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Yingtan () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper, and located here is Jiangxi Copper and its the Guixi Smelter.

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Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Yuehu District
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Yu Xiuming
Settlement.area_total_km2
3,554
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
1,124,906
Settlement.name
Yingtan
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.native_name
鹰潭市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.image_skyline
YingTan.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Downtown
Settlement.image_map
Location of Yingtan Prefecture within Jiangxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
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Settlement.pushpin_map
Jiangxi
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city centre in Jiangxi

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Official name
鹰潭市
Population
1154223
Area
3559.96
Official website
www.yingtan.gov.cn
Image
Yingtan 20170404 161117.jpg
Dialing code
701
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Yingtan
postal code
335000
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Yingtan () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper, and located here is Jiangxi Copper and its the Guixi Smelter.

Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area of Mount Longhu, which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence, has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains, and villages.

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