Bishan District

Bishan 壁山区
District
Location of Bishan in Chongqing
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• Total	912 km² (352 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	586,000
• Density	640/km² (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	023

Bishan (Chinese: 壁山区; pinyin: Bìshān Qū) is one of the districts of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Chenjiaping of Chongqing. Formerly a county, it became a district on 6 June 2014.

Administrative divisions

Bishan administers 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township and, with a total area of 915 square kilometers.

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)^[1]
Bicheng Subdistrict	璧城街道	Bìchéng Jiēdào	204702
Batang Subdistrict	璧泉街道	Bìquán Jiēdào
Laifeng Subdistrict	来凤街道	Láifèng Jiēdào
Qinggang Subdistrict	青杠街道	Qītáng Jiēdào	78582
Dingjia Subdistrict	丁家街道	Dīngjiā Jiēdào	60585
Dalu Subdistrict	大路街道	Dàlù Jiēdào	48145
Batang Town	八塘镇	Bātáng Zhèn	23851
Qitang Town	七塘镇	Qītáng Zhèn	21185
Hebian Town	河边镇	Hébiān Zhèn	20037
Fulu Town	福禄镇	Fúlù Zhèn	13586
Daxing Town	大兴镇	Dàxīng Zhèn	40068
Zhengxing Town	正兴镇	Zhèngxìng Zhèn	27804
Guangpu Town	广普镇	Guǎngpǔ Zhèn	18002
Sanhe Town	三合镇	Sānhé Zhèn	11336
Jianlong Town	健龙镇	Jiànlóng Zhèn	18151

History

Bishan has a recorded history of over 2000 years.

In 316 BC, Jiangzhou County (江州县) was established here by the State of Qin.
In 757, Bishan County was established and administered by Yuzhou.
In 1102, Bishan was administered by Gongzhou, which is renamed from Yuzhou.
In 1189, Gongzhou was promoted to Chongqing Fu, which still administered Bishan County.
In 1259, Bishan County was merged into Ba County.
In 1483, Bishan County was re-established.
In 1662, Bishan County was merged into Yongchuan County.
In 1729, Bishan County was re-established again.
In 1914, Bishan County was administered by Sichuan province.
In 1997, Bishan County became part of the newly established Chongqing Municipality.
In 2014, Bishan County became Bishan District of Chongqing.

Geographic condition

Bishan is located in 106°02′E−106°20′E of longitude and 29°17′N−29°53′N of latitude. It is in border with Shapingba District and Jiulongpo District in east, with Jiangjin District of Chongqing in south, with Tongliang County and Yongchuan District of Chongqing in west, with Hechuan District and Beibei District of Chongqing in north.

Weather condition

Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.3℃, annual total rainfall of 1231.2mm and frost-free period of 337 days.

Transportation

Bus service is available via the Chengyu Expressway from Chenjiaping Bus Station of within Chongqing's city proper, some 23 km away.

Construction of the Bishan Railway Station began in 2012 and is estimated to be completed by late 2014. It will be on the route of the Chengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway. The railway is scheduled to open for passenger service by June 2015. The railway station will act as a central travel hub for the Bishan area. Once the high-speed line is completed, Bishan will be further integrated into the urban area of Chongqing, as travel time to Chonqing city proper will be reduced to a mere 15 minutes.

Notes

↑ 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

Government website of Bishan (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 Kaizhou Liangping

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Wulong Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Longbao Tiancheng Wuqiao Zhicheng Lidu

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 Twelve Views of Chongqing

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 Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Coordinates: 29°36′N 106°13′E / 29.600°N 106.217°E / 29.600; 106.217

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