Country China Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Local time Friday 5:20 AM | Region Chongqing Area 1,415 km² | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 71% Humidity Points of interest Changshou Lake Tourism Zone | ||
Changshou (simplified Chinese: 长寿区; traditional Chinese: 長壽區; pinyin: Chángshòu Qū) is one of districts in Chongqing, China, located by Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousands years. Changshou is 80 km away from Yuzhong of Chongqing city.
Contents
- Map of Changshou Chongqing China
- Administrative divisions
- History
- Population
- Geographic condition
- Weather condition
- Transportation
- Economy
- Tourism
- Special Local Product
- References
Map of Changshou, Chongqing, China
Administrative divisions
Changshou District administers 14 townships and 4 subdistricts, with a total area of 1415 [km²].
History
Changshou enjoys a history of 2300 years.
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.
Geographic condition
Changshou is located in 106°49’22” E-107°27’30”E of longitude and 29°43’ N-30°12’30”N of latitude. with 56.56 km wide from south to north, and 57.5 km long from east to west. The altitude in the area is between 154-1034.2m. ChangShou is classified as shallow hill area, sloops in the area are relatively smooth.
Weather condition
Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.1℃, annual accumulated temperature of 6000°C, monthly average temperature of 6.7℃ in January 28.4℃ in July, annual total rainfall of 1152.3mm, annual radiation of 1221 hours and frost-free period of 331days.
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
Tourism
Famous tourist attractions include Lake Changshou, which is a man-made lake of 60 km²; Changshou Ancient Town; Puti Mountain and Dongling Temple.