Lianxi, Jiujiang

Lianxi (simplified Chinese: 濂溪区; traditional Chinese: 濂溪區; pinyin: Liánxī Qū) is a district in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China. It was formerly named Lushan District, taking its name from Mount Lu, which was located inside its boundaries. In April 2016, jurisdiction for Mount Lu and Guling town was transferred to the newly renamed County-level Lushan City (formerly Xingzi County), and Lushan District was renamed as Lianxi.

Lianxi 濂溪区
District
Coordinates: 29°40′10″N 115°59′22″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Jiujiang
Area
• Total	369.8 km2 (142.8 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	259,480
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	332005

Administrative divisions

Lianxi District has 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 2 township.

3 subdistricts

• Shili (十里街道)
• Wuli (五里街道)
• Qilihu (七里湖街道)

5 towns

Gutang (姑塘镇) Weijia (威家镇) Xingang (新港镇) Lianhua (莲花镇) Saiyang (赛阳镇)

Guling (姑岭镇)- has been merged into Lushan City Haihui (海会镇)- has been merged into Lushan City

2 township

• Yujiahe (虞家河乡)
• Gaolong (高垅乡)

See also

• Changjiu Intercity Railway
• Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway
• Jiujiang university