Jianye District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.Brian Roberts; Trevor Kanaley. Urbanization and Sustainability in Asia: Case Studies of Good Practice. Asian Development Bank; 2006. . p. 119.

History Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3AD, in large part because of its position on the Yangtze River.Rita Yi Man Li, "A Study on the Impact of Culture, Economic, History and Legal Systems Which Affect the Provisions of Fittings by Residential Developers in Boston, Hong Kong and Nanjing," Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal. 1:3-4. 2009.

Administrative subdivisions Jianye has administrative jurisdiction over the following 6 subdistricts:

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km2) Mochouhu Subdistrict Mòchóuhú Jiēdào 125,765 4.3 Shazhou Subdistrict Shāzhōu Jiēdào 56,474 11.7 Shuangzha Subdistrict Shuāngzhá Jiēdào 19,560 17 Jiangxinzhou Subdistrict Jiāngxīnzhōu Jiēdào 20,865 14.3 Xinglong Subdistrict Xīnglóng Jiēdào 67,274 8.21 Nanyuan Subdistrict Nányuàn Jiēdào 110,596 3.2 Defunct - Binhu Subdistrict () & Nanhu Subdistrict () both subdistricts merged with Mochu Subdistrict that formerly part of Gulou District to form Mochouhu Subdistrict under Jianye.

The Jianye district is responsible for the administration of the following urban areas:Jianye District (). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

DirectionPlace Image CommentsNorth Mochouhu Subdistrict / Binhu Subdistrict () / () Northeast area, near and including Mochou Lake Nanyuan Subdistrict () South of the Mochou Lake area.Nanyuan Subdistrict, Nanjing. Google maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014. Shazhou Subdistrict () West of the Mochou Lake area. Including the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Wall.Center Hexi () Includes the Nanjing International Expo Center Conference and Tourism Center () West of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center and including the Jinling Riverside Conference HotelConference and Tourism Center. Google maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014. Xinglong Subdistrict () Also known as Booming Subdistrict. In the area of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.Xinglong Subdistrict, Nanjing. Google maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014. The arena has the capacity for 60,000 peopleKenneth Pletcher. The Geography of China: Sacred and Historic Places. The Rosen Publishing Group; 2011. . p. 201. West Jiangxin Island() Also known as Jiangxinzhou and the New Nanjing Eco-Technology Island East Jianye Metro Technology Park () East and southeast of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.Jianye Metro Technology Park (建邺区新城科技园), Nanjing. Google maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014. South Shuangzha Subdistrict () In the southern area of the district.Shuangzha Subdistrict, Nanjing. Google maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

Transportation

Rail service is available at the Yuantong Station between Line 1 and Line 2.南京地铁一号线 . Nju.gov.cn (2008-11-12). Retrieved May 13, 2014. Line 1 service at Olympic Stadium Station, and Line 2 service at Olympic Stadium East Station, Mochouhu Station, Jiqingmendajie Station, Xinglongdajie Station, Yurundajie Station, and Youfangqiao Station of the Nanjing Metro.

Jiangxin Island may be reached via the Yingtian Street Elevated Bridge,Yingtian Street Elevated Bridge. Google Maps. Retrieved May 12, 2014. which is a bridge that connects the island, and its YOG Forest Park, to the mainland at the Nanjing International Expo Center, one of the sites for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. It is the first pedestrian bridge to cross the Yangtze."1st pedestrian bridge over Yangtze River taking shape in Nanjing". JS China. January 14, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

Economy

Everbright International has its Nanjing office in Lianqiang International Mansion () in Jianye District. - Traditional Chinese address: "江蘇省南京市江東中路289號聯強國際大廈2606室" - Simplified Chinese address: " 江苏省南京市江东中路289号联强国际大厦2606室"

See also Education Nanjing Audit University

References

External links Jianye District Government official website