Shangqing, Jiangxi
Shangqing
上清镇 | |
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  Shangqing Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 28°02′45″N 117°02′04″E / 28.04583°N 117.03444°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yingtan |
| County-level city | Guixi |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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[update], it has 10 villages under its administration.[2]
It is a small stop on a major railroad - the Fuzhou branch line from the Yingtan junction on the Nanchang—Shanghai line. Most visitors will be touring the nearby Mount Longhu, a Daoist holy mountain.
Cultural interest
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
See also
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