Yingtan

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Yingtan 鹰潭市
Prefecture-level city
Downtown
Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Yingtan municipal government): 28°16′20″N 117°02′22″E / 28.2721°N 117.0395°E / 28.2721; 117.0395
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Municipal seat	Yuehu District
Government
• Mayor	Yu Xiuming
Area
• Total	3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,124,906
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 63.9 billion US$ 10.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 55,566 US$ 8,921
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	335000
Area code	0701
ISO 3166 code	CN-JX-06
Website	yingtan.gov.cn/node2/

Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; lit. 'Eagle Pond') 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 smelting factory.

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.