Wujin, Changzhou

Wujin

武たけ进区
Wujin 武たけ进区
District
	Wujin District in April 2011
	Wujin Location in Jiangsu
	Coordinates: 31°37′03″N 119°56′12″E / 31.6175°N 119.9366°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Changzhou
Area
• Total	1,066 km2 (412 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,450,000 (817,000 in rural areas)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	213100

Wujin District (simplified Chinese: 武たけ进区; traditional Chinese: 武たけ進すすむ區く; pinyin: Wǔjìn Qū; Wade–Giles: Wu-chin; postal: Wutsin) is a district under the jurisdiction of Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2005 Wujin was ranked as 8th in the top 100 best cities and counties in mainland China.^[2]

History[edit]

In 2005 the total population was recorded at 951,000 people, a decline from the 1.2m inhabitants recorded in 1999.^[3] In 2005 Wujin was ranked as 8th in the top 100 best cities and counties in mainland China.^[4] On May 7, 2015, Qishuyan District became a part of Wujin District.^[5]

Administrative divisions[edit]

At present, Wujin District has 5 subdistricts and 14 towns.^[6]

5 subdistricts

Nanxiashu (南みなみ夏なつ墅街道どう)
Xihu (西湖さいこ街道かいどう)

-Former Qishuyan District has 3 subdistricts.

Qishuyan (戚墅堰せき街道かいどう)
Dingyan (丁ちょう堰せき街道かいどう)
Lucheng (潞城街道かいどう)

14 towns

Hutang (湖みずうみ塘镇)
Niutang (牛うし塘镇)
Luoyang (洛らく阳镇)
Yaoguan (遥はるか观镇)
Henglin (横林よこばやし镇)
Xueyan (雪ゆき堰せき镇)
Zhenglu (郑陆镇)

Hengshanqiao (横山よこやま桥镇)
Qianhuang (前ぜん黄き镇)
Lijia (礼れい嘉よしみ镇)
Zouqu (邹区镇)
Jiaze (嘉よしみ泽镇)
Huangli (湟里镇)
Benniu (奔牛镇)

Dialect[edit]

The local language is the Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese.

Tourism[edit]

The district is most famous for the Chunqiu Yancheng, the remains of an ancient city from the Spring and Autumn period.

Education[edit]

The Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou (formerly Oxford International College of Changzhou) is located in Wujin District, serving Chinese and foreign students for kindergarten through high school.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "武ぶ进区主要しゅよう社会しゃかい经济指ゆび标" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
^ 中国ちゅうごく百ひゃく强きょう县网
^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
^ 中国ちゅうごく百ひゃく强きょう县网
^ "常つね州しゅう部分ぶぶん区く划调整せい获批：武たけ进区戚墅堰せき区く合ごう并，金きむ坛市撤市设区". thepaper.cn. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "常つね州しゅう市し-行政ぎょうせい区く划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
^ "Find Us." Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou. Retrieved on January 5, 2019. "School Address No.9 Huanhu North Road, Wujin Economic Zone, Changzhou, Jiangsu, P.R.China, 213149 中国ちゅうごく江こう苏省常つね州しゅう市武いちたけ进经发区环湖北きた路ろ9号ごう邮编：213149"

External links[edit]

Official site of the Wujin district government (Chinese)

[1] "武ぶ进区主要しゅよう社会しゃかい经济指ゆび标" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

[2] 中国ちゅうごく百ひゃく强きょう县网

[3] (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS

[4] 中国ちゅうごく百ひゃく强きょう县网

[5] "常つね州しゅう部分ぶぶん区く划调整せい获批：武たけ进区戚墅堰せき区く合ごう并，金きむ坛市撤市设区". thepaper.cn. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[6] "常つね州しゅう市し-行政ぎょうせい区く划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

[7] "Find Us." Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou. Retrieved on January 5, 2019. "School Address No.9 Huanhu North Road, Wujin Economic Zone, Changzhou, Jiangsu, P.R.China, 213149 中国ちゅうごく江こう苏省常つね州しゅう市武いちたけ进经发区环湖北きた路ろ9号ごう邮编：213149"

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