Pingxiang

Pingxiang 萍乡市
Prefecture-level city
Downtown Pingxiang
Location of Pingxiang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 27°38′N 113°51′E / 27.633°N 113.850°E / 27.633; 113.850
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Government
• Mayor	Li Xiaobao
Area
• Prefecture-level city	3,824 km2 (1,476 sq mi)
• Land	3,824 km2 (1,476 sq mi)
• Urban	1,073 km2 (414 sq mi)
• Metro	1,073 km2 (414 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Prefecture-level city	1,854,515
• Urban	893,550
• Metro	893,550
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	0799
Website	http://www.pingxiang.gov.cn/

Pingxiang (simplified Chinese: 萍乡; traditional Chinese: 萍鄉; pinyin: Píngxiāng; Wade–Giles: P'ing-hsiang) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in western Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.

Pingxiang is a limitrophe city between Jiangxi and Hunan provinces. Approximately 100 miles from Changsha, Hunan, about 160 miles from Nanchang. Most of the area around the city is hilly and mountainous, despite of the city itself is relatively flat. As a sub-tropical climatic city, Pingxiang has mild winters, long and hot summers, plenty of rain falls. Annual average temperature is 17 °C. The population was 1,874,000 in the 2012 for most of citizens are permanent residents.

Archaeological evidence suggests that Pingxiang was first settled during the Stone Age. During the Han dynasty, it was part of Yichun. In 267, during the time of the Three Kingdoms, it became Pingxiang County, which made it a higher level of administration than what it is today. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it was part of the Jiangnanxi Circuit, and was called Yuanzhou. Its name and area of administration were changed many times until 1970, when it assumed its present form.

Pingxiang has direct jurisdiction over two urban districts, one economic development area, three counties, 28 towns, 18 townships, and 7 sub-districts.