Jiujiang

Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-stage city positioned at the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is the second one-biggest prefecture-stage metropolis in Jiangxi province after the provincial capital Nanchang. Jiujiang literally method "nine rivers". Its population became 4,728,778 inhabitants on the 2010 census whom 704,986 inside the constructed up vicinity fabricated from 2 urban districts. In 2007, the town is named China's pinnacle ten livable towns via Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which become released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

In historic instances it turned into instructed that nine rivers converged near where Jiujiang sprang as much as end up Jiangxi's foremost water port today. During the Xia thru the Shang Dynasties Jiujiang changed into a capital of several states. In the Spring & Autumn Period Jiujiang bordered between the states of Wu and Chu. Tao Yuanming a famous Chinese philosopher lived at the base of Lushan. He changed into once appointed magistrate of close by Pengze County and after 83 days resigned due to the politics involved in administering justice. He retired back to his village to pen an essay referred to as "Peach Blossom Spring". In 757, Li Po changed into implicated in An-Shi disturbances and imprisoned at Jiujiang.