Junshan District

Junshan District (simplified Chinese: 君山区; traditional Chinese: 君山區; pinyin: Jūnshān Qū) is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China. The district is located in the west of the city proper, on the northern shore of Dongting Lake and the southwestern bank of Yangtze River. It is bordered by Huarong County to the west, Nan County to the south, Yueyang County to the east, cross the Yangtze to the north by Jianli County of Hubei. Junshan District covers 627.90 km2 (242.43 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 243,106.[1] The district has four towns and a subdistrict under its jurisdiction. the government seat is Liulinzhou (柳林洲街道).[2]

Junshan

君山区
District
Junshan
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°27′40″N 113°00′23″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYueyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Junshan District is named after the islet of Junshan, where is the source place of the famous Chinese tea Junshan Yinzhen. The islet of Junshan, with long history of culture resources, is rich of remains and relics, it is also one of Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attractions.[3]

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Junshan District on 20 November 2015, Junshan District has 1 subdistrict and four towns under its jurisdiction,[2] they are:

One subdistrict
Four towns
  • Guangxinzhou (广兴洲镇)
  • Liangxinbao (良心堡镇)
  • Qianlianghu (钱粮湖镇)
  • Xushi (许市镇)

References
  1. 2015年君山区国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Junshan District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Yueyang People's Government. or junshan.gov
  2. the divisions of Junshan District in 2015, according to the 《关于同意君山区乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕59号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Junshan District on 20 November 2015]. rednet Hunan. 2015-12-04. or junshan.gov, also see 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
  3. the Junshan island was rated as one of the AAAAA-rated tourist attractions on August 2011: rednet.cn or voc.com


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