th ...

* Tao Siju *

Song Zude Song Zude (; born August 24, 1968), known as "the King of Media Hype", is a famous person in the entertainment circle of mainland China. From 2002 to 2008, his accusations and allegations toward different celebrities have been responded by nationa ...

* Younan Xia

References

External links

中国靖江网
{{Major cities along the Yangtze River Cities in Jiangsu Taizhou, Jiangsu