Pingxiang
Pingxiang
萍乡市 Pingsiang | |
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Downtown Pingxiang | |
Location of Pingxiang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Pingxiang government): 27°39′32″N 113°53′13″E / 27.659°N 113.887°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Anyuan District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Li Xiaobao |
| Area | |
| 3,824 km2 (1,476 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,824 km2 (1,476 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,073 km2 (414 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,073 km2 (414 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 1,804,805 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 857,716 |
| • Urban density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 857,716 |
| • Metro density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 91.2 billion US$ 14.6 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 48,133 US$ 7,728 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0799 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-03 |
| Website | www |
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Pingxiang (simplified Chinese: 萍乡; traditional Chinese: 萍鄉; pinyin: Píngxiāng; Wade–Giles: P'ing-hsiang) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in western Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Pingxiang City is located in the west of Jiangxi Province, bordering Yichun and Ji'an of this province to the east and south, and Zhuzhou and Changsha of Hunan to the northwest.
Pingxiang has a world-famous history and culture and various natural landscapes. There are a large number of old revolutionary sites such as Zongping Alley, the Anyuan Road Miners Club, the Anyuan Road Miners Consumer Cooperative, the Autumn Harvest Uprising military conference site, and the location of the Red Front Army Front Committee. Natural landscapes include Yilong Cave, Wugong Mountain, Yangqi Mountain, etc.