Jiangyin


Jiangyin is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is one of the most important transport hubs on the Yangtze River, it is also one of the most developed counties in China.

Etymology

Jiangyin's name means "River Shade", from its location on the south or shady side of the Yangtze River.

History

Jiangyin was a township of Yanling county initially. Since the township was located in the north of Ji Lake, it was given the name "Jiyang". In 281, it was promoted as a county of Piling commandery. In 558, the north-west part was taken away from then Lanling county to create Jiangyin county. It was served as the seat of Jiangyin commandery, of which jurisdiction equating to the modern city's, until the commandery was dissolved in 589. It was elevated to jun status during Southern Tang, until being restored as a county of Changzhou in 1071. It developed as an important port for overseas trades, and a Maritime Trade Supervisorate was established to manage in 1145. The county became a zhou during Yuan dynasty, but was reduced to county status again in 1367.
In 1472, the sandbank in the Yangtze River was independent from the county to establish Jingjiang county. In 1645, the draconian enforcement of the decree adopting the Manchu hair style and dress inflamed the local Han Chinese people's spirit to resist. Since the ultimatum "either lose your hair or lose your head" was given, they held the walled city against Qing sieges under a magistrate Yan Yingyuan 's leadership.
On 23 April 1987, Jiangyin was approved by the State Council of China to become a county-level city.

Transport

Rail

Jiangyin Train Ferry Line is the only one remains across the Yangtze River, it is a part of the Xinyi–Changxing Railway.
A new high-speed railway line has been proposed that would link Jiangyin directly to both and.

Climate

Notable people