Yingtan ( zh, s=鹰潭 , t=鷹潭 , p=Yīngtán, l=Eagle Pond) is a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
in the east of
Jiangxi
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province, People's Republic of China, bordering
Fujian
Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern 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 capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...
to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and
Zhejiang
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has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major
rail transport
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hub. It is best known as the ''Capital of Copper'', and located here is
Jiangxi Copper and its the
Guixi Smelter.
Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area of
Mount Longhu, which purports to be the birthplace of
Taoism
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and hence, has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains, and villages.
Administration
The municipal executive, legislature, and
judiciary
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are in
Yuehu District (), together with the
CPC and
Public Security
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bureaus.
Yingtan oversees two districts and a county-level city:
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Yuehu District ()
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Yujiang District ()
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Guixi City ()
Tourism Zone
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Longhu Mountain Scenic Area ()
Climate
Notes and references
External links
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Official Yingtan city website
Cities in Jiangxi
Prefecture-level divisions of Jiangxi
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