Jiangjin District
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| Jiangjin District | |
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| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Chinese | 江津区 |
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| - Pinyin | Jiāngjīn Qū |
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| Country | China |
| Region | Chongqing |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Jiangjin (simplified Chinese: 江津; traditional Chinese: 江津; pinyin: Jiāngjīn Qū; Vietnamese: Giang Tân) is one of districts of Southwest Chongqing,China, located by the upper reaches of Yangtze river, with a history of 1500 years. Jiangjin is 50 km away by highway, 65 km away by railway and 72 km away by waterway from Yuzhong of Chongqing city.
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[edit] Administration
Jiangjin District administers 23 townships and 3 subdistricts.
[edit] History
Jiangjin enjoys a history of 1500 years.
- In 487, a Jiangzhou county was establied here.
- In 557, the Jangzhou county was renamed as Jiangyang county.
- In 583, the Jiangyang county was renamed as Jiangjin county.
- In 1983, the Jaingjin county was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
- In 1992, the Jiangjin county was promoted to a city level, called Jiangjin city.
- In 2006, the Jaingjin city was changed into Jiangjin district, Chongjin, a county-level division of Chongqing.
[edit] Geographic condition
Jiangjin is located in 105°49′—106°38′of longitude and 28°28′—29°28′of north latitude. The landscape of Jiangjin is high in south and low in north. The lowest place is Luohuangzhongba, with an altitude of 178.5 m. The highest place is Wugongba in Mt Simian, with an altitude of 1709.4 m. The average altitude of downtown Jiangjin is 209.7 m. The flood water level is 199.13 m.
[edit] Weather condition
The climate of Jiangjin belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.4℃, monthly average temperature of 7.7℃ in January, 28.5℃in July, total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of 1030.7mm, frost-free period of 341 days and annual average relative humidity of 81%.
[edit] Transportation
At present, there are 6 national-level highways connected to jiangjin.Yangtze river pass through Jiangjin,making up a 305KM long waterway including tributary waterways, and Jiangjin has 5 national deep-watered ports along the rivers. Both the Chengdu-Chongqinq freeway and Yuqin freeway have their exits to Jiangjin. Luohuang Yangtse River Railway Bridge and Jiangjin Yangtze River Bridge make the traffic condition more convenient for Jiangjin.
[edit] Economy
- Jiangjin is one of important citrus producing areas in China, with a long history of citrus cultivation, the famous 'Jincheng' orange has its origin there. Its major agricultural products include rice,wheat,soybean,sweet potato, pepper corn,vegetables and fruits. Its animal husbandry include pig raising and fishery.
- In 2006，the total annual GDP was CNY14.894 billion and the annual average income per copita is CNY10,458 in Jangjin.
[edit] Tourism
Famous tourist attractions include Mt Simian.
[edit] Sister city
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Government website of Jiangjin (in Simplified Chinese)
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