Prefecture-level city Yancheng Postal code 224700 Local time Saturday 10:13 PM Area code 0515 | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 1,113 km² Province Jiangsu | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 11°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 64% Humidity Points of interest Jiulongkou Scenic Area, Wugu Tree, Wangfutai, Luxiufu Memorial Hall | ||
Jianhu County (simplified Chinese: 建湖县; traditional Chinese: 建湖縣; pinyin: Jiànhú Xiàn) is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an and Yangzhou to the west.
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Map of Jianhu, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
The main town in Jianhu is commonly just called Jianhu, and sometimes Huduo (湖垛) or “Hutu“ (“糊涂“).
The county includes 15 towns:
近湖 = Jìn-hú
建阳 = Jiàn-yáng
蒋营 = Jiǎng-yíng
恒济 = Héng-jì
颜单 = Yán-shàn
沿河 = Yán-hé
芦沟 = Lú-gōu
庆丰 = Qìng-fēng
上冈 = Shàng-gāng
冈东 = Gāng-dōng
草堰口 = Cǎo-yàn-kǒu
冈西 = Gāng-xī
钟庄 = Zhōng-zhuāng
宝塔 = Bǎo-tǎ
高作 = Gāo-zuò
Education
There are two key senior high schools in Jianhu County. One is Jianhu Senior High School, which is located in Downtown Jianhu. The other one is Shanggang Senior High School, which is located in Downtown Shanggang.
Transportation
Recent development of transportation infrastructure in Northern Jiangsu has greatly impacted Great Yancheng area, including Jianhu. The Jianhu train station opened in July 2004, and Jianhu now offers overnight train service (on Train Z156) to Beijing.