Zhangshu (), formerly Qingjiang County (Tsingkiang) (), 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 county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

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 ...

of Yichun, in the west-central part 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. It has an area of with a population of 536,500. It is the first county of China Top 100 County in Jiangxi Province. The literal translation of the name is Camphor laurel, because traditionally, the city was a major commercial hub for camphor laurel oil. Zhangshu is famous for Chinese medicinal herbs. The China top 10 medicine producer Renhe Group is located there. Officially, it is the Medicine Capital of China, and there are thousands of pharmaceutical companies. Hundreds of thousands of kinds of Chinese herbal medicines are sold by bulk or by retail.

Administration

Zhangshu City currently has five sub-districts, 10 towns and 4 townships. 5 Sub-districts: 10 Towns: 4 Townships:

''Education''

Higher Education: Jiangxi Agricultural Engineering College High School: Zhangshu City High School Complete School: Zhangshu City 2nd Complete School, Zhangshu City 3rd Complete School, Qingjiang Complete School. Junior High School: Changfu Junior High School, Zhangjiashan High School, Huangtugang High School. Primary School: Zhangshu City 1st Primary School, Zhangshu City 8th Primary School, Zhangshu City 4th Primary School, Anyang Primary School, Changfu Town Central Primary.

Tourism

Wucheng Site Zhuweicheng Site Fanchengdui (archaeological site) Mingshui Bridge Linjiang Grand View Pavilion Linjiang Bell Tower Sanhuang Palace Mao Zedong's House Zhangshu City Museum Medicine Capital Park Mountain Ge Resorts Zhangshu Guhai Resorts Zhangshu Waterfront Park Zhangshu Fountain Square

Transportation

Railway Station: Zhangshu Railway Station Zhangshu East Railway Station Expressway: Changzhang Expressway : Nanchang to Zhangshu Ganyue Expressway : Jiangxi Province to Guangdong Province Hurui Expressway : Shanghai Municipality to Ruili City Yunnan Province Coach Station: Zhangshu Coach Station Jingjiu Coach Station Wharf: Zhangshu Gan River Wharf

Climate

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20150811203534/http://www.zhangshu.gov.cn/

References

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