Shangqing, Jiangxi

Shangqing (Chinese: 上清; pinyin: Shàngqīng) is a town under the county-level city of Guixi, in the municipal region of Yingtan, Jiangxi.[1] As of 2018, it has 10 villages under its administration.[2]

Shangqing

上清镇
Shangqing
Location in China
Coordinates: 28°02′45″N 117°02′04″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityYingtan
County-level cityGuixi
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

It is a small stop on a major railroad - the Fuzhou branch line from the Yingtan junction on the NanchangShanghai line. Most visitors will be touring the nearby Mount Longhu, a Daoist holy mountain.

Cultural interest

Shangqing features Han dynasty temples associated with Zhang Daoling, a founder of Daoism. The town is mentioned in the beginning of the classic Yuan dynasty novel Water Margin.

References

  1. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:贵溪市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:上清镇(龙虎山风景旅游区管委会) (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-04.

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