Wujin, Changzhou

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'''Wujin District''' ({{lang-zh|s=武进区 |t=武進區 |p=Wǔjìn Qū |w=Wu-chin}}; postal: ''Wutsin'') is a district under the jurisdiction of Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2005, Wujin was ranked as 8th in the [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/中国百强县 top 100 best counties in Mainland China].<ref>[http://www.baiqiangxian.cn/ 中国百强县网]</ref>

==History== In 2020 the total population was recorded at 1.7 million people, an increase from the 1.2m inhabitants recorded in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wŭjìn Qū (District, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/jiangsu/admin/ch%C3%A1ngzh%C5%8Du_sh%C3%AC/320412__w%C5%ADj%C3%ACn_q%C5%AB/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|en}} National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'' [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS]</ref> In 2005 Wujin was ranked as 8th in the top 100 best cities and counties in mainland China.<ref>[http://www.baiqiangxian.cn/ 中国百强县网]</ref> On May 7, 2015, Qishuyan District became a part of Wujin District.<ref>{{cite news|title=常州部分区划调整获批：武进区戚墅堰区合并，金坛市撤市设区 |url=http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1328906 |publisher=thepaper.cn |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015 }}</ref>

==Administrative divisions== At present, Wujin District has 5 subdistricts and 14 towns.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/110.html |title = 常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org |publisher = XZQH |language = zh |access-date = 2012-05-24}}</ref> ;5 subdistricts * Nanxiashu ({{lang|zh-Hans|南夏墅街道}}) * Xihu ({{lang|zh-Hans|西湖街道}}) -Former Qishuyan District has 3 subdistricts. * Qishuyan ({{lang|zh-Hans|戚墅堰街道}}) * Dingyan ({{lang|zh-Hans|丁堰街道}}) * Lucheng ({{lang|zh-Hans|潞城街道}})

;14 towns {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Hutang ({{lang|zh-Hans|湖塘镇}}) * Niutang ({{lang|zh-Hans|牛塘镇}}) * Luoyang ({{lang|zh-Hans|洛阳镇}}) * Yaoguan ({{lang|zh-Hans|遥观镇}}) * Henglin ({{lang|zh-Hans|横林镇}}) * Xueyan ({{lang|zh-Hans|雪堰镇}}) * Zhenglu ({{lang|zh-Hans|郑陆镇}}) * Hengshanqiao ({{lang|zh-Hans|横山桥镇}}) * Qianhuang ({{lang|zh-Hans|前黄镇}}) * Lijia ({{lang|zh-Hans|礼嘉镇}}) * Zouqu ({{lang|zh-Hans|邹区镇}}) * Jiaze ({{lang|zh-Hans|嘉泽镇}}) * Huangli ({{lang|zh-Hans|湟里镇}}) * Benniu ({{lang|zh-Hans|奔牛镇}}) {{div col end}}

==Dialect== The local language is the Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese.

==Tourism== The district is most famous for the Chunqiu Yancheng, the remains of an ancient city from the Spring and Autumn period.

==Education== The Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou (formerly Oxford International College of Changzhou) is located in Wujin District, serving Chinese and foreign students for kindergarten through high school.<ref>"[http://www.waiscz.com/web/secondary/contact Find Us]." Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou. Retrieved on January 5, 2019. "School Address No.9 Huanhu North Road, Wujin Economic Zone, Changzhou, Jiangsu, P.R.China, 213149 中国江苏省常州市武进经发区环湖北路9号邮编：213149"</ref> Wujin Star Experimental school is a private school also in the district.

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==External links== {{Portal|China}} *[http://www.wj.gov.cn/ Official site of the Wujin district government] (Chinese)

Category:Wujin, Changzhou Category:County-level divisions of Jiangsu Category:Changzhou