Lishui District
Lishui District (simplified Chinese: 溧水区; traditional Chinese: 溧水區; pinyin: Lìshuǐ Qū), formerly Lishui County (simplified Chinese: 溧水县; traditional Chinese: 溧水縣; pinyin: Lìshuǐ xiàn) until January 2013, is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.
Lishui 溧水区 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Lishui Location in Jiangsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 31°35′07″N 119°02′01″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-provincial city | Nanjing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nanjing district map |
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The district is south-east of Jiangning District and north of Gaochun District. It remains predominantly rural.
History
- In 591, Lishui county was established.
- In 1295, the county was converted into a subprefecture.
- In 1369, it was restored as a county.
- In 1491, its south extremity was separated to establish Gaochun county.
Transportation
The Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway crosses Lishui District. As of 2015, about 30 trains a day make a stop at Lishui Station (46 km / 16 minutes away from Nanjing South Railway Station),[1] which is located about five miles east of downtown Lishui.
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Lishui train schedule Archived 2015-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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