Qidong, Jiangsu
Qidong
启东市 Chitung | |
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Looking southeast on the city, with downtown at the upper left (2007) | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′12″N 121°42′11″E / 31.870°N 121.703°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture | Nantong |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,208 km2 (466 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 967,313 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 226200 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 启东 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 啓東 | ||||||
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Qidong is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nantong in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. It is located on the north side of the Yangtze River opposite Shanghai and forms a peninsula jutting out into the East China Sea. It has a population of 967,313 in 2020.
The center of the city is named Huilong Township. It also has a well-known fishing port called Lüsi town, named after Lü Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, who is said to have visited the place four times. Qidong's Qilong township was formerly a separate island in the Yangtze called Yonglongsha but now forms a pene-enclave on Chongming Island, most of which belongs to Shanghai.