Shangqing,_Jiangxi

Shangqing, Jiangxi

Shangqing, Jiangxi

Town in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China

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]

Quick Facts 上清镇, Country ...

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

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. [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. [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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