Xindu 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 characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
, the capital of
Sichuan Province,
Southwest China, covering part of the northern suburbs.
Overview
The Xindu District borders 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
Deyang to the north. The population of the district is 600,000, residing in an area of , only of which is part of the city's urban area. Xindu District was founded as an administrative district in 2001. It is a historical and cultural region encompassing 13 towns and 255 villages.
The
Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the associated
Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts have a campus here.
Nicknames
Xindu District is known as the "Tianfu Pearl" () and "Fragrant City" ().
Climate
References
External links
Districts of Chengdu
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