Shangqing, Jiangxi Explained

Shangqing
Native Name:上清镇
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in China
Coordinates:28.0458°N 117.0344°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yingtan
Subdivision Type3:County-level city
Subdivision Name3:Guixi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Shangqing is a town under the county-level city of Guixi, in the municipal region of Yingtan, Jiangxi.[1], it has 10 villages under its administration.[2]

It is a small stop on a major railroad - the Fuzhou branch line from the Yingtan junction on the NanchangShanghai line. Most visitors will be touring the nearby Mount Longhu, a Daoist holy mountain.

Cultural interest

Shangqing features Han dynasty temples associated with Zhang Daoling, a founder of Daoism. The town is mentioned in the beginning of the classic Yuan dynasty novel Water Margin.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/36/06/360681.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:贵溪市 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2019-03-04.
  2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/36/06/81/360681191.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:上清镇(龙虎山风景旅游区管委会) . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2019-03-04.