Yudu County (, ) is a county under the administration 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' ...

Ganzhou Ganzhou (), alternately romanized as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, and Hunan to the west. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong District. Hist ...

, located in the south of

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. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

province, China. It is located in the east of Ganzhou City. It is adjacent to

Ruijin Ruijin () is a county-level city of Ganzhou in the mountains bordering Fujian Province in the south-eastern part of Jiangxi Province. Formerly a county, Ruijin became a county-level city on May 18, 1994. It was an early center of Chinese commun ...

City to the east, Huichang County and

Anyuan County Anyuan County () is a rural county in the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, 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 N ...

to the south,

Ganxian District Ganxian District () is a district in the municipal region of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. Administration Ganxian has an area of . The district executive, legislature and judiciary are at Meilin Town (), just upriver from the prefectural seat, toge ...

to the west, and

Xingguo County Xingguo County () is a County (People's Republic of China), county in south central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of and located in the north of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, with a total area ...

and

Ningdu County Ningdu County () is a county in the southeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou. The village of Xiaoyuan in Ningdu County ...

to the north. With a total area of 2893 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 9 towns and 14 townships, with a total registered population of 1.115 million. The county government is stationed in Gongjiang Town . The territory belongs to the Hakka Culture (Southern Jiangxi) Ecological Protection Experimental Zone. In 2019, the total production value was 26.62 billion yuan. The "Master Plan for the Development of Ruixing in the Economic Revitalization Pilot Zone" was officially approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. The pilot zone covers the three counties/cities of Ruijin, Xingguo and Yudu, with a total population of approximately 2.3 million. The plan envisages that Ruixing will be built in the experimental zone into a "special economic zone in the old revolutionary base areas" and "experimental zone in the special zone". In March 2019, it ranked among the first batch of counties in the revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area. On May 20, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Jiangxi for investigation. During the investigation, he went to Yudu County to present a flower basket to the Monument to the Long March of the Central Red Army. On April 26, 2020, Yudu County was removed from the list of poverty-stricken counties.

History

Yudu County was established in the year 201 BC (

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

). It is known as the "mother of six counties" and "the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Hunan". The name Yudu () came from its highest mountain, Yushan Mountain (), and was renamed to "" in 1951. In 1934 the county was the starting point of the

Long March The Long March (, lit. ''Long Expedition'') was a military retreat undertaken by the Chinese Red Army, Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the National Revolut ...

for the First Red Army. Yudu County was the Southern Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China during the Central Soviet Area and the seat of the Soviet Government of Southern Jiangxi Province. One of the Red County and one of the places where the spirit of the Soviet Area was formed, 16 generals of the Republic were born.

Administrative divisions

Yudu County has 9 towns and 14 townships. ;9 towns ;14 townships

Climate

Gallery

A photo of yudu city beside the gong river.jpg , Cityscape of Yudu from

Gong River Gong River or Gongshui () is a river of China. It is part of the East China Sea basin as a headwater of the Gan River, which itself is a tributary of the Yangtze.

. A photo of yudu city in hongqi avenue.jpg , Hongqi Avenue in Yudu. A photo of yudu city near the gong river.jpg , View of town center across the Gong River. A_photo_of_yudu_city_from_above.jpg , Paranoma view of town center. A church in yudu.jpg , A church in Yudu. Yudu city at night.jpg , Night scene of Yudu.

Transport

Ganzhou–Longyan Railway The Ganzhou–Longyan railway or Ganlong railway () is a railway connecting Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces, in southeastern China. The line is named after its two terminal cities Ganzhou and Longyan, and has a total length of . Construction bega ...

References

Ganzhou County-level divisions of Jiangxi {{Jiangxi-geo-stub