Xihu District, Nanchang

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Xihu District (Chinese: 西湖区; Pinyin: Xinghú Qū), literally meaning "west lake district", is a district of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. The district was created in the Tang Dynasty when a bridge was built across Nanchang's Taihu lake, dividing the area into the East and West Lake districts. It covers over 39 square kilometers and as of 2004 had a population of 460,000.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

It is divided into 10 areas:

• ?jinta (绳金塔)
• Taoyuan (桃源)
• Chaoyangzhou (朝阳洲)
• Guang?men (广润门)
• Nanpu (南浦)
• Xihu (西湖)
• Simazhuang(系马桩)
• Shizijie (十字街)
• Dinggonglu (丁公路)
• Nanzhan "South Station" (南站)

and 1 town:

• Taohuazhen (桃花镇)

[edit] External Link

• Nanchang Xihu Government Web(English)