Shuangliu District () is one of 11
urban districts of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ...
, the capital of
Sichuan Province
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
,
Southwest China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China.
Geography
Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...
. The district covers an area of , and has a population of approximately 1,396,400 as of 2019.
It is the home of
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, the other one being Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), and a major air hub. Located about southwes ...
, the fourth busiest airport in China.
Shuangliu District is rapidly being urbanized by the growth of Chengdu and the airport's recent expansion. The district is bordered by the
prefecture-level cities
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Ziyang
Ziyang () prefecture-level city in eastern Sichuan province, China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Chengdu to the northwest, Deyang to the north, Suining to the northeast, Chongqing municipality to the east, and Neijiang to the wes ...
to the southeast and
Meishan
Meishan (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: ; ), formerly known as Meizhou () or Qingzhou (), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of t ...
to the south.
History
The area of present-day Shuangliu District was home to the ancient city of , which served as the capital of a number of ancient clans.
The area of present-day Shuangliu District was incorporated into the
Qin state
Qin () was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Traditionally dated to 897 BC, it took its origin in a reconquest of western lands previously lost to the Rong; its position at the western edge of Chinese civilization permitted ex ...
in 316 BCE as .
In 127 BCE, the area was administered as Guangdu County ().
In 9 CE, the county was renamed to Jiudu Pavilion (), and in 58 CE, its named was reverted to Guangdu County.
In 352 CE, the area was reorganized as .
In 559 CE, under the
Northern Zhou
Zhou (), known in historiography as the Northern Zhou (), was a Xianbei-led dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581. One of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it succeeded the Western Wei dynasty a ...
, Ningshu Commandery was abolished and replaced by Shu Commandery and Guangdu County was once again restored.
In 601, under the
Sui dynasty, Shuangliu County was established within Shu Commandery.
On March 1, 2016, Shuangliu County was upgraded to Shuangliu District.
Government
District government
As a district, Shuangliu is headed by a
Party Committee Secretary
A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...
(). On May 31, 2018, Han Yi was appointed as the Party Committee Secretary of the district. Since December 19, 2016, Chen Lin has served as the Director of the Standing Committee of the Shuangliu's People's Congress, the district's
legislative body.
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Shuangliu District is divided into 15
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...
and 4
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
.
Subdistricts
The 15 subdistricts of Shuangliu District are as follows:
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Dongsheng Subdistrict ()
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Wan'an Subdistrict ()
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Towns
The 4 towns of Shuangliu District are as follows:
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Peng
Peng may refer to:
* Peng (surname) (彭), a Chinese name
* Peng (state) (大彭), a state during the late Shang dynasty
* Peng (mythology) (鵬), a legendary Chinese creature
* ''Peng!'', 1992 album by Stereolab
* ''PENG!'', a 2005 comic
* P.Eng. ...
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Huanglongxi
Huanglongxi ( Mandarin: ''黄龙溪镇'' or ''黃龍溪鎮'') is a historic Chinese town located in Chengdu, Sichuan. It is named after the Huanglong River, which flows through the town.
The town is over 1,700 years old and has been restored ...
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Demographics
As of 2019, the district has an estimated population of 1,396,400, of which, 652,100 are
hukou
''Hukou'' () is a system of household registration used in mainland China. The system itself is more properly called "''huji''" (), and has origins in ancient China; ''hukou'' is the registration of an individual in the system (''kou'' li ...
holders.
In 2019, the district reported a
rate of natural increase
In Demography, the rate of natural increase (RNI), also known as natural population change, is defined as the birth rate minus the death rate of a particular population, over a particular time period. It is typically expressed either as a number ...
of 13.15 per thousand.
Economy
The district reported a GDP of 96.205 billion Yuan for 2019, an 8.8% increase from 2018.
The following table shows a breakdown of the district's GDP:
The now-defunct
China Southwest Airlines
China Southwest Airlines (CSWA, ) was an airline with its head office on the property of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Shuangliu County, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. On 28 October 2002, China Southwest Airlines was ...
had its headquarters on the property of Shuangliu Airport.
Education
Colleges and universities
Sichuan University
Sichuan University (SCU) is a national key public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is wholly funded by the Ministry of Education.
SCU is one of the top universities of China, and a Class A Double First Class Univer ...
's Jiang'an Campus is in the county.
Southwest University for Nationalities
Southwest Minzu University (), formerly Southwest University for Nationalities (SWUN), is a multi-disciplinary higher education institute under the control of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China. The university was founded in July 1950 ...
maintains a campus near the airport.
Primary and secondary schools
;Junior high school
*Shuangliu Experimental Secondary School
*Tanghu Secondary School
*Shuangliu Foreign Language Secondary School
*Dongsheng 1st Secondary School
*Dongsheng 2nd Secondary School
*Dongsheng 3rd Secondary School
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Léman International School - Chengdu, a K-12 international school, is located in Da'an Village (), Zhengxing Township (), Shuangliu County.
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" Léman International School - Chengdu. Retrieved on October 1, 2015. "G213 National Road, Da'an Village Zhengxing County, Shuangliu Township, Chengdu, 610218 China"
;Senior high school
*Shuangliu High School
*Tanghu High School
*Shuangliu Foreign Language High School
*Dongsheng 1st High School
*Dongsheng 2nd High School
*Dongsheng 3rd High School
Transportation
Road transport
The district is served by
China National Highway 318
China National Highway 318 (G318) runs from Shanghai to Zhangmu on the China-Nepal border. It is the longest China National Highway at in length and runs west from Shanghai towards Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan, and ends in Tibet Au ...
.
Air transport
Shuangliu District is home to the
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, the other one being Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), and a major air hub. Located about southwes ...
, which, in 2018, saw the fourth largest passenger traffic in China, and the twenty-sixth largest in the world.
Notable people
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Ye Guangfu
Ye Guangfu (; born September 1980) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Biography
Ye was born in Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan in Septembe ...
(b. 1980),
People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps
The People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC; ), also known as the Chinese Astronaut Corps (), is a Beijing-based sub-corps-level People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) unit directly under the PLASSF Space Systems Depa ...
astronaut
References
External links
Official website of Shuangliu County
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Districts of Chengdu