Yingtan

Yingtan 鹰潭市
Prefecture-level city
Downtown
Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Yingtan municipal government): 28°16′20″N 117°02′22″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Municipal seat	Yuehu District
Government
• Mayor	Yu Xiuming
Area
• Total	3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,124,906
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	335000
Area code	0701
ISO 3166 code	CN-JX-06
Website	yingtan.gov.cn/node2/

Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; lit. 'Eagle Pond') is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper, and here placed Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory.

Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area Mount Longhu which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism 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 are in Yuehu District (月湖区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.

Yingtan oversees two districts and a county-level city:

• Yuehu District (月湖区)
• Yujiang District (余江区)
• Guixi City (贵溪市)

Tourism Zone

• Longhu Mountain Scenic Area (龙虎山风景旅游区)

Map
Yuehu Yujiang Guixi (city)

External links

• (in Chinese) Official Yingtan city website