Jurong
句容市 Kuyung | |
|---|---|
 Longchang Temple (隆昌寺) | |
  Jurong Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′46″N 119°09′50″E / 31.946°N 119.164°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,385 km2 (535 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 625,800 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212400 |
Jurong (Chinese: 句容; pinyin: Jùróng) is a county-level city under the administration of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China.
In 129 BC, the then Prince of Changsha Liu Fa's son, Dang became the Marquis of Jurong. As he died soon, the lands enfeoffed to him became Jurong county in the next year. Jurong was under the jurisdiction of Nanjing historically, but it was annexed to the Prefecture of Zhenjiang in 1950, then Zhenjiang in 1983. The county was converted into a county-level city in 1995.[2]
- ^ "Jurong" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 中国大百科全书（第二版） [Encyclopedia of China (2nd Edition)] (in Chinese). Vol. 12. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. p. 238. ISBN 978-7-500-07958-3.