Liangxi, Wuxi

Liangxi 梁りょう溪けい区く
District
Grand Canal and Qingming Bridge
Liangxi Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°35′21″N 120°19′23″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Wuxi
Formed	2015
Area
• Total	71.5 km2 (27.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,014,700
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	214000
Website	http://www.wxlx.gov.cn/

Liangxi District (simplified Chinese: 梁りょう溪けい区く; traditional Chinese: 梁りょう溪けい區く; pinyin: Liángxī Qū) is one of five urban districts and the main district of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the three former districts of Chong'an District, Nanchang District, and Beitang District. The primary Dialect is the Wuxi dialect.

Administrative divisions

The zoning code for Liangxi District is 320213. The district was established in 2015 with the merger of Chong'an, Nanchang and Beitang District. In the present, Liangxi District has 17 subdistricts.

Its administrative office is at 688 Jiefang South Road. The district mayor is Qin Yongxin (秦はた咏薪) The current Communist Party Secretary for the District is Ju Xie (徐じょ劼).

Administrative level	Former Chong'an District	Former Nanchang District	Former Beitang District
17 Subdistricts	Chong'ansi (崇たかし安寺あてら街道かいどう)	Yinglongqiao (路みち迎むかえ龙桥街道かいどう)	Huangxiang (路みち黄き巷ちまた街道かいどう)
	Tongjiang (通江みちえ街道かいどう)	Nanchansi (路みち南禅寺なんぜんじ街道かいどう)	Shanbei (路みち山北さんぽく街道かいどう)
	Guangruilu (广瑞路ろ街道かいどう)	Qingmingqiao (路みち清きよし名めい桥街道どう)	Beidajie (路みち北大ほくだい街がい街道かいどう)
	Mashangdun (路上ろじょう马墩街道かいどう)	Jinxing (路みち金星きんせい街道かいどう)	Huishan (路みち惠山えさん街道かいどう)
	Jianghai (路みち江こう海うみ街道かいどう)	Jinkui (路みち金きん匮街道どう)	Wuhe (路みち五ご河かわ街道かいどう)
	Guangyi (路みち广益街道かいどう)	Yangming (路みち扬名街道かいどう)

Chong'an Temple Sub-district - The Chong'an Temple Subdistrict is the subdistrict containing the famous temple grounds and is flanked by Tongjiang Street to the Northeast, Beidajie Street to the Northwest and Nanchan Temple Street to the South. The area covers 2.21 square kilometers and has a population of . The permanent population is 55,000, and the registered population is 54,200.

Famous Sites

Donglin Academy - Famous Confucian academy built in between the Song and Ming Dynasties (AD 1111) by neo-Confucian scholar Yang Shi.

Huishan Temple - a famous Buddhist Temple built during Northern and Southern Dynasties (5th and 6th Century AD). It has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. It serves as a historical landmark.

Chong'an Temple - One of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. It was destroyed during the revolution of 1911 and No. 1 Park was built in its place.

Nanchan Temple - Located near the south gate of Wuxi, it is one of the 480 built during the Southern Dynasties and is adjacent to the Qingming Bridge connecting to Nanchang Street.

Huishan Spring - A famous spring in Wuxi.

Jichang Garden - A state council garden project.

Famous People

Qian Zhongshu - famous writer.

Xue Fucheng - Qing Dynasty diplomat.

Hua Yanjun (a.k.a. A Bing) - Famous Taoist musician.