Jishui () is a

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located on the

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Ji'an Ji'an ( zh, c=吉安 , p=Jí'ān) is a prefecture-level city situated in the central region of Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China and bordering Hunan province to the west. It has an area of and as of the 2020 census, had a popu ...

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province, China. It has an area of and a population of 480,000. It is located central of Jiangxi (central east of Ji'an city), south of the provincial capital of

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, and north of downtown Ji'an. The local speech is a variety of Gan Chinese. The government of Jishui is located in Wenfeng town ().

History

Jishui has 1,300 years of history. It became a county during the

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. There are many famous people from here, such as Ouyang Xiu,

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), Luo Hongxian (Ming dynasty). The first Chinese map is made by Luo Hongxian who is from Jishui Futian ().

Climate

Economy

Jishui is a regional hub for agricultural production in Jiangxi Province. Products such as rice and oranges are economic staples. Jishui is a center for the production of traditional gloves, for which it ranks first in Jiangxi province in export value. The GDP of Jishui county in 2005 was 370 million Yuan.

Transportation

Rail

Jishui has extensive railway infrastructure which connects to many important cities in other provinces, including

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and

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The Beijing-Jiulong Railway was built in 1997. Jishui Railway station is operated by Nanchang Bureau of Railways. * Beijing-Jiulong Railway

Air

Jinggangshan Airport, built in 2004, is the main airport. It is situated in Taihe County, 50 kilometres north of the CBD. The airport is connected to major mainland cities such as Beijing, Shanghai,

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, and Shenzhen.

Road

The road transport infrastructure in Jishui is extensive. There are national highways that goes through Jishui. It is the No. 105 National roads No. 105 from Beijing to

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. Ganyue Expressway entrance is from the CDB. * Ganyue Expressway * China National Highway 105 An important development is the building of the Jishui Gan River Bridge (), connecting the east and west banks of the Gan River. The bridge is long and meter wide. The project started in 2001 and was completed in 2004. The total investment was 117 million RMB. The Jishui Gan River Bridge was built to connect the 105 National Highway and Guanyue Expressway, and it also ends the history of ferrying between the East and West.

Water

Jishui is situated on the Gan River, Jishui Port is on the Gan River.

Tourism

Attractions in Jishui include Yanfang Ancient Village (), Dadongshan, and Taohua Island.

Administration

Under its direct administration it has 14

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and 3 townships. The county government is located in Wenfeng. 14 Towns 3 Townships * Shangxian Township () * Shuitian Township () * Guanshan Township ()

References

External links

Ji'an Jishui County Government Web (Chinese)
{{authority control County-level divisions of Jiangxi Ji'an