Knowra Jiujiang Jiujiang Jiujiang is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangxi, China, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. Its location links inland Jiangxi with river and lake transport.
Yangtze River : The longest river in Asia, flowing east across China to the East China Sea. Jiujiang stands on its southern bank, where the river forms a major transport corridor.
Jiujiang Treaty Port : A treaty port opened to foreign trade in Jiujiang under the 1858 Treaty of Tianjin. Its opening made the city a major interface between inland China and foreign commerce.
Port of Jiujiang : A major inland port on the Yangtze River in Jiangxi, serving Jiujiang and surrounding regions. It turns the city’s riverfront position into a connection for inland and coastal shipping.
Hukou County : A county of Jiujiang in Jiangxi, located where Poyang Lake meets the Yangtze River. Its location marks the lake’s outlet into the river within Jiujiang’s jurisdiction.
Poyang Lake : China’s largest freshwater lake, in northern Jiangxi, connected to the Yangtze River. The lake lies south of Jiujiang and shapes its waterways and regional landscape.
Treaty of Tianjin : A set of 1858 agreements that ended the first phase of the Second Opium War and opened Chinese ports to foreign trade. The treaty required Jiujiang to open as a foreign treaty port.
Yangtze River shipping : The movement of cargo and passengers along the Yangtze River by water transport. Jiujiang’s port participates in the river’s long-distance shipping network.
Wuhan : The capital of Hubei province in central China, situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han rivers. Wuhan lies upstream along the Yangtze from Jiujiang and is a major regional counterpart.
Jiangxi : A province in southeastern China, situated south of the middle Yangtze River. Jiujiang is one of Jiangxi’s prefecture-level cities, occupying its northern edge.
Second Opium War : A war from 1856 to 1860 between Qing China and Britain and France, ending in expanded foreign privileges in China. The conflict produced the treaty provisions that opened Jiujiang to foreign trade.
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