Yuzhong, Chongqing
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Yuzhong
渝中区 | |
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Yuzhong District (渝中区) is the central
financial center of western China.[citation needed
]
Surrounded on three sides by water, Yuzhong is effectively a peninsula between the
Yangtze Rivers. Due to the limited space, its hilly nature, and the fact that it is the main central business district for Chongqing, Yuzhong contains some of the tallest skyscrapers
in China and is the most densely populated district in the municipality.
During the
Nationalist Government
were located in Yuzhong.
Administrative divisions
Name | S ) |
Hanyu Pinyin |
Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) | Density (pop/area) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qixinggang Subdistrict | 七星岗街道 | Qīxīnggǎng Jiēdào | 68,872 | 0.75 | 91829.33 |
Jiefangbei Subdistrict | 解放碑街道 | Jiěfàngbēi Jiēdào | 64,629 | 0.62 | 104341.93 |
Lianglukou Subdistrict | 两路口街道 | Liǎnglùkǒu Jiēdào | 51,811 | 0.67 | 77329.85 |
Shangqingsi Subdistrict | 上清寺街道 | Shàngqīngsì Jiēdào | 55,903 | 1.73 | 32313.87 |
Caiyuanba Subdistrict | 菜园坝街道 | Càiyuánbà Jiēdào | 38,380 | 1.56 | 24602.56 |
Nanjimen Subdistrict | 南纪门街道 | Nánjìmén Jiēdào | 46,862 | 0.53 | 88418.87 |
Wanglongmen Subdistrict | 望龙门街道 | Wànglóngmén Jiēdào | 41,358 | 0.56 | 73853.57 |
Chaotianmen Subdistrict | 朝天门街道 | Cháotiānmén Jiēdào | 27,338 | 0.69 | 39620.29 |
Daxigou Subdistrict | 大溪沟街道 | Dàxīgōu Jiēdào | 66,319 | 1.44 | 46054.86 |
Daping Subdistrict | 大坪街道 | Dàpíng Jiēdào | 81,658 | 3.24 | 25203.09 |
Hualongqiao Subdistrict | 化龙桥街道 | Huàlóngqiáo Jiēdào | 15,806 | 4.76 | 3320.59 |
Shiyoulu Subdistrict | 石油路街道 | Shíyóulù Jiēdào | 71,154 | 2.52 | 28235.71 |
Economy
Yuzhong District is the economic center of Chongqing. In 2015, the region's GDP reached 95.8 billion
GDP reached 147,524 Yuan,[3] retail sales reached 141.6 billion Yuan.[citation needed] The number of commercial banks in the district and municipal financial institutions reached 18, including HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Bank of East Asia. The largest western China commercial area, Jiefangbei central business district,[4]
has brought together 90 percent of the domestic financial institutions in Chongqing, as well as two-thirds of Chongqing's foreign banks and insurance agencies. Three-quarters of the world's top 500 enterprises in Chongqing and many foreign consular offices are also located here.
Education
Chongqing Bashu Secondary School, once called Bashu Middle School (巴蜀中学) is a secondary school located in the Huanghuayuan area.[5] Founded in 1933, it educates students aged 12–18. Its motto is 公正诚朴 (Selflessness, Justice, Honesty and Simplicity).
Transport
Metro
Yuzhong is currently served by four metro lines operated by Chongqing Rail Transit:
References
- ^ "Yuzong". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.)
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - ^ "世界经济网_世界各国GDP排名_中国各省市2021年GDP增长率排名". www.shijiejingji.net.
- ^ Ritz Tours (1 April 2013). "Chongqing YuZhong (Central Business District) Promotional Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Chongqing Bashu Secondary School Archived August 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, China.
External links
- (in English) Chongqing Yuzhong District Government website
- (in Chinese) Chongqing Yuzhong District Government website
- Media related to Yuzhong_District at Wikimedia Commons
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