Shangrao () is a medium-sized

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located in the northeast of

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province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of

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to the north, the province of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...

to the east, and the province of

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its c ...

to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into

Poyang Lake Poyang Lake (, Gan: Po-yong U), located in Jiujiang, is the largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is fed by the Gan, Xin, and Xiu rivers, which connect to the Yangtze through a channel. The area of Poyang Lake fluctuates dramatically ...

. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (''or metro'') area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.

Subdivisions

Shangrao administers three

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s, one

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, and eight

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. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

Climate

Transportation

Railway

Shangrao Railway Station Shangrao railway station () is a railway station located in Xinzhou District, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It serves the railway junction of Hangzhou–Changsha section of Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway (Hukun ...

is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the

Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger-dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capit ...

and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.

Air

Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport opened on 28 May 2017.

Education

Shangrao Normal University Shangrao Normal University (SNU, ) is a teacher's college in Shangrao, Jiangxi, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceedi ...

() is located in Shangrao.sru.jx.cn: Shangrao Normal University (Chinese)
/ref> It was originally named Shangrao Normal Junior College when it was founded in 1958, and changed its name to Gan Dongbei (Northeastern part of Jiangxi) University in 1959. It was closed down during the period of the

Chinese Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

. Authorized by the

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, Shangrao Normal Junior College was restored in 1977. Then, with authorization of

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

and People's Government of Jiangxi Province, it changed its name to Shangrao Normal College in March 2000. Over the past 20 years, more than 26,000 students graduated from Shangrao Normal University, to work in various careers in China.

Sports

The 21,000-capacity

Shangrao Stadium Shangrao () is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to t ...

is located in the city. It is used mostly for football matches.cafe.daum.net/stade

References

External links

Other Website:about life in Shangrao (Chinese Version)

Official Website:Shangrao News (Chinese Version)

Official Website:Windows of Shangrao (Chinese Version)

Other Website:about live in Shanrgao (Chinese Version)
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