Yongxiu County

Yongxiu County 永修县
County
Location of Yongxiu County in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Jiujiang
County seat	Tubu (涂埠镇)
Area
• Total	2,035 km2 (786 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (101 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	361,000
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	0792
Website	yongxiu.gov.cn

Yongxiu (Chinese: 永修; pinyin: Yǒngxiū) is a county under the administration of Jiujiang City in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, on the western shores of Poyang Lake. As of 2005, the county has a total population of 361,000 residing in an area of 2,035 square kilometres (786 sq mi). Bordering counties are Duchang, Xingzi, De'an, Wuning, Jing'an, Xinjian, and Anyi, while the county seat is 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Nanchang, the provincial capital, and 80 km (50 mi) south-southwest of downtown Jiujiang.

Administrative divisions

Towns (镇)

The county oversees 12 towns:

Tubu (涂埠镇)—the county seat Wucheng (吴城镇) Sanxiqiao (三溪桥镇) Qiujin (虬津镇) Aicheng (艾城镇) Tanxi (滩溪镇) Baicha (白槎镇) Meitang (梅棠镇) Yanfang (燕坊镇) Makou (马口镇)

Zhelin (柘林镇) Jiangyi (江益镇)

Townships (乡)

There are four:

• Sanjiao Township (三角乡)
• Jiuhe Township (九合乡)
• Lixin Township (立新乡)
• Jiangshang Township (江上乡)

Transport

The Yongxiu County seat is 18 km (11 mi) north-northeast of Nanchang Changbei International Airport, and 50 km (31 mi) south of Jiujiang Lushan Airport.

The Beijing–Kowloon Railway and Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway traverse the county, and are served by the Yongxiu Railway Station.

Major highways passing through Yongxiu County are G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway, China National Highway 105, and China National Highway 316.

Due to its importance in north-south travel in the province, Yongxiu was known as the "Gate of Hongdu" (洪都門戶) in ancient China.

Tourism

The spectacular Zhelin Reservoir lies in the northwest part of the county. The sacred Buddhist heaven Yunju Mountain stands in the southwest. The famous Poyang Lake Nature Reserve in the eastern part of the county.