Qixia District Jiangsu

Jiangsu

' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

, China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 a city district of the City of Nanjing directly northeast across the Yangtze River

Yangtze River

The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...

 from Nanjing

Nanjing

' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...

.

It has an area of 80 km² and the population of 400,000.

Natural and historical sights

The Qixia Mountain is located in Qixia District. The Qixia Temple

Qixia Temple

Qixia Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Qixia Hill in the suburban Qixia District of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, northeast of downtown Nanjing...

, a Southern Tang

Southern Tang

Southern Tang was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China created following the Tang Dynasty from 937-975. Southern Tang replaced the Wu Kingdom when Li Bian deposed the emperor Yang Pu....

 Buddhist temple, is situated on that mountain. During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong praised it as the most elegant mountain in Jinling.

A number of Liang Dynasty

Liang Dynasty

The Liang Dynasty , also known as the Southern Liang Dynasty , was the third of the Southern dynasties in China and was followed by the Chen Dynasty...

 tombs are located within the district, primarily in and around the Ganjiaxiang section of the district. Among them, particularly well known is that of Xiao Xiu

Xiao Xiu

Xiao Xiu , styled Prince Anchengkang ,was a younger half-brother of Emperor Wu, the first emperor of China's Liang Dynasty...

  (475–518), containing one of the best surviving sets of the period's statuary.

Geography

Qixia District includes northern and northeastern parts of the greater Nanjing area, on the right (southeastern) side of the Yangtze River.

Administration

The government of Qixia District administers five subdistricts and three towns. They are:

Economy

Qixia Town is an important land and water transport hub. It is connected to the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway. The No. 312 National Highway and Qixia Highway runs through it.

It is also connected to the adjacent Second Yangtze River Bridge and Xinshengwei Port to the west and Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway to the south, opposite the Yangtze River to the north and east of Longtan Deep Water Port.

Education

Qixia district is the permanent location of the Xianlin University City which host ten major universities from Jiangsu province.

Qixia is 16 km to Nanjing City Central Business District

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

and 40 km to Nanjing Lukou International Airport.

External links

• Qixia District Government Website