Yingtan

Yingtan 鹰潭市
Prefecture-level city
Downtown
Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Government
• Mayor	Zhong Zhisheng
Area
• Total	3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,124,906
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	335000
Area code(s)	0701
Website	yingtan.gov.cn/node2/

Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; literally: "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.

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 also oversees a county and a county-level city :

• Yujiang County (余江县)

• Guixi City (贵溪市)

Tourism Zone

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

Map
Yuehu Guixi (city) Yujiang County

External links

• (Chinese) Official Yingtan city website