Entrance of the Haiyu Hotspring Hotel, Beibei, Chongqing

Beibei District () is a

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in the

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...

municipality,

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. A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of

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, and is known for its historical culture in the period of the

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. It covers around and has a population of about 650,000 (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

Climate

Administrative divisions

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 Southwest University (SWU, ) is a comprehensive university in Chongqing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university. Overview Southwest University (SWU) is a comprehensive university sponsored by the Ministry o ...

, founded in 1906 and 1950 respectively)

High schools

High School Affiliated to Southwest University High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift t ...

(西南大学附中) *

Chongqing Chaoyang High School Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...

(重庆朝阳中学) *

Chongqing Jianshan High School Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...

(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 served by one metro line operated by

Chongqing Rail Transit The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment d ...

: *- Caojiawan, Caijia, Xiangjiagang, Longfengxi, Tiansheng, 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

(嘉陵江小三峡) *Tomb of General

Zhang Zizhong Zhang Zizhong (; August 11, 1891 – May 16, 1940) was a general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born in Linqing, Shandong, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander ...

(抗日名将张自忠将军墓) *Former residences of

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and Liang Shih-Chiu (民国时期老舍旧居,梁实秋“雅舍”旧址) *Old campus of

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during WW2 (抗战时期复旦大学旧址)

Gallery

嘉悦大桥 - panoramio.jpg, Bridge and cars in Beibei (2014)

References

External links

* Government of Beibei
Visit Beibei
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