| Jiangyin | |
| Other Name: | Kiangyin |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Jiangsu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Jiangsu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jiangsu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wuxi |
| Area Total Km2: | 987.53 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 2415.5 |
| Leader Title: | Party Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Chen Jinhu (Chinese: 陈金虎) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Cai Yeming (Chinese: 蔡叶明) |
| Population As Of: | 2010 census |
| Population Total: | 1595138 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 3526260 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1595138 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 31.839°N 120.295°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 214400 |
| Area Code: | 0510 |
| Blank Name: | License plates prefix |
| Blank Info: | Chinese: 苏B |
Jiangyin (Jiangyin dialect: pronounced as /kɐ̞ŋ.jɪŋ/) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is one of the most important transport hubs on the Yangtze River, it is also one of the most developed counties in China. With 1,595,138 inhabitants as of the 2010 census,[1] the city is now part of Jiangyin-Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang built-up or metropolitan area with 3,526,260 inhabitants
Jiangyin's name means "River Shade", from its location on the south or shady side of the Yangtze River.
Jiangyin was a township of Yanling (Chinese: 延陵; later known as Piling, Chinese: 毗陵) county initially. Since the township was located in the north of Ji Lake, it was given the name "Jiyang" (Chinese: 暨陽). In 281, it was promoted as a county of Piling commandery. In 558, the north-west part was taken away from then Lanling county (Wujin and its around areas) to create Jiangyin county. It was served as the seat of Jiangyin commandery, of which jurisdiction equating to the modern city's, until the commandery was dissolved in 589. It was elevated to jun (military prefecture) status during Southern Tang, until being restored as a county of Changzhou in 1071. It developed as an important port for overseas trades, and a Maritime Trade Supervisorate (Chinese: 市舶提擧司) was established to manage in 1145. The county became a zhou (smaller prefecture) during Yuan dynasty, but was reduced to county status again in 1367.[1]
In 1472, the sandbank in the Yangtze River was independent from the county to establish Jingjiang county. In 1645, the draconian enforcement of the decree adopting the Manchu hair style and dress inflamed the local Han Chinese people's spirit to resist. Since the ultimatum "either lose your hair or lose your head" was given, they held the walled city against Qing sieges under a magistrate Yan Yingyuan (Chinese: [[:zh:閻應元|閻應元]]) 's leadership.
On 23 April 1987, Jiangyin was approved by the State Council of China to become a county-level city.
At present, Jiangyin City has 5 subdistricts and 11 towns.[2]
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Jiangyin Train Ferry Line is the only one remains across the Yangtze River, it is a part of the Xinyi–Changxing Railway.[3]
A new high-speed railway line has been constructed [4] that links Jiangyin directly to both Shanghai and Nanjing. Furthermore, it is connected to Wuxi by an extension to the existing Wuxi Metro.