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Chengdu Railway Station
Chengdu railway station () is a major railway station in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. The station is located on North Second Ring Road, Jinniu District, to the North of the city centre. It is operated by China Railway Chengdu Group and is one of the most important hubs of the railway network in China. Chengdu railway station can be reached by taking Chengdu Metro Line 1 and Line 7 and the Chengdu BRT. From 11 October 2022, the station will be closed for refurbishment with passenger services diverted to other stations in Chengdu. It will be served by Chengdu–Chongqing Central line high-speed railway when the renovation completed. Naming Custom This railway station is commonly called by locals as "" ''(North railway station)'', as the connecting Chengdu Metro station is called. However, confusingly there is another officially named Chengdu North railway station, north of this station, which is a large freight marshalling area and handles no passengers. Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinniu District
Jinniu District () is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is bordered by Chenghua District to the east, Qingyang District to the southwest, Pi County to the northwest, and Xindu District to the north. Education Malvern College Chengdu, an international school, is in the district. Tourist attractions Tourist attractions in Jinniu District include: * Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art * Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum * Phoenix Mountain Mosque * Tianfu Art Park (see also Yinggui Lake Yinggui Lake ( zh, 营桂湖) is an artificial lake in the Tianfu Art Park, surrounded by two art museums in the Jinniu District, northwest of central Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Overview Yinggui Lake is the main lake in the Tianfu Art Park and cove ...) Many of these cultural attractions were established as part of the 2021 Chengdu Biennale. References External links * Districts of Chengdu {{Sichuan-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dazhou–Chengdu Railway
Dazhou–Chengdu Railway or Dacheng Railway (), is a double-track, Railway electrification system, electrified railroad in Sichuan Province of Southwest China, southwest China. The railway is named after its two terminal cities Chengdu and Dazhou. The line has a total length of and opened in 1997. Other cities and towns along the route include Suining and Nanchong. The line is owned and operated by the Dacheng Railway Company Limited, a 70-30 joint venture between the Ministry of Railways and Sichuan Provincial Government.(Chinese 雷康 达成铁路 Dazhou-Chengdu Railroad2007-02-12 Route The Dacheng-Chengdu Railway runs from Chengdu, the provincial capital in central Sichuan to Sanhui Township of Qu County, Dazhou, Sichuan, Dazhou Municipality in eastern Sichuan. The Dacheng Line forms an important link in China's national railway network, connecting the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, Baoji-Chengdu and Chengdu-Kunming Railways in the west with the Suining−Chongqing Railway in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guiyang
Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. The city has an elevation of about . It has an area of . At the 2020 census, its population was 5,987,018, out of whom 4,506,134 lived in the six urban districts. A city with humid subtropical climate, Guiyang is surrounded by mountains and forest. The area, inhabited since at least the Spring and Autumn period, formally became the capital of the surrounding province in 1413, during the Yuan dynasty. The city is home to a large Miao and Bouyei ethnic minority population. Guiyang has a diversified economy, traditionally a center for aluminum production, phosphate mining, and optical instrument manufacturing. Following reforms, the majority of the city's economic output ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the south, Yunnan to the west, Sichuan to the northwest, the municipality of Chongqing to the north, and Hunan to the east. The population of Guizhou stands at 38.5 million, ranking 18th among the provinces in China. The Dian Kingdom, which inhabited the present-day area of Guizhou, was annexed by the Han dynasty in 106 BC. Guizhou was formally made a province in 1413 during the Ming dynasty. After the overthrow of the Qing in 1911 and following the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Communist Party took refuge in Guizhou during the Long March between 1934 and 1935. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong promoted the relocation of heavy industry into inland provinces such as Guizhou, to better protect them fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yibin
Yibin (; Sichuanese Pinyin: nyi2bin1; Sichuanese Mandarin, Sichuanese pronunciation: ) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, China, located at the junction of the Min River (Sichuan), Min and Yangtze Rivers. Its population was 4,588,804 inhabitants, according to the 2020 census, of whom 2,158,312 lived in the built-up area comprising three urban districts. History Human habitation of Yibin dates back at least 4,000 years. Yibin was established as a county in the Han dynasty (206 BC − AD 220). Under the Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing, the town and its hinterland was known as Xuzhou fu (administrative subdivision), Commandery pinyin, p''Xùzhōufǔ''), which was variously romanized as Suifu, Suifoo, and Suchow. Its population around 1907 was estimated at 50,000. Geography and climate Yibin is located in the southeast portion of Sichuan at the southern end of the Sichuan Basin, bordering Zhaotong (Yunnan) to the south, Luzhou to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panzhihua
Panzhihua (), formerly Dukou (), is a prefecture-level city located in the far south of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, at the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. It has an administrative area of , and a population at the 2020 census of 1,212,203. 806,395 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts. Its economy relies almost entirely on its giant mine, one of the country's largest. The economy in Panzhihua is mainly centered on natural resource development, heavy-industry. Around the 1970s, immigrants from various parts of China flow into the city. The urban center was built on top of mountainous terrains. In 2005, Panzhihua won the "China Excellent Tourist City" title, in 2008 it won the "National Health City" and the "China Vanadium, Titanium" titles. Geography and climate The area has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cwa''), with short, mild, dry winters and long, hot, and humid summers. Highs drop to in Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazhong
Bazhong () is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province, China. Its population was 2,712,894 at the 2020 census whom 1,064,766 lived in Bazhou and Enyang urban districts. History Bazhong became a prefecture-level city in 1993. Its history goes back further; during the Xia and Shang dynasties, it was purportedly a vassal territory of Liang State. In the Spring and Autumn period, it was called Bazi (). In the Qin and Western Han dynasties it was called Ba County (). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, around the year 100 CE, this was changed to Hanchang County (). One hundred years later it reverted to Baxi County (). Since then it has usually either been called Liang County () or Yi County (). In ancient times, it was the land of the Ba Kingdom, and after the Qin Kingdom destroyed the Ba Kingdom, the Ba County was established. The Western Han Dynasty belongs to Dangqu County, Ba County. In the third year of Yongyuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty (91 years), Hanchang County was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanchong
Nanchong (; Sichuanese: lan2cong1) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, with an area of . At the 2020 census it was home to 5,607,565 people, of whom 1,936,534 lived in the built-up (or 'metro') area made of three urban districts. It is the second most populated city of Sichuan Province, after Chengdu. The administrative center is Shunqing District. History Nanchong was in the territory of the state of Ba before it was conquered by the Qin in 314 BC. The Qin set up an administrative center at Langzhong City. Anhan City was established in Shunqinq district at the beginning of the Han Dynasty. In 202 BC, Emperor Gaozu of Han instituted the Anhan () County in this place. Anhan literally means "to establish or stabilize Han". In 8 AD, the name was changed to Anxin () when Wang Mang seized the throne of the Han Dynasty, but it reverted to Anhan in 25 AD. It was again changed to Guozhou () in 621 AD (Tang dynasty), and then to Nanchong in 742 AD. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dazhou
Dazhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northeast corner of Sichuan province, China, bordering Shaanxi to the north and Chongqing to the east and south. As of 2020 census, Dazhou was home to 5,385,422 inhabitants whom 1,850,869 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of 2 urban districts. History Dazhou's history goes back to the Eastern Han Dynasty when in 90 AD it was made a county by the name of Liweizhou ). Then until the Liao Dynasty its name was Zaidi (). During the Liao and Tang dynasties its name was again changed, this time to Tongzhou (). Finally in the Song Dynasty it was given its present name of Dazhou. Notable people from Dazhou include the Three Kingdoms writer Chen Shou, Song Dynasty astronomer Zhang Sixun, and Ming and Qing Dynasty philosopher and educator Tang Zhen. Dazhou also made notable contributions to the Communist Revolution. Red Army heroes such as Xu Xiangqian, Li Xiannian, Xu Shiyou, Wang Weizhou (), and Zhang Aiping were all from or live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangyuan
Guangyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. The city has a population of 2,305,657 as of the 2020 census. Located roughly between the provincial capitals Chengdu, Lanzhou, Xi'an and Chongqing municipality, it is considered the northern gateway to Sichuan. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs. History Formerly known as Lizhou (, or Li prefecture), Guangyuan was the birthplace of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to bear the title Empress Regent. On May 12, 2008 a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred. 4,822 people were killed, 28,245 injured, and 125 missing in the city as of June 7, 2008. Economy Guangyuan's economy is based on a diverse array of heavy industry, as well as mining and agriculture. Plant 821, a former large plutonium producing reactor, now used to process nuclear waste, is located near Guangyuan. The city is an important product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidui Park Railway Station
The Lidui Park railway station () is an underground railway station. The former name is ''Guanxian Ancient Town railway station''. The railway station is on the Lidui Branch Line of Chengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway in Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. This railway station is 12192 square metres.(Chinese"成都到都江堰市区可坐动车直达 预计本月底调试" ''四川新闻网-成都商报''2012-11-18 Destinations and Prices Rolling Stock China Railways CRH1A See also *Chengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway The Chengdu–Dujiangyan intercity railway is a dual-track, electrified, passenger-dedicated, higher-speed rail line in Sichuan Province, connecting the provincial capital, Chengdu with the satellite city of Dujiangyan. The line is in length w ... References Stations on the Chengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway Railway stations in China opened in 2013 Railway stations in Sichuan {{Sichuan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingchengshan
Mount Qingcheng () is a sacred Taoist mountain in Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is considered one of the birthplaces of Taoism and one of the most important Taoist religious sites in China. In Taoist mythology, it was the site of the Yellow Emperor's studies with Ning Fengzi. As an important site of the Taoism, it became host to many Taoist monasteries and temples. The mountain has 36 peaks. The mountain is also home to Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center and since 2000 has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mount Qingcheng was affected by the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008. History In 142 AD, the first Celestial Master Zhang Daoling developed the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice, a prominent movement in Taoism. Many of the essential elements of Taoism derived from the teachings and practices of the temples that were built on the mountain during the Jin and Tang Dynasties. There are 11 Taoist temples on the mountain, and Mount Qingcheng was an important spiritual an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
