Caidian District () is one of 13 urban
districts
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that constitute the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Wuhan
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, the capital of
Hubei Province
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,
China
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, forming part of the city's southwestern suburbs and situated on the northwestern (left) bank of the
Yangtze River
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. On the left bank it borders the districts of
Dongxihu
Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China, forming part of the city's western suburbs. It lies on the north (left) bank of the Han River. Along with Qiaokou, i ...
to the north,
Hanyang Hanyang may refer to:
China
*Hanyang District (漢陽區, 汉阳区, ''Hànyáng Qū''), Wuhan, Hubei
:*Hanyang Arsenal (漢陽兵工廠), founded in 1891 as one of the oldest modern arsenals in Chinese history
:*Hanyang 88 (漢陽八八式步槍), ...
to the northeast, and
Hannan to the south; on the opposite bank,
Jiangxia and
Hongshan. It also borders
Xiaogan
Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built ...
to the northwest and
Xiantao
Xiantao () is a sub-prefecture-level city in the east of Hubei province, China. Located at the Jianghan Plain in the middle of Hubei province and spanning 112°55' – 113°49' east longitude and 30°04' – 30°32' north latitude, Xiantao City c ...
to the southwest.
Introduction
The District of Caidian is situated along a tributary of the Yangtze river. There are karaoke bars, open markets and swathes of local shops from start-ups to well known chains. There is a main supermarket in the high street and a few Western-style bakeries. The town is fast developing due to globalization. There are numerous hospitals and schools in the town. A local specialty is hot, spicy beef noodles, which is boiled in large cauldrons. Some residents achieve notable academic success, attending local universities within Wuhan, such as Wuhan university, a top ten university in China.
Lotus grows in the small lakes within the towns and are managed by government workers. Chinese New Year is a popular time for the town with many fireworks being sold and lit. Bus services to Wuhan city are excellent and affordable.
Geography
The eastern half of the district is dominated by urban land. There are scattered patches of forest throughout the district. The southern tip of the district has a large rural settlement. There is a thin forest corridor that stretches from the northern part of the district to the southern tip. This is broken up by water, and in the center, urban land. The district is broken up by bodies of waters and rivers. Most of the land is arable land for farming.
Administrative Divisions
Caidian District implemented many changes in administrative division organization after the 2010 Census. Among the changes, Suohe Town has become Suohe Subdistrict. Caidian District currently administers eight
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...
, two administrative committees, one
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
and one farm:
History
Some local residents remember when the Japanese marched through Caidian town. Anti-Japanese television shows are played on television to this day.
Suohe Town
This town contains a weaving mill.
Lakes
The following lakes are present in the district:
* Houguan lake
Recently a walkway was built across the lake to improve accessibility. Housing developers are banned from building within 50 meters of this structure.
* Xiaozha lake
* Guanlian lake
* Chenhu lake
* Wanjia lake
* Zhushan lake
Shimao Carnival Business Center Theme Park
This will be the largest indoor theme park in China, and is set to be complete by 2015. It has cost $0.7 billion and stretches over 8 million square meters. It will be located by Houguan Lake. It will have the following themes:
''Ice Age, Heaven Town, Warriors Forest, Rainbow Continent, and DreamWorks''
Crimes Against Humanity
In 2000 it was reported in Caidian that local officials drowned a baby. The baby was held and submerged in the water of a
paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field (agriculture), field of arable land used for growing Aquatic plant, semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in sout ...
. The baby was then thrown in a toilet.
Bee Mystery
On 5 June 2014 it was discovered that 2.4 million bees had died in the district. The cause of this was a mystery, though it was suspected that the cause was pesticides.
Dead Fish
100,000 kilos of fish perished at a fish farm in Caidian in 2007. The cause of this was said to be blue-green algae.
Tree planting
Charities coordinate with local schools to plant trees in the district.
Popular Culture
Part of the book 'A Corpse's Transmutation' is set in Caidian, where an old man and his son own an inn.
Climate
Transport
Line 4 of Wuhan Metro is serving Caidian District.
Infrastructure
Caidian District has been chosen by the Wuhan City authorities to construct a temporary 1000 bed hospital named Huoshenshan Hospital to cope with the Wuhan coronavirus in January 2020.
Four state owned civil engineering firms are developing the site.
Gallery
File:Junshan Bridge-2.jpg, Junshan Yangtze Bridge Caidian District Principal Arch
File:Huoshenshan Hospital sign.jpg, alt=, Road sign near the Huoshenshan Hospital
Huoshenshan Hospital () was an emergency specialty field hospital, built between 23 January and 2 February 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The facility is located near Zhiyin Lake () in the Caidian District, Wuhan, Hubei, C ...
File:Caidian Square Station (2).jpg, alt=, Caidian Square station, Line 4 of Wuhan Metro
File:蔡甸广场 - panoramio.jpg, alt=, Caidian Square before reconstruction (before 2017)
File:Caidian Square.jpg, alt=, Caidian Square before reconstruction (before 2017)
References
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Geography of Wuhan
County-level divisions of Hubei