Shangqing (Chinese: 上清; pinyin: Shàngqīng) is a town under the county-level city of Guixi, in the municipal region of Yingtan, Jiangxi.[1] As of 2018^[update], it has 10 villages under its administration.[2]

Shangqing 上清镇
Town
Shangqing Location in China
Coordinates: 28°02′45″N 117°02′04″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Yingtan
County-level city	Guixi
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

It is a small stop on a major railroad - the Fuzhou branch line from the Yingtan junction on the Nanchang—Shanghai line. Most visitors will be touring the nearby Mount Longhu, a Daoist holy mountain.

Cultural interest

Shangqing features Han dynasty temples associated with Zhang Daoling, a founder of Daoism. The town is mentioned in the beginning of the classic Yuan dynasty novel Water Margin.

References

See also

• Shangqing School

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