Beibei District
Beibei
北碚区 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Municipality | Chongqing |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code(s) | 023 |
Beibei District (simplified Chinese: 北碚区; traditional Chinese: 北碚區; pinyin: Běibèi Qū) is a district in the Chongqing municipality, People's Republic of China.[1] A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of Jialing River, and is known for its historical culture in the period of the Republic of China. It covers around 755 square kilometers (292 sq mi) and has a population of about 650,000 (2004).[citation needed]
Location and geography[]
Beibei is located at the outer side of the Chongqing Metropolitan Area. It shares borders with Shapingba (south), Bishan (west), Hechuan (north), and Yubei (east), on the west bank of Jialing River.
Administrative divisions[]
Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) |
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Tiansheng Subdistrict | 天生街道 | Tiānshēng Jiēdào | 124,728 | 7.3 |
朝阳街道 | Cháoyáng Jiēdào | 38,127 | 2.3 | |
北温泉街道 | Běiwēnquán Jiēdào | 8,4847 | 24.8 | |
东阳街道 | Dōngyáng Jiēdào | 40,143 | 48.79 | |
龙凤桥街道 | Lóngfèngqiáo Jiēdào | 33,981 | 31.6 | |
蔡家岗街道 | Càijiāgǎng Jiēdào | 35,564 | 45.75 | |
town | 歇马镇 | Xiēmǎ Zhèn | 60,933 | |
town | 澄江镇 | Chéngjiāng Zhèn | 28,056 | 72 |
town | 童家溪镇 | Tóngjiāxī Zhèn | 21,820 | 22.7 |
town | 天府镇 | Tiānfǔ Zhèn | 30,980 | 54 |
town | 施家梁镇 | Shījiāliáng Zhèn | 8,773 | 20.14 |
town | 水土镇 | Shuǐtǔ Zhèn | 44,551 | 52 |
town | 静观镇 | Jìngguān Zhèn | 43,674 | 72.5 |
town | 柳荫镇 | Liǔyīn Zhèn | 17,505 | 63.83 |
town | 复兴镇 | Fùxīng Zhèn | 33,621 | 63.9 |
town | 三圣镇 | Sānshèng Zhèn | 19,305 | 59.22 |
town | 金刀峡镇 | Jīndāoxiá Zhèn | 13,752 |
Colleges and universities[]
- Southwest University (西南大學) (formed by a 2005 merger of the former Southwest China Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University, founded in 1906 and 1950 respectively)
High schools[]
- (西南大学附中)
- (重庆朝阳中学)
- (重庆兼善中学)
- (重庆江北中学)
Transportation[]
- (Chongqing–Hechuan District; 渝合高速)
- Xiangyu Railway(Xiangfan–Chongqing; 襄渝铁路)
- (Suining–Chongqing; 遂渝铁路)
- China National Highway 212
Metro[]
Beibei is served by one metro line operated by Chongqing Rail Transit:
- Line 6- , , , , ,
Industry[]
Beibei is one of the three national industry bases for measuring instrument.[specify]
Tourism[]
- The North Spring (北温泉)
- Jinyun Mountain (缙云山)
- Golden Sword Gorge (金刀峡)
- Three Gorges of Jialing River (嘉陵江小三峡)
- Tomb of General Zhang Zizhong (抗日名将张自忠将军墓)
- Former residences of Lao She and Liang Shih-Chiu (民国时期老舍旧居,梁实秋“雅舍”旧址)
- Old campus of Fudan University during WW2 (抗战时期复旦大学旧址)
Gallery[]
Bridge and cars in Beibei (2014)
References[]
- ^ "Beibei District – Topic". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beibei District. |
- Official website Government of Beibei
- Visit Beibei
- Articles with short description
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- Districts of Chongqing