Jingjiang () is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is located on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River, and is the southernmost part of Taizhou City, bordering Nantong to the northeast, Suzhou to the southeast, Wuxi to the south, Changzhou to the southwest, and Zhenjiang to the west. The area of Jingjiang is 655.6 square kilometres and the population was 663,408 at the 2020 census.
History
The modern terrain of Jingjiang originated as a sandbank in the Yangtze River known as
Matuosha. After the shoal was extended, it was separated from
Jiangyin county to form a new county in 1471. After being looted by
Wokou several times, it was designated
Jiangjiang, meaning "pacifying the Yangtze River".
The county was administered by the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou until 1993, when it was converted to a county-level city. It was then transferred to Taizhou in 1996.
Geography
The Yangtze previously split into northern and southern distributaries at Jingjiang, but the city merged into the north bank after the 1610s, as the northern distributary was filled in by continued deposition.
Climate
Transportation
The city is part of the Yangtze River Delta region and has one river crossing. The Jiangyin Suspension Bridge, which carries the G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway to
Jiangyin, is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. The G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway to Nanjing and Shanghai also passes through the city.
Economy
Traditionally, the city has been noted for its core manufacturing industries in electronics, auto parts, biochemicals, textiles and machinery. Emerging industries include shipbuilding and logistics (transport).
Seven major local shipyards, including one of China's largest private shipyards New Century Shipyard and its subsidiary New Time Shipyard; New Yangtze Shipyard, which went public in Singapore in 2007 and it was the first ever China's private shipyard listed on overseas stock exchange.
Administrative divisions
Jingjiang city consists of 1 subdistrict and 8 towns:
- 1 subdistrict
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Jingcheng (靖城街道) - is upgraded from town.
- 8 towns
-Former town is merged to other.
In addition the city has a provincial level economic development zone (Jingjiang Economic Development Zone).
School and Education
Middle School:
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Jiangsu Jingjiang Senior Middle School
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Jiangsu Jingjiang Xieqiao Middle School
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Jiangjiang No.1 Middle School
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Jingjiang Bingjiang School
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Jingjiang Foreign Language School
Food
The city is noted for its pork jerky and slices, along with steamed soup dumplings filled with crab juices.
Notable people
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