Jurong is a county-level city under the administration of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. In 129 BC, the then Prince of Changsha Liu Fa's son, Dang became the Marquis of Jurong. As he died soon, the lands enfeoffed to him became Jurong county in the next year. Jurong was under the jurisdiction of Nanjing historically, but it was annexed to the Prefecture of Zhenjiang in 1950, then Zhenjiang in 1983. The county was converted into a county-level city in 1995.

Administrative divisions

At present, Jurong City has 5 towns and 1 other.

Climate

Transport

Nanjing Metro

Several stations of Line S6 of Nanjing Metro, also known as "Nanjing–Jurong Intercity Metro" is located in Jurong. The metro line opened in December 2021.

China Railway

Jurong West railway station on the Nanjing–Hangzhou high-speed railway is situated in the southwest outskirts of the city. Jurong railway station on the South Jiangsu Riverside high-speed railway was opened on 28 September 2023.