Jianye District


Jianye District is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.

History

Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3AD, in large part because of its position on the Yangtze River.

Administrative subdivisions

Jianye has administrative jurisdiction over the following six subdistricts:
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Mochouhu SubdistrictMòchóuhú Jiēdào125,7652.4
Shazhou SubdistrictShāzhōu Jiēdào56,47411.7
Shuangzha SubdistrictShuāngzhá Jiēdào19,56017
Jiangxinzhou SubdistrictJiāngxīnzhōu Jiēdào20,86514.3
Xinglong SubdistrictXīnglóng Jiēdào67,2748.21
Nanyuan SubdistrictNányuàn Jiēdào110,5963.2

The Jianye district is responsible for the administration of the following urban areas:
DirectionPlaceImageComments
NorthMochouhu Subdistrict / Binhu Subdistrict
/ 		Northeast area, near and including Mochou Lake
NorthNanyuan Subdistrict
South of the Mochou Lake area.
NorthShazhou Subdistrict
West of the Mochou Lake area. Including the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Wall.
CenterHexi
Includes the Nanjing International Expo Center
CenterConference and Tourism Center
West of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center and including the Jinling Riverside Conference Hotel
CenterXinglong Subdistrict
Also known as Booming Subdistrict. In the area of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center. The arena has the capacity for 60,000 people
WestJiangxin Island
Also known as Jiangxinzhou and the New Nanjing Eco-Technology Island
EastJianye Metro Technology Park
East and southeast of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.
SouthShuangzha Subdistrict
In the southern area of the district.

Transportation

Rail service is available at the Yuantong Station between Line 1 and Line 2 Line 1 service at Olympic Stadium Station, and Line 2 service at Olympic Stadium East Station, Mochouhu Station, Jiqingmendajie Station, Xinglongdajie Station, Yurundajie Station, and Youfangqiao Station of the Nanjing Metro.
Jiangxin Island may be reached via the Yingtian Street Elevated Bridge, which is a bridges that connects the island, and its YOG Forest Park, to the mainland at the Nanjing International Expo Center, one of the sites for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. It is the first pedestrian bridge to cross the Yangtze.

Economy

has its Nanjing office in Lianqiang International Mansion in Jianye District.