Bishan District

Bishan (Chinese: 璧山区; pinyin: Bìshān Qū) is one of the districts of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is 23 kilometers (14 mi) west of Chenjiaping in downtown Chongqing. Formerly a county, it became a district on 6 June 2014.

Bishan
璧山区
Location of Bishan in Chongqing
Location of Bishan in Chongqing
Coordinates: 29°36′N 106°13′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Area
  Total912 km2 (352 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total586,000
  Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code023

Administrative divisions

Bishan administers 6 subdistricts and 9 towns, with a total area of 915 square kilometers.

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[1]Area (km2)
Bicheng Subdistrict璧城街道Bìchéng Jiēdào20470243
Biquan Subdistrict璧泉街道Bìquán Jiēdào
Qinggang Subdistrict青杠街道Qītáng Jiēdào
Laifeng Subdistrict来凤街道Láifèng Jiēdào7858244.48
Dingjia Subdistrict丁家街道Dīngjiā Jiēdào6058585.12
Dalu Subdistrict大路街道Dàlù Jiēdào48145115.5
Batang town八塘镇Bātáng Zhèn2385165.26
Qitang town七塘镇Qītáng Zhèn2118557
Hebian town河边镇Hébiān Zhèn2003752.5
Fulu town福禄镇Fúlù Zhèn1358640.6
Daxing town大兴镇Dàxīng Zhèn40068100.14
Zhengxing town正兴镇Zhèngxìng Zhèn2780475.02
Guangpu town广普镇Guǎngpǔ Zhèn1800247.15
Sanhe town三合镇Sānhé Zhèn1133635.98
Jianlong town健龙镇Jiànlóng Zhèn1815127.7

History

Bishan has a recorded history of over 2000 years.

  • In 316 BC, Jiangzhou County (江州县) was established here by the State of Qin.
  • In 757, Bishan County was established and administered by Yuzhou.
  • In 1102, Bishan was administered by Gongzhou, which is renamed from Yuzhou.
  • In 1189, Gongzhou was promoted to Chongqing Fu, which still administered Bishan County.
  • In 1259, Bishan County was merged into Ba County.
  • In 1483, Bishan County was re-established.
  • In 1662, Bishan County was merged into Yongchuan County.
  • In 1729, Bishan County was re-established again.
  • In 1914, Bishan County was administered by Sichuan province.
  • In 1997, Bishan County became part of the newly established Chongqing Municipality.
  • In 2014, Bishan County became Bishan District of Chongqing.

Geographic condition

Bishan is located in 106°02′E−106°20′E of longitude and 29°17′N−29°53′N of latitude. It is in border with Shapingba District and Jiulongpo District in east, with Jiangjin District of Chongqing in south, with Tongliang County and Yongchuan District of Chongqing in west, with Hechuan District and Beibei District of Chongqing in north.

Climate

Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.0°C, annual total rainfall of 1231.2mm and frost-free period of 337 days. On 20 August 2022, a maximum temperature of 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) was registered in Bishan District.[2]

Climate data for Bishan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
24.0
(75.2)
33.4
(92.1)
35.7
(96.3)
37.2
(99.0)
38.0
(100.4)
40.3
(104.5)
42.2
(108.0)
41.5
(106.7)
35.1
(95.2)
29.0
(84.2)
19.2
(66.6)
42.2
(108.0)
Average high °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
13.3
(55.9)
18.2
(64.8)
23.6
(74.5)
26.9
(80.4)
29.2
(84.6)
33.0
(91.4)
33.3
(91.9)
28.0
(82.4)
21.7
(71.1)
17.1
(62.8)
11.4
(52.5)
22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
10.0
(50.0)
14.2
(57.6)
19.0
(66.2)
22.4
(72.3)
24.9
(76.8)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
23.9
(75.0)
18.5
(65.3)
14.0
(57.2)
9.0
(48.2)
18.3
(65.0)
Average low °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.8
(46.0)
11.3
(52.3)
15.7
(60.3)
19.1
(66.4)
22.0
(71.6)
24.9
(76.8)
24.7
(76.5)
21.1
(70.0)
16.4
(61.5)
12.0
(53.6)
7.3
(45.1)
15.7
(60.2)
Record low °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
0.6
(33.1)
−0.1
(31.8)
6.2
(43.2)
9.7
(49.5)
15.0
(59.0)
18.2
(64.8)
18.6
(65.5)
13.6
(56.5)
6.7
(44.1)
3.7
(38.7)
−1.5
(29.3)
−1.7
(28.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.5
(0.65)
20.2
(0.80)
50.1
(1.97)
97.8
(3.85)
135.7
(5.34)
196.2
(7.72)
176.5
(6.95)
139.1
(5.48)
125.5
(4.94)
90.8
(3.57)
47.0
(1.85)
21.1
(0.83)
1,116.5
(43.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.0 8.7 11.4 14.0 15.9 16.5 12.6 11.8 13.6 17.0 11.6 10.9 154
Average snowy days 0.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.7
Average relative humidity (%) 82 78 75 75 75 80 75 72 78 84 83 84 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 25.4 37.3 77.4 106.8 108.9 96.9 165.4 173.7 102.8 52.2 44.1 23.3 1,014.2
Percent possible sunshine 8 12 21 27 26 23 39 43 28 15 14 7 22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transportation

Bus

Bus service is available via the Chengyu Expressway from Chenjiaping Bus Station of within Chongqing's city proper, some 23 km (14 mi) away.

Metro

The Bishan metro station of Line 1 (Chongqing Rail Transit) opened on December 30, 2019.[5][6] The Bishan rubber-tyred tram runs between the Bishan metro station and Bishan high-speed rail station.

Railway

Construction of the Bishan Railway Station began in 2012 and was completed in December 2014. The station was opened on December 26th, 2015. It is on the route of the Chengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway, which opened for passenger service in June 2015. The railway station acts as a central travel hub for the Bishan area. After the completion of the high-speed rail line, Bishan was further integrated into the urban area of Chongqing, as travel time to Chonqing city proper was reduced to a mere 15 minutes.

Notes

  1. shi, Guowuyuan renkou pucha bangong; council, Guojia tongjiju renkou he jiuye tongji sibian = 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 (2012). Zhongguo 2010-nian renkou pucha fen xiang, zhen, jiedao ziliao (Di-1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tongji chubanshe. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  2. @EKMeteo (20 August 2022). "🥵#China🇨🇳 #heatwave Encore de nombreux records absolus ce 20 août, surtout dans la province du Sichuan. Les anciens…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. "重庆又有两段轨道开通:1号线尖璧段、环线西南半环". 2019-12-30.
  6. "重庆轨道交通首次驶出主城 1号线璧山站要来了". 2019-11-13.
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