Changshou District

Changshou 长寿区
District
Changshou District in Chongqing
Country	China
Region	Chongqing
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Changshou (simplified Chinese: 长寿区; traditional Chinese: 長壽區; pinyin: Chángshòu Qū) is one of districts in Chongqing, China, located by Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousands years. Changshou is 80 km away from Yuzhong of Chongqing city.

Administration

Changshou District administers 14 townships and 4 subdistricts,^[1] with a total area of 1415 [km²].

History

Changshou enjoys a history of 2300 years.

In 316 BC, a Zhi county was establied here.
In 226 AD, it was renamed Jiangzhou county.
In 519, it was renamed as Lewen county.
In 1362, it was renamed as Changshou county.
In 1959, Changshou county was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
In 2002, Changshou city was changed into Changshou district, Chongjin, a county-level division of Chongqing.

Population

Until the end of 2013, there are 369321 households，the total population is 906732.Among them, the non-agriculture population is 310531 ，agriculture population is 596201.^[2]

Geographic condition

Changshou is located in 106°49’22” E-107°27’30”E of longitude and 29°43’ N-30°12’30”N of latitude. with 56.56 km wide from south to north, and 57.5 km long from east to west. The altitude in the area is between 154-1034.2m. ChangShou is classified as shallow hill area, sloops in the area are relatively smooth.

Weather condition

Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.1℃, annual accumulated temperature of 6000°C, monthly average temperature of 6.7℃ in January 28.4℃ in July, annual total rainfall of 1152.3mm, annual radiation of 1221 hours and frost-free period of 331days.

Transportation

Chongqing- Fuling Freeway and other two freeways are intersected in Changshou area. Chongqing- Wanzhou Railway is under construction to provide transportation for businesses and tourists. Changshou has two Yangtze River crossings, a road and a railway bridge.

Changshou District is 50 kilometers ^[3] away from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

Economy

In 2006, the total annual GDP was CNY 8.8 billion.

Tourism

Famous tourist attractions include Lake Changshou, which is a man-made lake of 60 km²; Changshou Ancient Town; Puti Mountain and Dongling Temple.

Special Local Product

Changshou Grapefruit
Changshou Rice Noodle
Blood Tofu

Notes

External links

Government website of Changshou (in Simplified Chinese)

Municipality of Chongqing

History Politics Economy

Districts	Yuzhong Dadukou Jiangbei Shapingba Jiulongpo Nan'an Beibei Bishan Tongliang Qijiang Dazu Yubei Banan Fuling Wanzhou Qianjiang Changshou Hechuan Jiangjin Nanchuan Yongchuan Rongchang Tongnan

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Kai Liangping Wulong Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County

Attractions	Baiheliang Underwater Museum Ciqikou Dazu Rock Carvings Diaoyu Fortress Fengdu Ghost City Foreigners' Street Furong Cave General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum People's Great Hall Red Rock Village Museum Science and Technology Museum Snowy Jade Cave Three Gorges Museum Three Natural Bridges Wulong Karst Zoo

Sports Venues	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Yanghe Stadium Datianwan Stadium

Higher Education	Chongqing University Southwest University Chongqing Institute of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Third Military Medical University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

Culture & Demographics	Ba Sichuan Mandarin Szechuan cuisine

Transport	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Metro China National Highway 210 China National Highway 212

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Three Gorges Reservoir Region

County-level divisions

Hubei province	Yiling in Yichang City Zigui in Yichang City Xingshan in Yichang City Badong in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Chongqing municipality	Wushan Wuxi Fengjie Yunyang Wanzhou Shizhu Kai Zhong Fengdu Fuling Changshou Wulong Jiangjin Yubei Ba'nan Yuzhong Shapingba Nan'an Dadukou Jiulongpo Jiangbei

Coordinates: 29°57′48″N 107°06′47″E / 29.9633°N 107.113°E / 29.9633; 107.113

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