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Zhicheng
Zhicheng () is a town (China), town in Yidu, Hubei, Yidu County-level city, Yichang Prefecture-level city, Hubei Province, China. It is situated on the right (southern) shore of the Yangtze River, some 15 km southeast from downtown Yidu. As of 2005, it had a population of 159,000. Zhicheng has one Yangtze River bridges and tunnels, Yangtze River crossing, the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge, which connects Zhicheng with Gujiadian Town (:zh:顾家店镇, 顾家店镇), of Zhijiang, Hubei, Zhijiang city, on the north side of the river. The bridge carries the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway and a provincial highway. Administrative divisions Four residential communities: * Jiefanglu (), Datong, Zhicheng, Datong (), Yangxi Residential Community, Zhicheng, Yangxi (), Xihu, Zhicheng, Xihu () Twenty-eight villages: * Jiaguoshan (), Lijiaping (), Shuijingping (), Zhifangchong (), Liulichong (), Zhongjiachong (), Yangxi Village, Zhicheng, Yangxi (), Heyangdian (), Huilongdang (), Guandang () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze River Bridges And Tunnels
The bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River carry rail and road traffic across China's longest and largest river and form a vital part of the country's transportation infrastructure. The river bisects China proper from west to east, and every major north–south bound highway and railway must cross the Yangtze. Large urban centers along the river such as Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing also have urban mass transit rail lines crossing the Yangtze. Pontoon bridges have been used by militaries for two thousand years on the Yangtze, but until the completion of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in 1957, there were no permanent bridges along the main stretch of the river known as ''Chang Jiang'' (the " Long River"), from Yibin to the river mouth in Shanghai, a distance of . Since then, over 75 bridges and six tunnels have been built over this stretch, the overwhelming majority since 1990. They reflect a broad array of bridge designs and, in many cases, represent significant achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge
The Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge is a road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River at Zhicheng, Hubei Province in central China.(Chinese董晓斌 曹礼达 冉德强, 公铁两用的湖北枝城长江大桥维修结束恢复通车 中新网2014-07-30 The bridge is long and carries two tracks of the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway and road traffic. The bridge, built from 1965 to 1971, was the third road-rail crossing on the lower 2,884 km (1,792 mi) of the Yangtze below Yibin. History Planning for the Zhicheng Yangtze River bridge began in 1958.(Chinese“不惑”枝城长江大桥成文物2011-04-20 Construction began on November 26, 1965. The original plans called for only a rail bridge, but in the spring of 1970, Premier Zhou Enlai approved a proposal to add roadway lanes to either side of the rail tracks. The bridge opened on December 26, 1971, Mao Zedong's birthday. At the time, the bridge was the third road-rail bridge across the Yangtze below Yibin, after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the List of rivers by discharge, seventh-largest river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the demographics of China, country's population. The Yangtze has played a major role in the history of China, history, culture of China, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war. The prosperous Yangtze Delta generates as much as 20% of historical GDP of China, China's GDP. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital, Wuhan, serves as a major transportation hub and the political, cultural, and economic hub of central China. Hubei's name is officially abbreviated to "" (), an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the State of E of the Western Zhou dynasty of –771 BCE; a popular name for Hubei is "" () (suggested by that of the powerful State of Chu, which existed in the area during the Eastern Zhou dynasty of 770 – 256 BCE). Hubei borders the provinces of Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province. Hubei is the 7th-largest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yichang
Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban population. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District. History In ancient times Yichang was known as Yiling. Historical records indicate that in the year 278 BC, during the Warring States period, the Qin general Bai Qi set fire to Yiling. In 222 AD Yichang was also the site of the Battle of Yiling, during the Three Kingdoms Period. Under the Qing Guangxu Emperor, Yichang was opened to foreign commerce as a trading port after the Qing and Great Britain agreed to the Chefoo Convention, which was signed by Sir Thomas Wade and Li Hongzhang in Chefoo on 21 August 1876. The imperial government set up a navigation company there and began building facilities. Since 1949, more than 50 wharves (with a total combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yidu, Hubei
Yidu () is a county-level city in western Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang. It has a population of 395,000 residents, and covers an area of , divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 township. Its GDP in 2015 was 50 billion yuan. Yidu was established as a county in 196 BC during the Western Han dynasty, then called Yidao (). In 210 AD, Liu Bei established Yidu Commandery. Administrative divisions The only subdistrict is Lucheng Subdistrict () Towns: * Honghuatao (), Gaobazhou (), Niejiahe (), Songmuping (), Zhicheng Zhicheng () is a town (China), town in Yidu, Hubei, Yidu County-level city, Yichang Prefecture-level city, Hubei Province, China. It is situated on the right (southern) shore of the Yangtze River, some 15 km southeast from downtown Yidu. As o ... (), Yaojiadian (), Wuyanquan (), Wangjiafan () Townships: * Panjiawan Tujia Ethnic Township () Climate References County-level divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhijiang, Hubei
Zhijiang () is a county-level city of Yichang City, in the west of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Until the 1990s Zhijiang was a county. It is located on the left (northern) shore of the Yangtze River, downstream from Yichang center city. Administrative divisions One subdistrict: * Majiadian Subdistrict () Eight towns: * Anfusi (), (), Gujiadian (), Dongshi (), Xiannü (), Wen'an (), Qixingtai (), Bailizhou () Climate Zhijiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, rainy summers and cool winters. Rainfall occurs throughout the year but is significantly heavier between April and August. Education * Zhijiang High School Transport *China National Highway 318 * Yichang Sanxia Airport * Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway Lü Banglie In October 2005, Zhijiang was in the news because one of the delegates to its (county-level) People's Congress, Lu Banglie (), a village-rights activist, was savagely beaten on October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (traditional: ; ). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with for example townships (). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similarly to a higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as rural area with some villages (, or ). Map representation A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of a single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city into towns () and/or township () and subdistrict (街道) units. The town in which the county level government, and usually the division's mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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