Beibei, Chongqing Explained

Beibei
Settlement Type:	District
Image Map1:	Beipei.svg
Map Caption1:	Beibei District in Chongqing
Mapsize1:	250px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Municipality
Subdivision Name1:	Chongqing
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	China Standard
Utc Offset:	+8
Postal Code:	400700
Area Code:	023

Beibei District is a district in the Chongqing municipality, People's Republic of China.^[1] A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of Jialing River, and is known for its historical culture in the period of the Republic of China. It covers around 755km2 and has a population of about 650,000 (2004).

Location and geography

Beibei is located at the outer side of the Chongqing Metropolitan Area. It shares borders with Shapingba (south), Bishan (west), Hechuan (north), and Yubei (east), on the west bank of Jialing River.

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)		Population (2010)^[2]	access-date=4 June 2016--> !	Area (km^2)
	天生街道	Tiānshēng Jiēdào	124,728	7.3
	朝阳街道	Cháoyáng Jiēdào	38,127	2.3
	北温泉街道	Běiwēnquán Jiēdào	8,4847	24.8
	东阳街道	Dōngyáng Jiēdào	40,143	48.79
	龙凤桥街道	Lóngfèngqiáo Jiēdào	33,981	31.6
	蔡家岗街道	Càijiāgǎng Jiēdào	35,564	45.75
Xiema town	歇马镇	Xiēmǎ Zhèn	60,933
Chengjiang town	澄江镇	Chéngjiāng Zhèn	28,056	72
Dongjiaxi town	童家溪镇	Tóngjiāxī Zhèn	21,820	22.7
Tianfu town	天府镇	Tiānfǔ Zhèn	30,980	54
Shijialiang town	施家梁镇	Shījiāliáng Zhèn	8,773	20.14
Shuitu town	水土镇	Shuǐtǔ Zhèn	44,551	52
Jingguan town	静观镇	Jìngguān Zhèn	43,674	72.5
Liuyin town	柳荫镇	Liǔyīn Zhèn	17,505	63.83
Fuxing town	复兴镇	Fùxīng Zhèn	33,621	63.9
Sansheng town	三圣镇	Sānshèng Zhèn	19,305	59.22
Jindaoxia town	金刀峡镇	Jīndāoxiá Zhèn	13,752

Colleges and universities

• Southwest University (西南大學) (formed by a 2005 merger of the former Southwest China Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University, founded in 1906 and 1950 respectively)

High schools

• High School Affiliated to Southwest University (西南大学附中)
• Chongqing Chaoyang High School (重庆朝阳中学)
• Chongqing Jianshan High School (重庆兼善中学)
• Chongqing Jiangbei High School (重庆江北中学)

Transportation

• Yuhe Expressway (Chongqing–Hechuan District; 渝合高速)
• Xiangyu Railway(Xiangfan–Chongqing; 襄渝铁路)
• Suiyu Railway(Suining–Chongqing; 遂渝铁路)
• China National Highway 212

Metro

Beibei is served by one metro line operated by Chongqing Rail Transit:

• - Caojiawan, Caijia, Xiangjiagang, Longfengxi, Tiansheng, Beibei

Industry

Beibei is one of the three national industry bases for measuring instrument.

Tourism

• The North Spring (北温泉)
• Jinyun Mountain (缙云山)
• Golden Sword Gorge (金刀峡)
• Three Gorges of Jialing River (嘉陵江小三峡)
• Tomb of General Zhang Zizhong (抗日名将张自忠将军墓)
• Former residences of Lao She and Liang Shih-Chiu (民国时期老舍旧居,梁实秋“雅舍”旧址)
• Old campus of Fudan University during WW2 (抗战时期复旦大学旧址)

External links

• Government of Beibei
• Visit Beibei

29.8892°N 106.501°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beibei District – Topic . . 22 September 2014 .
2. Book: shi. Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong. council. Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state. population. Department of. statistics. employment statistics national bureau of. Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao. 2012. Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. Beijing Shi. 978-7-5037-6660-2. Di 1 ban..