title: Shangqing, Jiangxi
text: # Shangqing, Jiangxi
  
  Shangqing (Chinese: 上清; pinyin: Shàngqīng) is a town under the county-level city of Guixi, in the municipal region of Yingtan, Jiangxi. As of 2018, it has 10 villages under its administration.
  
  It is a small stop on a major railroad - the Fuzhou branch line from the Yingtan junction on the Nanchang—Shanghai line. Most visitors will be touring the nearby Mount Longhu, a Daoist holy mountain.
  
  ## Cultural interest
  
  Shangqing features Han dynasty temples associated with Zhang Daoling, a founder of Daoism. The town is mentioned in the beginning of the classic Yuan dynasty novel Water Margin.
  
  