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Changzhou
(Wikipedia)
Updated: 2006-05-28 18:33

Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south.


Map of Changzhou. [Wikipedia]

The prefecture-level city of Changzhou administers 7 county-level divisions, including 5 districts and 2 county-level cities.

Located just south of Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Changzhou is situated on the main Shanghai-Beijing rail line and is one of the main stops on the busy Shanghai-Nanjing route. Changzhou also has its own airport appoximately 15km from the city centre. There are flights to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Kunming.
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