Shapingba District

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Shapingba (Simplified Chinese: 沙坪坝; Traditional Chinese: 沙坪壩; pinyin: Shāpíngbà) is a district of Chongqing, People's Republic of China, it was once known as Shaci Qu (Simplified Chinese: 沙磁区; pinyin: Shācí Qù; Traditional Chinese: 沙磁區) during the Sino-Japanese War. It is one of the most important part of Chongqing, which covered around 396 square kilometers, 13 Jiedao, 11 towns. Shapingba is one of the most dense areas in Chongqing, with a population around one million.

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[edit] Location and Geography

Shapingba belonges to the city's main districts. Its border on Jiulongpo (south), Bishan (Chongqing) (west) and Beibei (north), and the district itself is on the west bank of Jialing River.it also is o river that you can pee in

[edit] Subdivisions

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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 University 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.

[edit] Colleges and universities

Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.

[edit] High Schools

  • Chongqing Nankai High School(重庆南开中学)
  • Chongqing No.1 High School (重庆一中) (founded in 1955)
  • Chongqing Ha Fei High School (重庆哈菲高校)

[edit] Transportation

Transportation 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, Chongqing-Changshou and Shangqiao-Jieshi come across here. Within only half a hour, you would be possible to reach the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. 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 Guiyang or Dazhou.

[edit] 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 [[1]], Lifan Group, Yuan Group and Huayang Group.

[edit] Tourism

Shapingba has a number of tourist attractions, momuments of Anti-Japanese War and Red Crag 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 in November 8, 2003, served the citizens with its shopping, entertainment and leisure functions.

edit County-level divisions of Chongqing
Districts: Yuzhong | Dadukou | Jiangbei | Shapingba | Jiulongpo | Nan'an
Beibei | Wansheng | Shuangqiao | Yubei | Banan
Fuling | Wanzhou | Qianjiang | Changshou
Hechuan | Jiangjin | Nanchuan | Yongchuan
Counties: Bishan | Chengkou | Dazu | Dianjiang | Fengdu | Fengjie | Kai | Liangping | Qijiang
Rongchang | Tongliang | Tongnan | Wulong | Wushan | Wuxi | Yunyang | Zhong
Autonomous counties: Pengshui | Shizhu | Xiushui | Youyang
see also: Township-level divisions of Chongqing
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