Gǔdài de Jīngkǒu shì Chángjiāng biānshang de jūnshì zhòngzhèn.
In ancient times Jingkou was an important military town on the Yangtze.
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history
孙权 made it his seat in 209; after he moved on to 建业 (Nanjing) it became the garrison town of 京口, guarding the Yangtze crossing to 瓜洲. 辛弃疾 was prefect here in 1204 and 1205.
culture
Poets kept the old name, as in 王安石's line 京口瓜洲一水间 'Jingkou and Guazhou lie one stretch of water apart'.
