Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area code(s) 0701 Local time Sunday 12:02 PM | Postal code 335000 Website yingtan.gov.cn/node2/ Population 178,406 (2010) | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 22°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 92% Humidity Points of interest Tianshi Mansion, Mount Longhu, Xianshui Rock, Longhu Mountain Fairy Wat, Zhengyiguan | ||
Yingtan jiangxi
Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; literally: "Eagle Pond") is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub.
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Map of Yingtan, Jiangxi, China
Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area Mount Longhu which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains and villages.
Administration
The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Yuehu District (月湖区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.
Yingtan also oversees a county and a county-level city :