Location: Jiujiang 🌎

Jiujiang (Chinese: 九江), formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province. Jiujiang literally means “nine rivers”. It is one of the first five cities that were opened to foreign trade along the Yangtze River following the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy. It is the Yangtze River’s shipping hub international gateway, and Jiangxi’s only international trade port city. Jiujiang Port is the fourth largest port on the Yangtze River.Its population was 4,600,276 inhabitants at the 2020 census, 1,164,268 of whom resided in the built-up area made up of three urban districts (Xunyang, Lianxi, and Chaisang). In 2007, the city was named China’s top ten livable cities by the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum. In 2022, the State Council of China granted Jiujiang the title of National Historical and Cultural City for its rich history and multiculture background in the Republic of China era.