Yingtan
Yingtan
鹰潭市 | |
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Downtown | |
Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Yingtan municipal government): 28°16′20″N 117°02′22″E / 28.2721°N 117.0395°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Yuehu District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yu Xiuming |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,124,906 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CN¥ 63.9 billion US$ 10.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 55,566 US$ 8,921 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 335000 |
| Area code | 0701 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-06 |
| Website | yingtan |
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Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; lit. 'Eagle Pond') is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper, and located here is Jiangxi Copper and its the Guixi Smelter.
Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area of Mount Longhu, which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence, has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains, and villages.