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13-617: The district was formerly the southern terminus of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway ; railcars had to be ferried across the river until it was bridged in 1968. Pukou has administrative jurisdiction to 9 subdistricts : Pukou District is located at the northwestern of Nanjing city, between the Yangtze River and Chu River. It is separated from the main part of the city by the Yangtze River with hundred miles of mountains and forests. It has an area of 902 square kilometers with

26-606: A population of 480 thousand. Pukou District has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Pukou is 15.8 °C (60.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,139.8 mm (44.87 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 28.0 °C (82.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). In 2007,

39-612: The Beijing–Shanghai railway , connecting China's two largest cities. The first proposals to build railways in China began in the 1860s with opposition from the elite, who worried that it would increase the likelihood of regime change. However, following China's loss in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, the desire to modernize began to predominate. However, due to technical and financial constraints, foreign support

52-647: The First Nanjing Yangtze Bridge , is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River in Nanjing , Jiangsu , China connecting the city's Pukou and Gulou districts . Its upper deck is part of China National Highway 104 , spanning 4,588 metres (15,052 ft). Its lower deck, with a double-track railway , is 6,772 metres (22,218 ft) long, and completes the Beijing–Shanghai railway , which had been divided by

65-619: The GDP in the Yangtze River reached 元16.21 billion. There are four towns and seven block offices. Part of Pukou District is now covered under the new strategic economic development area: Jiangbei New Area. Ancient culture left behind a profound history including many cultural heritages. The region also boasts beautiful natural landscapes and many places of interest including National Ancient Mountain and Forest Park, Pearl Spring, Tang Spring, Amber Spring, Damo Stela, Huji Temple Site, Doulv Temple, Wen Temple and old ginkgo trees. A male ceramic mask found in

78-803: The Panying Mountain Ancient Cultural site is honored as “the ancestor of Nanjing”, the oldest ever found artwork in this area. Pukou District has been the transportation intersection between the northern and southern regions, as well as the Gate of the North in Nanjing city. Facing the Yangtze River and with an overall control of Huai River Area, Pukou District is said to be “the Entrance of Nanjing” and “the Natural Fortress in

91-666: The Yangtze for decades. Its right bridge consists of nine piers, with the maximum span of 160 metres (525 ft) and the total length of 1,576 metres (5,171 ft). The bridge carries approximately 80,000 vehicles and 190 trains per day. The bridge was completed and open for traffic in 1968. It was the third bridge over the Yangtze after the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and the Chongqing Baishatuo Yangtze River Bridge . It

104-642: The northwest” with Jinpu railway and the 312, 328, 104 state roads passing through. The first, second and third Bridge across the Yangtze River make it really convenient to travel. This Jiangsu location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tianjin-Pukou Railway The Tianjin–Pukou or Jinpu railway ( Postal spelling : Tientsin-Pukow Railway ; simplified Chinese : 津浦铁路 ; traditional Chinese : 津浦鐵路 ; pinyin : Jīnpǔ Tiělù ) runs from Tianjin to Pukou district outside Nanjing in Jiangsu province. Pukou

117-536: The southern region, as well as the Yangtze River . Construction of the railway began in 1908 and the line was completed in 1912. All together, the original railway line was built with 85 stations, of which 31 were in Shandong province. Rail traffic had to be ferried across the Yangtze to Nanjing to connect with the railroads passing through that city until the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge

130-412: Was built across the river in 1968. Currently, it is the main section of Beijing–Shanghai railway . This Chinese location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge ( simplified Chinese : 南京 长江 大桥 ; traditional Chinese : 南京長江大橋 ; pinyin : Nánjīng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo ), previously called

143-574: Was needed to build the earliest railways. At a conference in London in September 1898, British and German capitalists decided to build a railway from Tianjin to Zhenjiang . In May 1899, the Qing government agreed to the financing of the railway construction along with a series of bank loans. The proposed course for the railway was to connect the political center of China in the north to the economic hub in

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156-623: Was the first heavy bridge designed and built using Chinese expertise. According to state media, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge surpassed the Golden Gate Bridge as the most frequent suicide site in the world, with more than 2,000 suicides estimated by 2006. People who have survived the jump have had severe consequences including paralysis , organ damage, broken bones and lifelong pain. Most think that jumping will lead to an instant death but for many death

169-452: Was the nearest station to Nanjing on the left bank (west or north bank) of the Yangtze River from central Nanjing, which lies on the right bank (east or south bank). For most of the 20th century, rail carriages were ferried across the river to continue their journey into Nanjing and then on to Shanghai . Since 1968, when a bridge was built across the river, the Jinpu railway has formed part of

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