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Zhangshu (), formerly Qingjiang County (Tsingkiang) (), 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 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 C

Key facts

Settlement.name
Zhangshu
Settlement.other_name
Changshu
Settlement.type
County-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
File:ZSIMG0220.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Jiangxi Zhangshu.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Jiangxi
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jiangxi
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Yichun
Settlement.area_total_km2
1291
Settlement.population_total
609771
Settlement.population_as_of
2017
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal Code
Settlement.postal_code
331200

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Wikidata facts

Official name
清江县
Country
China
Located in
Yichun, Jiangxi
Population
485649
Area
1289.22
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Official website
www.zhangshu.gov.cn
Image
ZSIMG0220.jpg
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Commons category
Zhangshu
postal code
331200
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Zhangshu (), formerly Qingjiang County (Tsingkiang) (), 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 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 == thumb|Map including Qingjiang (labeled as CH'ING-CHIANG (LINKIANG) (walled) ) (Army Map Service|AMS, 1952)

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