Shapingba District

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Shapingba
沙坪坝区
District
The skyline of Shapingba.
The skyline of Shapingba.
Shapingba District in Chongqing
Shapingba District in Chongqing
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://spb.cq.cqedu.net/

Shapingba (simplified Chinese: 沙坪坝; traditional Chinese: 沙坪垻[1]; pinyin: Shāpíngbà) is a district of Chongqing, People's Republic of China, formerly known as Shaci District (沙磁区; Shācí qū) during the Sino-Japanese War. It is one of the central parts of Chongqing and covers around 396 square kilometers, with 13 subdistricts and 11 towns. Shapingba is one of the most populated areas in Chongqing with a population of around one million.

Location and Geography[]

the Sanxia Square in Shapingba.
A night view of Shapingba's Sanxia Square.

Shapingba is one of Chongqing's main districts. It borders Jiulongpo to the south, Bishan to the west and Beibei to the north. The district itself is on the west bank of the Jialing River.

History[]

Before Shapingba District became a part of Chongqing, it was part of Baxian(Now Banan District). In the early 1930s, Shapingba District belonged to , the government was located at Ciqikou (Longyin Town) in the ancient section of town. During the period of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chiang Kai-shek’s government moved to Chongqing, and a large number of schools, factories and medical institutions settled in Shapingba. On February 6, 1938, the Chongqing University, the , the Chongqing Nankai Middle School, the and several institutions relocated to Shapingba from Beijing, Shanghai or Nanjing such as the National Central University, China Radio International, and the Academia Sinica.

Administrative divisions[]

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010)[2] Area (km2)
小龙坎街道 Xiǎolóngkǎn Jiēdào 35,167 0.97
沙坪坝街道 Shāpíngbà Jiēdào 73,290 2.68
渝碚路街道 Yúbèilù Jiēdào 100,012 2.3
磁器口街道 Cíqìkǒu Jiēdào 18,963 1.2
童家桥街道 Tóngjiāqiáo Jiēdào 47,873 2.92
石井坡街道 Ahíjǐngpō Jiēdào 33,184 3.15
詹家溪街道 Zhānjiāxī Jiēdào 31,683
井口街道 Jǐngkǒu Jiēdào 25,679
歌乐山街道 Gēyàoshān Jiēdào 10,950 4
Shandong Subdistrict 山洞街道 Shāndòng Jiēdào 3,075 1.45
新桥街道 Zīnqiáo Jiēdào 52,762
天星桥街道 Tiānxīngqiáo Jiēdào 77,470 5.2
土湾街道 Tǔwān Jiēdào 45,144 1.3
覃家岗街道 Tánjiāgǎng Jiēdào 79,544 31
陈家桥街道 Chénjiāqiáo Jiēdào 54,828 38.42
虎溪街道 Hǔxī Jiēdào 54,079 27
西永街道 Xīyǒng Jiēdào 26,140 28.6
联芳街道 Liánfāng Jiēdào 24,778
town 井口镇 Jǐngkǒu Zhèn 27,404 25
town 歌乐山镇 Gēyàoshān Zhèn 41,674 36.6
town 青木关镇 Qīngmùguān Zhèn 30,469 32.27
town 凤凰镇 Fènghuáng Zhèn 19,902 31.7
town 回龙坝镇 Huílóngbà Zhèn 26,582 39.1
Zengjia town 曾家镇 Zēngjiā Zhèn 23,947 34.03
town 土主镇 Tǔzhǔ Zhèn 18,303 33.32
town 中梁镇 Zhōngliáng Zhèn 17,111

Colleges and universities[]

Transport[]

Shapingba and the Jialing river.

Transport connections to and from Shapingba has improved over the years. There are buses that run directly to most other districts including Jiangbei, Yuzhong and Jiulongpo. Three highways, Chengdu-Chongqing, and come across here. Within only half an hour, it is possible to reach the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. 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 Guiyang or Dazhou.

Metro[]

Shapingba is currently served by one metro lines operated by Chongqing Rail Transit:

  •      Line 1 - Gaomiaocun, Majiayan, Xiaolongkan, Shapingba, Yanggongqiao, Lieshimu, Ciqikou, , Shuangbei, Laijiaqiao, , Chenjiaqiao, Daxuecheng, Jiandingpo

Industry[]

The industry of Shapingba mainly consists of motorcycle and car manufacture, electrical equipment, biologic-chemical industry and tertiary occupation. The state owned corporations include , and , while private owned corporations include Chongqing HuiLi Ltd [1], Lifan Group, and .

Tourism[]

Shapingba has a number of tourist attractions, including the monuments of Anti-Japanese War and Red Crag. The Geleshan is located in the old town of Ciqikou. is also an attraction.

References[]

  1. ^ According to "《通用规范汉字表》解读" (An Interpretation of the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters), 坝 was merged from two different Traditional Chinese characters: 垻 and 壩. The definition of 垻 is "平地（沙坪坝） flat land (Shapingba)", while 壩 means "dam" or "dike", showing that the traditional form of 沙坪坝 should be 沙坪垻. In addition, the ancient dictionary Guangyun defines 垻 as 蜀人謂平川爲垻 (Sichuan people call flat land "垻").
  2. ^ 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.
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