Qidong, Jiangsu

Qidong
启东市
Chitung
Looking southeast on the city, with downtown at the upper left (2007)
Looking southeast on the city, with downtown at the upper left (2007)
Qidong is located in Jiangsu
Qidong
Qidong
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°52′12″N 121°42′11″E / 31.870°N 121.703°E / 31.870; 121.703[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
PrefectureNantong
Area
 • Total1,208 km2 (466 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,115,900
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
226200
Qidong
Simplified Chinese启东
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQǐdōng

Qidong is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nantong in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. It is located on the north side of the Yangtze River opposite Shanghai and forms a peninsula jutting out into the East China Sea. It has a population of 1.12 million.

Qidong city night view

The center of the city is named Huilong Township. It also has a well-known fishing port called Lüsi town, named after Lü Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, who is said to have visited the place four times. Qidong's Qilong township was formerly a separate island in the Yangtze called Yonglongsha but now forms a pene-enclave on Chongming Island, most of which belongs to Shanghai.

  1. ^ "Qidong" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.