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Jianye District

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Sub-provincial city
  
Nanjing

Postal code
  
210008

Area
  
82 km²

Area code
  
025

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

1
  
Xuanwu

Province
  
Jiangsu

Jianye District httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Nanjing district map
  
Subdivisions of Nanjing, Jiangsu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 City Proper 1 Xuanwu 2 Qinhuai 3 Jianye 4 Gulou 5 Yuhuatai 6 Qixia Suburban 7 Jiangning 8 Pukou 9 Luhe Rural 10 Lishui 11 Gaochun

Points of interest
  
Nanjing Massacre Memorial, Qinhuai River, China Nanjing Yunjin M, Nanjing Jianye Library

Jianye District (simplified Chinese: 建邺区; traditional Chinese: 建鄴區; pinyin: Jiànyè Qū) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.

Contents

Map of Jianye, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

History

Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3 AD, in large part because of its position on the Yangtze River.

Administrative subdivisions

The Jianye district is responsible for the administration of the following urban areas:

Transportation

Rail service is available at the Yuantong Station between Line 1 and Line 2 Line 1 service at Olympic Stadium Station, and Line 2 service at Olympic Stadium East Station, Mochouhu Station, Jiqingmendajie Station, Xinglongdajie Station, Yurundajie Station, and Youfangqiao Station of the Nanjing Metro.

Jiangxin Island may be reached via the Yingtian Street Elevated Bridge, which is a 760 metres (2,490 ft) bridges that connects the island, and its YOG Forest Park, to the mainland at the Nanjing International Expo Center, one of the sites for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. It is the first pedestrian bridge to cross the Yangtze.

References

Jianye District Wikipedia