Beibei District

"Beibei" redirects here. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascot, see Fuwa.
Beibei
北碚区
District

Government building in Beibei.

Beibei District in Chongqing
Country China
Region Chongqing
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 023
Pedestrianised shopping street in central Beibei.
Statues in central Beibei.
The Haiyu Hotspring Hotel in central Beibei.
Beibei Museum.

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, beautiful sceneries, and clean streets. It covers around 755 square kilometers and has a population of about 0.65 millions (2004).

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.

Towns

Colleges and universities

High schools

Transportation

Metro

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

Industry

Beibei is one of the three national industry bases for measuring instrument.

Tourism

References

  1. ↑ "Beibei District – Topic". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

External links

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Coordinates: 29°53′21″N 106°30′04″E / 29.8892°N 106.501°E / 29.8892; 106.501

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