Qingjiangpu District is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, China. It was approved to establish on June 8, 2016. The district has an area of with a population of 735,900. The district of Qingjiangpu has 12 subdistricts and seven towns or townships under its jurisdiction, its seat is Chengnan Subdistrict.
History
The district was named after Qingjiangpu River cut in 1415 which was a ship canal that traversed Shanyin County connecting the Huai River and Yellow River. The river of Qingjiangpu is a channel segment of Li Canal. As a part of the Grand Canal, it historically is the name of an artificial that connects the docks of Qinghe with the city of Shanyang. Its origins can be traced to the Spring and Autumn period. For wars and transport of army provisions, FuchaiKing of Wu commanded to canalize Hangou Canal located between Hancheng and Mokou in 486 BC, the waterway Links two major river systems of the Yangtze River and Huai River, after that, Yangzhou and Huai'an started to develop. Today's Qingjiangpu District is historically roughly Qingjiang City established in 1951. The city of Qingjiang was formed from a portion of Huaiyin County in January 1951, it was merged to Huaiyin County in August 1958, and as a county-level city of Huaiyin Prefecutre, it was reformed in October 1964. Huaiyin Prefecture ceased to be a separate prefecture, Huaiyin prefecture-level city was established in March 1983, dividing Qingjiang City, the two districts of Qinghe and Qingpu bounded by the Li Canal were created. The district of Qingjiangpu was approved to establish by the State Council through the merger of two districts of Qinghe and Qingpu on June 8, 2016 and officially created on October 8, 2016.
Geography
The district of Qingjiangpu is located in the main urban areas of Huai'an. It is bordered to the east by Huai'an District, to the west and north by the district of Huaiyin, to the south byHongze District. The ancient Yellow River, Li Canal, Grand Canal and Huai River run through it. The roads, railways and waterways extend in all directions, G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway, Nanjing-Huai'an Expressway and Nanjing-Lianyungang Expressway converge here, the Xinyi–Changxing railway runs through the whole territory. The district is near Huai'an Airport, it is an important regional transportation hub in northern Jiangsu.
;an area is administrated by the Management Committee of Huai'an Industrial Park
Ninglianlu Office
Economy
According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the gross domestic product in 2016 was 40,030 million yuan, up by 8.8 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 1,025 million yuan, up by 1.8 percent, that of the secondary industry was 9,427 million yuan, up by 10.3 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 29,578 million yuan , up by 8.6 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 2.6 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 23.5 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 73.9 percent. The per capita GDP in 2016 was 112,624 yuan.
Attractions
The Ruins of Hanxin Fortress and Tomb of Han Xin's mother : The Hanxin Fortress is located in the south of the urban area in Qingjiangpu District, on the west of Grand Canal Bridge and on the south of Huaihai Road which runs through the urban area of Huai'an. It was built in 202 BC, its ruins still exist there. Tomb of Han Xin's mother is also as Qingshui Mound, it is situated on the south east of the Hanxin Fortress.
Bochi Mountain: The mountain of Bochi is one of 72 Taoist paradises in the book of Remember the Fairy Grottoes by Du Guangting, it is a park with an area of.
Qingjiang Dam Gate: The Dam Gate of Qingjiang is one of four sets of canal's locks built in 1410 within the channel segment of Qingjiangpu, it is one of the best preserved masonry buildings in the Grand Canal.
Qing Yan Garden: Qing Yan is an ancient Chinese garden. It became the seat of governor-general of riverways in 1678, the governor-general of riverways ceased to be a governor in 1860, instead of that, it was the seat of governor of water transportation.
