Jiujiang City is a settlement of the Jiangxi people. During the Shang Dynasty, it was home to a marquisate; during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, it became a town; in the early Han Dynasty, it was formally established as a county; during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was successively established as a prefecture and state; during the Yuan Dynasty, it was established as a circuit; during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was established as a prefecture; and during the Republic of China, it was successively established as a circuit and administrative region. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it successively established administrative divisions, special districts, regions, and prefecture-level cities. On July 27, 1983, Jiujiang City and Jiujiang Region merged to form Jiujiang City.
Jiujiang City is a famous city in southern China with a history of over 2200 years. Historically, it was one of China's three major tea markets and four major rice markets. Located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway economic development zones, it is a national comprehensive transportation hub, a national civilized city, and a regional central port city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It was one of the first five cities along the Yangtze River to open to the outside world and is also a transitional zone for the development of the eastern coastal areas towards the central and western regions. Known as the "mouth of three rivers, a thoroughfare to seven provinces" and "a place of great importance," it is also called the "northern gateway of Jiangxi." Known as "the county of Xunyang with its nine tributaries, clearly resembling a painting," it boasts numerous famous tourist attractions, including Mount Lu, a World Cultural Landscape Heritage site; Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake; Donglin Temple, the birthplace of the Pure Land School of Buddhism; and Bailudong Academy, one of the four great academies of China.