Shapingba District
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Shapingba is a district of Chongqing
, People's Republic of China
, it was once known as Shaci Qu during the Sino-Japanese War
. It is one of the most important parts of Chongqing, which covered around 396 square kilometers, 13 Jiedao, 11 towns,and it's also a famous sci-edu-culture district. Shapingba is one of the most densely populated areas in Chongqing, with a population around one million.
Shapingba belonges to the city's main districts. Its border on Jiulongpo (south), Bishan
(west) and Beibei (north), and the district itself is on the west bank of Jialing River
.
). In the early 1930s, Shapingba District belonged to Baxian First District, the government located at the Ciqikou
(Longyin Town), the famous ancient town. During the period of the Second Sino-Japanese War
, the Chiang Kai-shek
’s government had moved to Chongqing, a great number of schools, factories and medical institutions settled in Shapingba. From then on Shapingba turned a place full of talent.
On February 6, 1938, the Chongqing University
, the Sichuan College of Education, the Chongqing Nankai Middle School
, the Chongqing Electrical Steel Works and several institutions which settled at Shapingba from Beijing
, Shanghai
or Nanjing
such as the National Central University
, the China Radio International
, and the Academia Sinica
, also the business and the financial together set the Chongqing Shaci Cultural District.
and Southwest University of Political Science and Law, over 60 research institutes, as well as 173 primary and secondary school. in addition, Chongqing College City has been under way since 2003.
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.
spirit. The Gele Shan several hundred years old town of Ciqikou and Lin's Garden are the most famous places among Shapingba's attractions. Sanxia Guangchang, the center of Shapingba was completed on November 8, 2003, served the citizens with its shopping, entertainment and leisure functions.
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...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, it was once known as Shaci Qu during the Sino-Japanese War
First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea...
. It is one of the most important parts of Chongqing, which covered around 396 square kilometers, 13 Jiedao, 11 towns,and it's also a famous sci-edu-culture district. Shapingba is one of the most densely populated areas in Chongqing, with a population around one million.
Location and Geography
Bishan County
Bishan County is one of the counties in the west of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is 23 km away from Chenjiaping of Chongqing city.-Administration:...
(west) and Beibei (north), and the district itself is on the west bank of Jialing River
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:...
.
History
Before Shapingba District had become a part of Chongqing, it belonged to Baxian(Now Banan DistrictBanan District (China)
Banan District , literally means the south of Ba , is a district of Chongqing municipality.-References:...
). In the early 1930s, Shapingba District belonged to Baxian First District, the government located at the Ciqikou
Ciqikou
Ciqikou is an ancient town in the Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China, originally called Longyinzhen was also known as Little Chongqing. According to an old Chinese proverb: "One flagstone road, and one thousand years' Ciqikou"...
(Longyin Town), the famous ancient town. During the period of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
, the Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
’s government had moved to Chongqing, a great number of schools, factories and medical institutions settled in Shapingba. From then on Shapingba turned a place full of talent.
On February 6, 1938, the Chongqing University
Chongqing University
Chongqing University is a comprehensive national university in the Shapingba District of Chongqing municipality, China. It is a member of the Project 211 and Project 985 which aims to transform Chinese universities into better research institutions.-History:...
, the Sichuan College of Education, the Chongqing Nankai Middle School
Chongqing Nankai Middle School
Chongqing Nankai Secondary School is one of the best secondary schools in Chongqing, China. It is located in Chenjiawan, Shapingba District.-History:...
, the Chongqing Electrical Steel Works and several institutions which settled at Shapingba from Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
or Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
such as the National Central University
National Central University
National Central University is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan .National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962...
, the China Radio International
China Radio International
China Radio International , the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, founded on December 3 of 1941, is one of the three state-owned media in China along with China National Radio and China Central Television in the People's Republic of China .As the PRC's external radio station, CRI...
, and the Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
, also the business and the financial together set the Chongqing Shaci Cultural District.
Towns
- Huilongba (回龙坝镇)
- Fenghuang (凤凰镇)
- Qingmuguan (青木关镇)
- Zhongliang (中梁镇)
- Tuzhu (土主镇)
- Chenjiaqiao (陈家桥镇)
- Huxi (虎溪镇)
- Xiyong (西永镇)
- Gele Shan (歌乐山镇)
- Zengjia (曾家镇)
- Qinjiagang (覃家岗镇)
Education
Shapingba District is famous for its educational and technical environments. It is also known as the cultural center of Chongqing. There are 7 colleges and unverisities included Chongqing UniversityChongqing University
Chongqing University is a comprehensive national university in the Shapingba District of Chongqing municipality, China. It is a member of the Project 211 and Project 985 which aims to transform Chinese universities into better research institutions.-History:...
and Southwest University of Political Science and Law, over 60 research institutes, as well as 173 primary and secondary school. in addition, Chongqing College City has been under way since 2003.
Colleges and universities
- Chongqing UniversityChongqing UniversityChongqing University is a comprehensive national university in the Shapingba District of Chongqing municipality, China. It is a member of the Project 211 and Project 985 which aims to transform Chinese universities into better research institutions.-History:...
(重庆大学) (founded in 1929) - Southwest UniversitySouthwest UniversitySouthwest University is a key comprehensive university, subordinate to Ministry of Education of China, based in Chongqing, China.-The University:...
(西南大学) (built from a merger of the former Southwest China Normal University and Southwest Agricultural UniversitySouthwest Agricultural UniversitySouthwest Agricultural University is a public and national key university located in Chongqing, China.It was founded in 1950 and has cultivated thousands of talents in the field of agriculture....
, which founded in 1906 and 1950 respectively, in 2005) - Third Military Medical UniversityThird Military Medical UniversityThird Military Medical University is a Chinese military institution of higher learning, affiliated to the People's Liberation Army . It is located in Chongqing, and was founded in 1954, by the merger of former Sixth and Seventh Medical Universities...
(第三军医大学) - Chongqing Normal UniversityChongqing Normal UniversityChongqing Normal University is a public university located in Chongqing, China. It was founded in 1954. There are over 1800 staff members and 13,000 full-time domestic and international graduate and undergraduate students...
(重庆师范大学) - Southwest University of Political Science and Law (西南政法大学)
- Sichuan International Studies UniversitySichuan International Studies UniversitySichuan International Studies University is a public university located in Chongqing , China.Foreign languages offered in the college include Russian, English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese and Arabic...
(四川外语学院) - Western Chongqing UniversityWestern Chongqing UniversityWestern Chongqing University is a public university located in Chongqing, China.- History :The university was created in 2005 from the merger of two higher education institutions. They were the Chongqing Normal Academy which was founded in 1956 and the Chongqing Teaching College established in...
(渝西学院)
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.
High Schools
- Chongqing Nankai Middle SchoolChongqing Nankai Middle SchoolChongqing Nankai Secondary School is one of the best secondary schools in Chongqing, China. It is located in Chenjiawan, Shapingba District.-History:...
(重庆南开中学) (founded in 1936) - Chongqing No.1 High SchoolChongqing No.1 High SchoolChongqing No.1 Middle School is a prestigious secondary school in Chongqing, People's Republic of China. The main campus is located in the center of the Shapingba district while two other campus are located in Chenjiawan and in the College Town . It is founded in 1955....
(重庆一中) (founded in 1955) - Chongqing No.8 High School (重庆八中)
- Chongqing No.59 High School (重庆凤鸣山中学)
Transportation
- Transportation to and from Shapingba has improved over the years. There are buses that run directly to most other districts including JiangbeiJiangbeiJiangbei may refer to:*North of the Yangtze River, especially in eastern China, or Jiangsu*Jiangbei District, Chongqing, in Chongqing, China*Jiangbei District, Ningbo, in Zhejiang, China*Jiangbei, Meizhou, in Guangdong, China...
, YuzhongYuzhongYuzhong may refer to two county-level divisions in the PRC:*Yuzhong County , of Lanzhou, Gansu*Yuzhong District , Chongqing...
and Jiulongpo.Three highways, Chengdu-Chongqing, Chongqing-Changshou and Shangqiao-Jieshi come across here. Within only half an hour, you would be possible to reach the Chongqing Jiangbei International AirportChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChongqing Jiangbei International Airport is an airport located in the Yubei District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China offering a growing network of direct flights to China, South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe...
. Along the "Old Road" it is possible to reach Beibei, the farthest of the original nine districts within about one and a half hours. In addition, Chongqing's West Railway Station is located in Shapingba. Though departures and arrivals are somewhat limited at this station, it is quite useful for trips to nearby destations such as GuiyangGuiyangGuiyang is the capital of Guizhou province of Southwest China. It is located in the centre of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. The city has an elevation of about 1,100 meters...
or Dazhou. - 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...
Industry
The industry of Shapingba mainly consists with motorcycle and car manufacture, electrical equipments, biologic-chemical industry and tertiary occupation. The state owned corporations include Jialing Group, Southwest Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and Chongqing Pesticide Chemical Group, while private owned corporations include Chongqing HuiLi Ltd http://www.xianf.com, Lifan Group, Yuan Group and Huayang Group.Tourism
Shapingba has a number of tourist attractions, monuments of Anti-Japanese War and Red CragRed Crag
Red Crag was a 1961 novel by Chinese authors Luo Guangbin and Yang Yiyan, who were former inmates in a Kuomintang prison in Sichuan...
spirit. The Gele Shan several hundred years old town of Ciqikou and Lin's Garden are the most famous places among Shapingba's attractions. Sanxia Guangchang, the center of Shapingba was completed on November 8, 2003, served the citizens with its shopping, entertainment and leisure functions.