Changshou District

Changshou (simplified Chinese: 长寿区; traditional Chinese: 長壽區; pinyin: Chángshòu Qū) is a district in Chongqing, China, located by the Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousand years. Changshou is 80 km (50 mi) from the Yuzhong District of downtown Chongqing.

Changshou
长寿区
Changshow
District
Changshou District in Chongqing
Changshou District in Chongqing
Coordinates: 29.9633°N 107.113°E / 29.9633; 107.113
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Changshou District administers 14 townships and 4 subdistricts,[1] with a total area of 1,415 km2 (546 sq mi).

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[2]Area (km2)
Fengcheng Subdistrict凤城街道Fèngchéng Jiēdào175,57672.7
Yanjia Subdistrict晏家街道Yànjiā Jiēdào72,82595
Jiangnan Subdistrict江南街道Jiāngnán Jiēdào21,50968.8
Duzhou Subdistrict渡舟街道Dùzhōu Jiēdào51,888114
Bake Subdistrict八颗街道Bākē Jiēdào36,69899.25
Xinshi Subdistrict新市街道Xīnshì Jiēdào21,57837
Linfeng town邻封镇Línfēng Zhèn23,86855
Dandu town但渡镇Dàndù Zhèn14,49757
Yunji town云集镇Yúnjí Zhèn27,564115.32
Changshouhu town长寿湖镇Chángshòuhú Zhèn37,839104.53
Shuanglong town双龙镇Shuānglóng Zhèn29,21357
Longhe town龙河镇Lónghé Zhèn35,56189.9
Shiyan town石堰镇Shíyàn Zhèn48,193101.78
Yuntai town云台镇Yúntái Zhèn40,32887.32
Haitang town海棠镇Hǎitáng Zhèn24,25246
Gelan town葛兰镇Gélán Zhèn55,93847.5
Honghu town洪湖镇Hónghú Zhèn30,426103.65
Wanshun town万顺镇Wànshùn Zhèn22,25657

History

Changshou has a history of 2300 years.

  • In 316 BC, a Zhi county was established.
  • In 226 AD, it was renamed Jiangzhou county.
  • In 519, it was renamed as Lewen county.
  • In 1362, it was renamed as Changshou county.
  • In 1959, Changshou County was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
  • In 2002, Changshou County was changed into Changshou District and it is a district in Chongqing city.

Population

Until the end of 2013, there are 369321 households, the total population is 906732. Among them, the non-agriculture population is 310531, agriculture population is 596201.[3]

Geography

Changshou is located in 106°49’22” E – 107°27’30”E of longitude and 29°43’ N – 30°12’30”N of latitude, and is 56.56 km (35.14 mi) wide from south to north, and 57.5 km (35.7 mi) long from east to west. The altitude in the area is between 154 to 1,034.2 m (505 to 3,393 ft). Changshou is classified as shallow hill area, slopes in the area are relatively smooth.

Climate
Climate data for Changshou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)		 23.9
(75.0)		 31.9
(89.4)		 35.0
(95.0)		 36.4
(97.5)		 37.0
(98.6)		 40.0
(104.0)		 42.3
(108.1)		 42.0
(107.6)		 34.7
(94.5)		 29.3
(84.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 42.3
(108.1)
Average high °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)		 12.4
(54.3)		 17.3
(63.1)		 22.7
(72.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 28.7
(83.7)		 32.9
(91.2)		 33.2
(91.8)		 27.9
(82.2)		 21.4
(70.5)		 16.5
(61.7)		 10.6
(51.1)		 21.6
(70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.4
(56.1)		 18.3
(64.9)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.6
(76.3)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28.2
(82.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 18.2
(64.8)		 13.7
(56.7)		 8.4
(47.1)		 17.9
(64.3)
Average low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.7
(51.3)		 15.1
(59.2)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.6
(70.9)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 16.1
(61.0)		 11.7
(53.1)		 6.9
(44.4)		 15.2
(59.4)
Record low °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 0.5
(32.9)		 5.5
(41.9)		 10.0
(50.0)		 14.8
(58.6)		 18.6
(65.5)		 18.0
(64.4)		 13.4
(56.1)		 6.2
(43.2)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −2.0
(28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.8
(0.82)		 23.9
(0.94)		 57.1
(2.25)		 104.3
(4.11)		 175.2
(6.90)		 187.9
(7.40)		 134.6
(5.30)		 129.4
(5.09)		 117.4
(4.62)		 110.6
(4.35)		 59.1
(2.33)		 25.2
(0.99)		 1,145.5
(45.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.8 9.3 11.7 14.4 16.9 15.5 11.4 11.8 12.4 16.4 11.6 10.8 152
Average snowy days 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1
Average relative humidity (%) 84 81 77 78 80 82 75 72 78 85 86 87 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 33.7 46.2 87.2 112.5 110.8 105.1 184.7 194.2 114.1 64.8 51.9 28.7 1,133.9
Percent possible sunshine 10 15 23 29 26 25 43 48 31 19 16 9 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation

Chongqing- Fuling Freeway and other two freeways are intersected in Changshou area. Chongqing- Wanzhou Railway is under construction to provide transportation for businesses and tourists. Changshou has two Yangtze River crossings, a road and a railway bridge.

Changshou District is 50 kilometers away from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

Economy
  • In 2006, the total annual GDP was CNY 8.8 billion.

Tourism

Famous tourist attractions include Lake Changshou, which is a man-made lake of 60 km2 (23 sq mi); Changshou Ancient Town; Puti Mountain and Dongling Temple.

Mount Puti is a tourist attraction in the district.

Special Local Product
  • Changshou Grapefruit
  • Changshou Rice Noodle
  • Blood Tofu

Notes
  1. "重庆市长寿区人民政府-行政区划". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. 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 (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  3. http://cs.cq.gov.cn/zjcs/12/
  4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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