Prefecture-level city Changzhou Postal code 213002 Local time Monday 4:15 AM | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 71 km² Province Jiangsu | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 66% Humidity Points of interest Qingfeng Park, Liu Haisu Art Gallery | ||
Zhonglou District (simplified Chinese: 钟楼区; traditional Chinese: 鐘樓區; pinyin: Zhōnglóu Qū; literally: "clocktower") is one of five districts under the jurisdiction of Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. The local language is the Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese. The postal code for the district is 213002. Zhonglou covers an area of 71 square kilometers. In 2001 the total population was recorded at 320,000 people.
Map of Zhonglou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
It is also the location of the Nan Da Jie shopping mall (Chinese: 南大街; pinyin: Nán Dà Jiē; literally: "south big street"), one of the unofficial centers of the city. Nan Da Jie is home to many restaurants and chain stores as well as a number of educational companies and apartment complexes.
The district takes its name from a large belfry that once stood in the area.