Pidu District (; formerly known as Pi County or Pixian) is a
suburban district of the
City of Chengdu
Chengdu; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; previously romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth most p ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
, China. It presently covers an area of , with a total population of 1,672,025 during the
2020 census.
It was formerly known as the source of the best
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
in Sichuan and is now well known for its ''
doubanjiang
Doubanjiang (, International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ), also known as douban, toban-djan, broad bean chili sauce, or fermented chili bean paste, is a hot and savory Chinese bean paste made from fermented Vicia faba, broad beans, chili pepper ...
'', a type of spicy fermented bean sauce. It was established from the former Pi County by an approval from the
State Council on November 24, 2016.
Geography
Pitong, the seat of Pidu, is located from downtown
Chengdu
Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...
. It covers an area of .
Demographics
History
During the
Warring States period
The Warring States period in history of China, Chinese history (221 BC) comprises the final two and a half centuries of the Zhou dynasty (256 BC), which were characterized by frequent warfare, bureaucratic and military reforms, and ...
, the area of the present Pidu belonged to the
ancient kingdom of Shu. In 314BC, it was conquered by the
state of Qin
Qin (, , or ''Ch'in'') was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. The state of Qin originated from a reconquest of western lands that had previously been lost to the Xirong. Its location at ...
, which organized Pi County two years later in 312BC.
In the 19th century, the area was famed for the quality of its
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
, reckoned the best in
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
.
[
It is now seeking to attract electronics and IT corporations and, in 2015, applied for elevation to urban district status.
]
Administration
The district seat is Pitong Subdistrict. There are 9 subdistricts and 3 towns in the district:
Transport
* China National Highway 317
* China National Highway 213
Climate
Notes
References
External links
Pidu Government official website
on Archive.org
Districts of Chengdu
{{Sichuan-geo-stub