Donghu District () is one of 6 urban districts of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China ...

Nanchang Nanchang (, ; ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east ...

, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. The district was created in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...

when a bridge was built across Nanchang's Taihu lake, dividing the area into the East and West Lake districts. It covers over with a population of 482,000 as of 2019. Among them, the urban resident population is 476,300, and the population urbanization rate is 98.83%. The birth rate was 8.68%, and the natural growth rate was 3.2%. People's Park, the largest public park in downtown Nanchang, is located in Donghu.

Toponymy

The district's name in Chinese literally means "East Lake" which refers to Nanchang's East Lake. Donghu is also referred to in Lei Cizong's Records of Yuzhang, written during the

Liu Song dynasty Song, known as Liu Song (), Former Song (前宋) or Song of (the) Southern Dynasty (南朝宋) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period ...

History

During the

Northern Wei Dynasty Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern dynasties, it ruled northern China from 386 to 535 during t ...

Li Daoyuan Li Daoyuan (; 466 or 472 in Zhuo County, Hebei – 527) was a Chinese geographer, writer, and politician during the Northern Wei Dynasty. He is known as the author of the '' Commentary on the Water Classic'' (''Shuijingzhu''), a monumental work o ...

Commentary on the Water Classic The ''Commentary on the Water Classic'' (), or ''Commentaries on the Water Classic'', commonly known as ''Shui Jing Zhu'', is a work on the Chinese geography in ancient times, describing the traditional understanding of its waterways and ancie ...

calls the lake Taihu, but it has been called Dong Hu (East Lake) since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The district contains five gates of the old city of Nanchang, dating to the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

- Zhangjiang Gate, Desheng Gate, Yonghe Gate, Guangrun Gate, and a part of Hue Gate. Three historic streets (Middle Street, West Street, East Street), are all within one jurisdiction which later became Donghu District. In 1926, after

was officially a city, it had different districts. The government divided the jurisdiction of the area into two districts at the beginning of 1949 but did not give them distinct names and merged into one. Then, the first and second districts were restored in August 1951, and in April 1955, they were renamed Donghu District and Shengli District, respectively. In June 1980, the two districts later merged into one Donghu District. In 2019, Donghu District's two sub-districts and one town (Shajin subdistrict, Weidong subdistrict, Shengmi town) were placed under the jurisdiction of

Honggutan District Honggutan District () is a district of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. It covers over 175 square kilometers and had a population of 600,000. Administrative divisions Honggutan District is divided into 2 subdistricts, 1 town an ...

Geography

Donghu District is in the northeast of

, between 28°40'15''-28°47'50'' north latitude and 115°50'39''-115°58'50'' east longitude. From south to north, it is bounded by Hongdu North Avenue, Fudayoudi, the southern branch of Ganjiang River,

Qingshanhu District Qingshanhu District (), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. It covers over , and as of 2003 had a population of . Administrative divisions Qingshanhu is divided into 3 s ...

, and Nanchang County; Donghu is also bounded by Xihu District to the south (which includes Beijing West Road, the south part of Bayi Square, Bayi Avenue, Zhongshan Road, and the Zhongshan Bridge),

Xinjian District Xinjian () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China, located on the western (left) bank of the Gan River. It consists of two disjoint sections to the north and south of Wanli W ...

and

to the west, and the

Xinjian district Xinjian () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China, located on the western (left) bank of the Gan River. It consists of two disjoint sections to the north and south of Wanli W ...

and Nanchang county to the north. In the southwest, the landscape of the Donghu District is high, whereas, in the northeast, it is flat. The highest point in Donghu District is 27.2 meters above sea level, while the lowest point is 16.4 meters above sea level.

Climate

The yearly average temperature of the Donghu District is 17.5°C (63.5°F). The monthly mean temperature in January is 5.0°C (41°F), and the mean in July is 29.6°C (85.28°F). The record cold temperature recorded in this area is -9.3°C (15.26°F), recorded in February 1972, and the record hot temperature is 40.6°C (105.08°F), recorded in July 1961. The annual average sunshine hours are 1903.9 hours, and the annual total radiation is 4819 kcal/cm².

Demographics

2016 - 2019

As of the 2016 to 2019 Donghu District National Economic and Social Development Statistical Report, the census reports that the

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dropped from 527,473 to 481,978. At the end of 2019, there were 476,315 urban resident population. The birth rate also dropped from 9.78‰ including 5,137 newborns in 2016 to 8.68‰ including 4,277 newborns in 2019. From 2016 to 2019, other statistics include a drop in natural growth rate from 4.14‰ to 3.20‰ and a drop in death rate from 5.64‰ to 5.47‰.

2020

As of the 2020 Donghu District National Economic and Social Development Statistical Report, the census reports that the population was 433,377, including 214,620 males and 218757 females. There were 3,460 newborns with a birth rate of 6.07‰ including 1,792 males and 1,668 females. Other statistic includes a 1.93‰ natural growth rate and a 4.13‰ death rate with a 2,357 death population.

Administrative divisions

Donghu District is divided into 10 subdistricts:

Tourism

Pavilion of Prince Teng The Pavilion of Prince Teng () is a building in the North West of the city of Nanchang, in Jiangxi province, China, on the east bank of the Gan River and is one of the Three Great Towers of southern China. The other two are the Yueyang Tower an ...

, one of the

Four Great Towers of China The Four Great Towers of China() are four historically renowned towers in China. The list usually includes the following: * Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼), Wuhan, Hubei province - () * Pavilion of Prince Teng (滕王阁), Nanchang, Jiangxi Provi ...

, also one of the * * , provincial historical and cultural site protected unit * Bayi Park (

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: 八一公园), built around Donghu * Bayi Square, one of the largest city squares in the world * , one of the * People's Park * Shuiguanyin Pavilion (

: 水观音亭) * Acacia Park (

: 相思林公园)

Education

* Nanchang University, one of the China's

Project 211 Project 211 () was an abolished project of developing comprehensive universities and colleges initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of China, with the intent of raising the research standards of comprehensive universities and cultiva ...

Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (), designated as a medical university in Nanchang, Jiangxi, is an institution of higher learning under the leadership of Jiangxi provincial government. According to the survey by CUCAS, Jiangxi ...

, ranked 43rd in Chinese medical universities on CUCAS *

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics The Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics () is a public, coeducational research university located in Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province, China. History Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (JUFE), founded in 1923 in ...

* Nanchang Yuzhang Middle School (

: 南昌市豫章中学) * Nanchang No.28 Middle School (

: 南昌市第二十八中学) * Nanchang Experimental Middle School (

: 南昌市实验中学) * Nanchang Bayi Middle School (

: 南昌市八一中学)

Notable People

* ,

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

poet * Wang Fu, Song Dynasty poet and politician * ,

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

philosopher and educator * , Ming Dynasty educator and scholar * , Ming Dynasty scholar

References

External links

Nanchang Donghu District Government Web (Chinese)
Nanchang County-level divisions of Jiangxi {{Jiangxi-geo-stub