Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang (Simplified Chinese: 镇江; Traditional Chinese: 鎮江; Hanyu Pinyin: ZhènjiÄ?ng) is a prefecture-level city in the southwestern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Changzhou to the east, and Yangzhou across the river to the north.

Once known as Chinkiang (京江) or Chink'ou (京�), Zhenjiang is today an important transportation hub owing to its location near the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal.

The city is located east of Nanjing. It was an important trade center during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was the provincial capital of Jiangsu during the Republic of China era.