Bishan () is one of the districts of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is west of Chenjiaping in downtown Chongqing. Formerly a county, it became a district on 6 June 2014.

Administrative divisions

Bishan administers 2

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, 10

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and 1

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and, with a total area of 915 square kilometers.

History

Bishan has a recorded history of over 2000 years. *In 316 BC, Jiangzhou County () 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

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County. *In 1729, Bishan County was re-established again. *In 1914, Bishan County was administered by

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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

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in east, with

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of Chongqing in south, with Tongliang County and

Yongchuan District Yongchuan () is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing ...

of Chongqing in west, with Hechuan District and

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of Chongqing in north.

Climate

Its climate belongs to subtropic

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weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.0℃, annual total rainfall of 1231.2mm and frost-free period of 337 days. On 20 August 2022, a maximum temperature of was registered in Bishan District.

Transportation

Bus

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

Metro

The Bishan metro station of

Line 1 (Chongqing Rail Transit) Line 1 of CRT runs westwards from to . Line 1 began operation on 28 July 2011. Line 1 runs from Chaotianmen in downtown Chongqing west to Shapingba, and eventually all the way to Shuangbei for a total length of . It is the city's first all- ...

opened on December 30, 2019. The

Bishan rubber-tyred tram The Bishan rubber-tyred tram (), or Bishan SkyShuttle (), is an elevated rubber-tyred metro line in Bishan District, Chongqing, China. The long line has 15 stations. It runs from north to south, starting at Bishan station on Line 1 of Chongqing ...

runs between the Bishan metro station and Bishan high-speed rail station.

Railway

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 Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway () is a long high-speed railway that connects the cities of Chengdu (Sichuan) and Chongqing in southwestern China, with a maximum speed of . The route passes through most of the same cities that the old ...

. 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

External links

Government website of Bishan
(in Simplified Chinese) {{Authority control Districts of Chongqing