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Jingjiang

China / Jiangsu / Jingcheng /
Jingjiang, lying on the northern bank of Yangtze River, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Taizhou Prefecture City. Jingjiang (Chinese: 靖江; pinyin: Jìngjiāng) is a county-level city in China's Jiangsu province. It is located on the northern bank of the Yangtze river. Originally belonging to Yangzhou city, Jingjiang was transferred to Taizhou city in 1996. The area of Jingjiang is 673 square kilometres and the population is 660,000.

Jingjiang City is located in the north of Jiangsu with a river bank of 52.3 km in length, where the Yangtze River runs into the sea. Along the bank, the river water is 20 meters deep that composes an excellent natural river port and fifty docks have already positioned.

Jingjiang is nicknamed as “A little Jiangnan (south of Jiangsu)”. The city faces the Yangtze River from three directions: west, east and south, which form its southern, western and eastern boundaries. Across the river, Jingjiang encounters three cities on the south bank of the river: Zhangjiagang, Jiangyin and Wujin, and confronts additional two cities on its northern border: Taixing and Rugao. There is a hilly area in the middle of its territory.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingjiang
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Coordinates:   32°0'43"N   120°16'2"E

Comments

  • TT (guest)
    This is JingJiang, Jiangsu not ZhenJiang which is on the south bank of the Yangtze
  • TT (guest)
    ZhenJiang is located about 75 Km WNW of this location and is properly identified
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