Prefecture-level city Changzhou Area 1,536 km² Population 781,500 (2011) | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Local time Thursday 4:35 PM Province Jiangsu | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 10°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 74% Humidity Points of interest Nanshan Zhuhai, Tianmu Lake, Tianmu Lake Yushui H, Taigong Mountain | ||
Liyang (simplified Chinese: 溧阳; traditional Chinese: 溧陽; pinyin: Lìyáng) is a county-level city under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2011, it had a population of about 781,500. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Wuxi to the east, Xuancheng (Anhui) to the south, and Nanjing to the west.
Contents
- Map of Liyang Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Administration
- Geography
- Transportation
- Language
- Sights
- Notable people
- References
Map of Liyang, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Administration
In August 1990, the PRC State Council approved the upgrade of Liyang from a county to a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changzhou.
Geography
Liyang has a total area of 1,535.87 square kilometres (593.00 sq mi). Liyang resides at the boundary of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and is part of the Yangtze River Delta.
Transportation
The Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway crosses Liyang. As of 2015, several trains stop every hour at the Liyang Railway Station, which is located 5 kilometres south of downtown Liyang.
Language
The dialect spoken by most people in Liyang is a Northern Wu dialect closely related to that of Changzhou. Min Chinese is also spoken by a minority of people.
Sights
Tian Mu Lake inside Liyang, is a popular tourist area featuring the lake, resorts, and famous fish head soup. Nanshan Bamboo Sea is another tourist site with great views of bamboo trees all over the hills.