Beibei District

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Beibei 北碚区
District
Government building in Beibei.
Beibei District in Chongqing
Country	China
Region	Chongqing
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	023

Pedestrianised shopping street in central Beibei.

Statues in central Beibei.

The Haiyu Hotspring Hotel in central Beibei.

Beibei Museum.

Beibei District (simplified Chinese: 北碚区; traditional Chinese: 北碚區; pinyin: Běibèi Qū) is a district in the Chongqing municipality, People's Republic of China.^[1] A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of Jialing River, and is known for its historical culture in the period of the Republic of China, beautiful sceneries, and clean streets. It covers around 755 square kilometers and has a population of about 0.65 millions (2004).

Location and geography

Beibei is located at the outer side of the Chongqing Metropolitan Area. It shares borders with Shapingba (south), Bishan (west), Hechuan (north), and Yubei (east), on the west bank of Jialing River.

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)^[2]
Tiansheng Subdistrict	天生街道	Tiānshēng Jiēdào	124,728
Chaoyang Subdistrict	朝阳街道	Cháoyáng Jiēdào	38,127
Beiwenquan Subdistrict	北温泉街道	Běiwēnquán Jiēdào	8,4847
Dongyang Subdistrict	东阳街道	Dōngyáng Jiēdào	40,143
Longfengqiao Subdistrict	龙凤桥街道	Lóngfèngqiáo Jiēdào	33,981
Xiema Town	歇马镇	Xiēmǎ Zhèn	60,933
Chengjiang Town	澄江镇	Chéngjiāng Zhèn	28,056
Caijiagang Town	蔡家岗镇	Càijiāgǎng Zhèn	35,564
Dongjiaxi Town	童家溪镇	Tóngjiāxī Zhèn	21,820
Tianfu Town	天府镇	Tiānfǔ Zhèn	30,980
Shijialiang Town	施家梁镇	Shījiāliáng Zhèn	8,773
Shuitu Town	水土镇	Shuǐtǔ Zhèn	44,551
Jingguan Town	静观镇	Jìngguān Zhèn	43,674
Liuyin Town	柳荫镇	Liǔyīn Zhèn	17,505
Fuxing Town	复兴镇	Fùxīng Zhèn	33,621
Sansheng Town	三圣镇	Sānshèng Zhèn	19,305
Jindaoxia Town	金刀峡镇	Jīndāoxiá Zhèn	13,752

Colleges and universities

Southwest University (西南大學) (formed by a 2005 merger of the former Southwest China Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University, founded in 1906 and 1950 respectively)

High schools

Chongqing Chaoyang High School (重庆朝阳中学)
High School Affiliated of Southwest China Normal University (西南师大附中)
Chongqing Jianshan High School (重庆兼善中学)
Chongqing Jiangbei High School (重庆江北中学)

Transportation

Yuhe Expressway (Chongqing–Hechuan District; 渝合高速)
Xiangyu Railway（Xiangfan–Chongqing; 襄渝铁路）
Suiyu Railway（Suining–Chongqing; 遂渝铁路）
China National Highway 212

Metro

Beibei is currently served by one metro lines operated by Chongqing Rail Transit:

Line 6 - Caojiawan, Caijia, Xiangjiagang, Longfengxi, Beibei

Industry

Beibei is one of the three national industry bases for measuring instrument.

Tourism

The North Spring (北温泉)
Jinyun Mountain (缙云山)
Golden Sword Gorge (金刀峡）
Three Gorges of Jialing River (嘉陵江小三峡)
Tomb of General Zhang Zizhong (抗日名将张自忠将军墓)
Former residences of Lao She and Liang Shih-Chiu (民国时期老舍旧居、梁实秋“雅舍”旧址)
Old campus of Fudan University during WW2 (抗战时期复旦大学旧址）

References

↑ "Beibei District – Topic". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
↑ 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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beibei District.

Official website Government of Beibei
Visit Beibei

Municipality of Chongqing

History Politics Economy

Districts	Yuzhong Dadukou Jiangbei Shapingba Jiulongpo Nan'an Beibei Bishan Tongliang Qijiang Dazu Yubei Banan Fuling Wanzhou Qianjiang Changshou Hechuan Jiangjin Nanchuan Yongchuan Rongchang Tongnan Kaizhou Liangping

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Wulong Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Longbao Tiancheng Wuqiao Zhicheng Lidu

Attractions	Baiheliang Underwater Museum Ciqikou Dazu Rock Carvings Diaoyu Fortress Fengdu Ghost City Foreigners' Street Furong Cave General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum People's Great Hall Red Rock Village Museum Science and Technology Museum Snowy Jade Cave Three Gorges Museum Three Natural Bridges Wulong Karst Zoo Twelve Views of Chongqing

Sports Venues	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Yanghe Stadium Datianwan Stadium

Higher Education	Chongqing University Southwest University Chongqing Institute of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Third Military Medical University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

Culture & Demographics	Ba Sichuan Mandarin Szechuan cuisine

Transport	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Metro China National Highway 210 China National Highway 212 Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Coordinates: 29°53′21″N 106°30′04″E / 29.8892°N 106.501°E / 29.8892; 106.501

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