Anyuan, Pingxiang

District in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyuan, Pingxiang

Anyuan District (simplified Chinese: 安源区; traditional Chinese: 安源區; pinyin: Ānyuán Qū) is a district of the city of Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.

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Anyuan
安源区
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Location in Pingxiang City
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Location of Pingxiang City in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Anyuan District government): 27°36′54″N 113°52′15″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityPingxiang
Area
  Total
212 km2 (82 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
383,400
  Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
337000
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The famous Maoist propaganda painting Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan is set in this location, depicting an occasion when the young Mao Zedong traveled to Anyuan to help lead a miners' strike.[1] The 1962 painting "Comrade Liu Shaoqi and the Anyuan Miners" portrays the same strike.[2]

Administrative divisions

Anyuan District has 6 Subdistricts and 4 towns.[3]

6 Subdistricts
  • Dongdajie (东大街街道)
  • Fenghuang (凤凰街街道)
  • Bayi (八一街街道)
  • Houbu (后埠街街道)
  • Danjiang (丹江街街道)
  • Baiyuan (白源街街道)
4 towns
  • Anyuan (安源镇)
  • Gaokeng (高坑镇)
  • Wubei (五陂镇)
  • Qingshan (青山镇)

Notes

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