Yongchuan () is a district of

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

, China, located by the north side of upper reach of

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, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders

Sichuan 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 ...

province to the southwest and is away from

Yuzhong District Yuzhong District () is the central district and heart of Chongqing municipality. It is the capital of the municipality and is also the political, economical, and entertainment center of the city of Chongqing. Located in the central portion of Yuz ...

of central Chongqing and from

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 ...

Administration

Yongchuan District administers 19

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and 3

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History

Yongchuan enjoys a history of 1200 years. *In 776, Yongchuan county was established. *In 1983, Yongchuan county was put under the administration of

city. *In 1992, Yongchuan county was promoted to a city level, called

Yongchuan 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 a ...

city. *In 2006, Yongchuan city was changed into Yongchuan district, a

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...

of Chongqing.

Geographic condition

Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with

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and

Jiangjin Jiangjin District (), one of the districts in the southwest of Chongqing, China, lies along the upper reaches of Yangtze River, and has a history extending back more than 1500 years. The district covers 3200 square kilometres and has a population ...

in east, with Dazu and Rongchang in west, with

Tongliang Tongliang District () is a district of Chongqing Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it ...

in north, and with Luxiang and

Hejiang Hejiang may refer to: * Hejiang Province, a former province in Northeast China * Hejiang County, in Sichuan, China * Hejiang Subdistrict (合江街道), a subdistrict of Shigu District, Hengyang, Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of ...

. Yongchuan is located in 05°37′31″－106°5′7″ of longitude and 28°56′16″－29°34′30″ of north latitude. It is long from south end to north end and wide from east end to north end, total area is .

Climate

The climate of Yongchuan belongs to subtropic

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weather style, with an annual average temperature of 17.7℃, monthly average temperature of 7.2℃ in January, 27.3℃ in July, total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of 1015 mm, frost-free period of 317 days .

Transportation

The Yangtze river passes through Jiangjin, making up a 17.6 mlong waterway. Both the Chengdu-Chongqing freeway and Chengdu-Chongqing railway have their ways across Yongchuan, which make up a very convenient traffic condition.

Economy

*Yongchuan is one of important agricultural production areas in China, with a products include of rice, wheat, sweet potato, tea, vegetables, fruits, silk and bamboo. Its animal husbandry include pig raising etc. *In 2006, its total annual

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was CNY12.194 billion.

Tourism

The famous tourism place in Yongchuan is the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea.

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Districts of Chongqing