Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Local time Sunday 6:35 AM Municipality Chongqing | Area 3,013 km² Population 415,100 (2010) | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 12°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 69% Humidity Points of interest Huangshui National Forest Park, Bizika Lvgong, Qianye Meadow, （Lengshui Service Area） Recreation Area | ||
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, or Shizhu County for short(石柱土家族自治县 Pinyin: Shízhù Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn) is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is south to Yangtze River, and neighboured to Pengshui County southernly, Fengdu County southwesternly, Zhong County northwesternly and Wanzhou District northernly, which are County-level divisions of Chongqing Municipality, and also to Lichuan CLC of Hubei Province easternly. It's in the center zone of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, and the only autonomous county for ethnic minorities in this region.
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Map of Shizhu, Chongqing, China
Name
Shizhu literally means "Stone Pillars", which is named after two big human-like natural stone pillars standing on Wanshou Mountain. The two stone pillars were once a loving couple in a native "Romeo and Juliet" style love story. To fight against feudal oppression of free love, they died together tragically, and turned into two stone pillars standing face-to-face on Wanshou Mountain, never to be apart again.
Geographic condition
Area: 3012.51 km²
Population: 510,000
County seat: Nanbin Town(南宾镇)
Geographic coordinates: 29°39′-30°32′ North, 107°59′-108°34′, East
Shizhu County covers 3010 km² with 856,200 mu park and farm land. By the end of 1992, the population of Shizhu County had increased up to 462,100, of whom 424,900 are the rural residents of Shizhu County. The existing capital of the County is Nanbin Town which will not be involved in the submersion of the water storage of the reservoir region of the Three Gorges Project. Shizhu County is located in the subtropical monsoon zone with the clear seasons. It is warm and wet with enough rain.
Three Gorges Reservoir Region
4 townships, 26 villages and 16 fabrication/ ore-mining enterprises have been/ will have been involved in the submersion of the reservoir water storage of the Three Gorges Project. Shizhu County is involved in the submersion of the reservoir water storage of the Three Gorges Project as follows. · The emigrants living below the water level of the reservoir storage of the Three Gorges Project are 8,400 in Shizhu County; · The houses/ buildings with the total construction area of 329,700 m² have been/ will have been submerged; · 6900 mu citrus and farm land has been/ will have been submerged, representing 4.59% of the total area of citrus and farm land in Shizhu County; · 10 km highways have been/ will have been submerged; · The relocation compensation investment is 272 million RMB yuan.