Hechuan
Encyclopedia
Hechuan is a district
in the northern part of Chongqing
, China
, located at the meeting point of the Jialing
, Fu
and Qu
rivers, with a history of 1500 years. Hechuan is 54 km away from Chongqing city's central Yuzhong District
.
s and 3 subdistrict
s, with a total area of 2356.21 square kilometers.
Hechuan boasts a history of 2300 years.
Its climate is subtropical monsoonal, with an annual average temperature of 18.1℃, a monthly average temperature of 7.2℃ in January, 28.3℃ in July, an annual total rainfall of 1131.3mm, and frost-free period of 330 days.
*Hechuan is the important pig-raising, silk and citrus producing area in China,.
Famous tourist attractions include Fishing town
, which is close to the city.
District (China)
The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China....
in the northern part of Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, China
China
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, located at the meeting point of the Jialing
Jialing River
The Jialing River is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province. It gets its name from its crossing the Jialing Vale in Feng County of Shaanxi. It was once known as Langshui or Yushui .-Overview:...
, Fu
Fu River
-See also:*List of rivers in China...
and Qu
Qu River
Qu River is a river of China. It is part of the East China Sea basin. Its length is 720 km....
rivers, with a history of 1500 years. Hechuan is 54 km away from Chongqing city's central Yuzhong District
Yuzhong District
Yuzhong District is the central district and heart of Chongqing municipality. It is the capital of the municipality and is also the political, economical, and entertainment center of the city of Chongqing...
.
Administration
Hechuan District administers 27 townshipTownship
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
s and 3 subdistrict
Subdistricts of China
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...
s, with a total area of 2356.21 square kilometers.
History
- In 316 BC316 BCYear 316 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rutilus and Laenas...
, a Dianjiang county was established here. - In Warring States PeriodWarring States PeriodThe Warring States Period , also known as the Era of Warring States, or the Warring Kingdoms period, covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC...
, it was one of the capitals of the state of BaBa (state)Ba was an ancient state in eastern Sichuan, China. Its original capital was Yicheng , Hubei. Ba was conquered by Qin in 316 BC. The modern ethnic minority Tujia people trace some of their origins back to the Ba people....
. - In 556, Dianjiang county was renamed Hezhou.
- During the Southern Song Dynasty Hezhou was the site of an important fortress, remnants of which still exist and are known variously as the Fishing City or Fishing Town in English and Diao Yu Cheng in Chinese.
- In 1913, Hezhou was renamed Hechuan.
- In 1983, Hechuan county was put under the administration of ChongqingChongqingChongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
city. - In 1992, Hechuan county was promoted to city level and called Hechuan city.
- In 2006, Hechuan city was changed into a district (a county-level division) of Chongjing.
Geographic location
Hechuan is located at 105.58'37"E-106.40'37"E of longitude and 29.51'02"N-30.22'24"N of latitude. It borders on the Yubei district of Chongqing and Huayun city of Sichuan in the east, Beibei district and Bishang county of Chongqing in the south, Tongliang county of Chongqing in the west, and Wusheng county of Sichuan in the north.Weather
Transportation
- Crossed by Xianyang-Chongqing railroad, Suining-Chongqing railroad and Nanchong-Chongqing highway, Hechuan occupies a key location in the transportation and economic corridor to northern SichuanSichuan' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, ShanxiShanxi' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
and GansuGansu' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
. - China National Highway 212China National Highway 212China National Highway 212 runs from Lanzhou in Gansu to Chongqing. It is 1302 kilometres in length.The section from Lanzhou to Lintao has been converted into an expressway, designated G75 . From Lanzhou to the junction at Huichuan Town , G212 also doubles as China National Highway 316.-Route and...
Economy
- Tianfu Mining Company has its seat in Hechuan.
- In 2006，the total annual GDP was CNY14.216 billion and the annual average income per capita is CNY11,532 in Hechuan.
Tourism
Fishing town
Fishing Town or Fishing City , is one of the three great ancient battlefields of China. It is famous for its resistance to the Mongol armies in the latter half of the Song Dynasty...
, which is close to the city.
External links
- Government website of Hechuan (in Simplified Chinese)