Zhangshu (simplified Chinese: 樟树; traditional Chinese: 樟樹; pinyin: Zhāngshù), formerly Qingjiang County (Tsingkiang) (清江县), is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichun, in the west-central part of Jiangxi Province. It has an area of 1,291 km2 (498 sq mi) with a population of 536,500. It is the first county of China Top 100 County in Jiangxi Province. The literal translation of the name is Camphor laurel, because traditionally, the city was a major commercial hub for camphor laurel oil. Zhangshu is famous for Chinese medicinal herbs. The China top 10 medicine producer Renhe Group is located there. Officially, it is the Medicine Capital of China, and there are thousands of pharmaceutical companies. Hundreds of thousands of kinds of Chinese herbal medicines are sold by bulk or by retail.
Administration
Map including Qingjiang (labeled as CH'ING-CHIANG (LINKIANG) (walled) 清江) (AMS, 1952)
Zhangshu City currently has five sub-districts, 10 towns and 4 townships.[1]
5 Sub-districts:
Ganyang (淦阳街道)
Lujiang (鹿江街道)
Fucheng (福城街道)
Daqiao (大桥街道)
Zhangjiashan (张家山街道)
10 Towns:
Linjiang (临江镇)
Yongtai (永泰镇)
Huangtugang (黄土岗镇)
Jinglou (经楼镇)
Changfu (昌付镇)
Dianxia (店下镇)
Geshan (阁山镇)
Liugongmiao (刘公庙镇)
Guanshang (观上镇)
Yicheng (义成镇)
4 Townships:
Zhongzhou (中洲乡)
Zhoushang (洲上乡)
Yanghu (洋湖乡)
Wucheng (吴城乡)
Climate
Climate data for Zhangshu (1991–2017 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Zhangshu City 2nd Complete School, Zhangshu City 3rd Complete School, Qingjiang Complete School.
Junior High School:
Changfu Junior High School, Zhangjiashan High School, Huangtugang High School.
Primary School:
Zhangshu City 1st Primary School, Zhangshu City 8th Primary School, Zhangshu City 4th Primary School, Anyang Primary School, Changfu Town Central Primary.
