Fuling 涪陵区 Fowling | |
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 Fuling District in Chongqing | |
| Coordinates (Fuling District government):29°42′12″N107°23′23″E / 29.7032°N 107.3898°E /29.7032; 107.3898 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,941.46 km2 (1,135.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,115,016 |
| • Density | 379.069/km2 (981.784/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Chinese | 涪陵 | ||||||||
| Postal | Fowling | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Fu (River) mausoleum" | ||||||||
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Fuling District (simplified Chinese:涪陵区;traditional Chinese:涪陵區;pinyin:Fúlíng Qū) is adistrict in centralChongqing,China. As the second largest city in Chongqing, the area is known forzha cai, a hot pickled mustardtuber,[1] as well as serving as the location of former U.S.Peace Corps teacherPeter Hessler's best-selling memoirRiver Town: Two Years on the Yangtze.
The district spans an area of 2,941.46 square kilometres (1,135.70 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 1,115,016, per the2020 Chinese Census.[3] The district's area spans fromlatitude 29°21' to 30°01' north, andlongitude 106°56' to 107°43' east.[2]
According to thedistrict's government, the area comprising contemporary Fuling District has been inhabited since approximately 3000 BCE.[4]
During theSpring and Autumn period, the area was inhabited by theBaipu people [zh].[4] From the middle and late part ofSpring and Autumn period, through to the middle of theWarring States period, the area belonged to theState of Ba.[4] The area was at some point the site of one of the Ba's capitals, and a Ba king is buried within the area.[4] During the middle and latter part of the Warring States period, the area belonged to theState of Chu.[4]
Following the State of Chu, the area was incorporated into theQin dynasty as theBa Commandery.[4] The area reorganized in 227 BCE, under the rule ofKing Zhaoxiang of Qin, asZhi County [zh].[4]
During theEastern Han, Zhi County was merged intoPingdu County [zh].[4]
In theThree Kingdoms period, the area was ruled by theShu Han, and organized asHanping County (simplified Chinese:汉平县;traditional Chinese:漢平縣;pinyin:Hànpíng Xiàn).[4] Hanping County was subordinate to theFuling Commandery [zh], whose capital was located in present-dayYushan [zh] in the nearbyPengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, to the southeast of Fuling District.[4]
In 347 CE, under theEastern Jin, the area was again reorganized asFu Commandery (Chinese:涪郡;pinyin:Fú Jùn), which was also known as Zhicheng Commandery (Chinese:枳城郡;pinyin:Zhǐchéng Jùn).[4]
The area'sadministrative divisions were reorganized dramatically during theNorthern and Southern dynasties.[4]
TheSui dynasty would reorganize the area into threecounties:Fuling County (simplified Chinese:涪陵县;traditional Chinese:涪陵縣;pinyin:Fúlíng Xiàn), which belonged to the Ba Commandery,Fengdu County (simplified Chinese:丰都县;traditional Chinese:豐都縣;pinyin:Fēngdū Xiàn), which belonged to theBadong Commandery [zh], andDianjiang County (simplified Chinese:垫江县;traditional Chinese:墊江縣;pinyin:Diànjiāng Xiàn), which belonged to theDangqu Commandery.[4]
In 618 CE,[citation needed] during the Tang dynasty, the area was reorganized asFu Zhou [zh], which governedWulong County [zh], Fuling County, andLonghua County [zh].[4]
Under theNorthern Song, Longhua County was changed toBinhua County [zh].[4] During theSouthern Song, Fu Zhou was reestablished to govern the area, and administered Fuling County and Wulong County.[4]
Fu Zhou remained intact during theYuan dynasty and theMing dynasty, and governed Wulong County.[4] Fu Zhou would continue intact during theQing dynasty, but was not divided into counties.[4] During this time, Fu Zhou was under the jurisdiction ofChongqing Fu [zh].[citation needed]
In 1913, shortly after the establishment of theRepublic of China, Fu Zhou was reorganized as Fuling County.[4] Fuling County initially fell under the jurisdiction ofChuandong Circuit [zh], then directly under the jurisdiction ofSichuanin 1928[citation needed], and finally under the Eight Administrative Inspectorate of Sichuan.[4]
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the area saw administrative reforms in early 1950.[4] Fuling County was reorganized asFuling Area [zh], under the jurisdiction ofChuandong Area [zh].[4] Fuling Area governed seven counties: Fuling,Nanchuan,Fengdu,Shizhu,Wulong,Changshou andPengshui.[4] InSeptember[citation needed] 1952,Youyang Area [zh] was merged into Fuling Area, adding the counties ofDianjiang,Qianjiang,Youyang, andXiushan.[4] Changshou County was absorbed intoChongqing, which then had aprefecture-level status instead of its presentprovincial-level status, in 1958.[4]
Fuling Area was replaced byFuling Prefecture [zh] in 1968.[4] Fuling County became acounty-level city in 1983.[4] The prefecture became aThree Gorges provincial planning region (三峡省筹备区域) the following year.[citation needed] In 1988, Qianjiang, Youyang, Xiushan, Pengshui, and Shizhu counties were transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly organizedQianjiang Prefecture [zh].[4] Nanchuan County was re-designated as a county-level city in 1994.[4] On November 5, 1995, theState Council passed legislation to abolish the county-level city of Fuling and replace it with twodistricts: Zhicheng District (Chinese:枳城区) and Lidu District (Chinese:李渡区).[4] This change would come into effect in January 1996.[4] In March 1996, Fuling Prefecture was re-designated as aprefecture-level city, which governed Zhicheng District, Lidu District, Nanchuan City, Dianjiang County, Fengdu County and Wulong County.[4]
On September 15, 1996, legislature passed by the State Council placed the prefecture-level city of Fuling under the administration of Chongqing.[4] On March 14, 1997, theNational People's Congress changed Chongqing to become adirect-administered municipality.[4] This was followed by legislation by the State Council on December 20, 1997 which abolished Fuling's prefecture-level status, revoking Zhicheng District and Lidu District, and placing Nanchuan City, Wulong County, Fengdu County, and Dianjiang County all under the direct jurisdiction of Chongqing.[4] The now-defunct Zhicheng District and Lidu District became contemporary Fuling District.
Fuling District is located on the southeastern edge of theSichuan Basin, betweenlatitude 29°21' to 30°01' north, andlongitude 106°56' to 107°43' east, covering an area of 2,941.46 square kilometres (1,135.70 sq mi).[2] The easternmost point is Baijibao (Chinese:白鸡堡) in thetown ofJiaoshi [zh], the westernmost point is Dachayuan (Chinese:大茶园) in the town ofZengfu [zh], the southernmost point is Jinjiadian (Chinese:金家店) in the town ofTongle [zh], and the northernmost point is Hongqiangyuan (Chinese:红墙院).[2] Fuling District spans 74.5 kilometres (46.3 mi) from west to east, and 70.8 kilometres (44.0 mi) from north to south.[2] Fuling City is located at the confluence of theWu River and theYangtze, in the heart of theThree Gorges Reservoir Region.[2]
Located in the central part ofChongqing, Fuling District is bordered byFengdu County to the east,Wulong District andNanchuan District to the south,Banan District to the west, andChangshou District andDianjiang County to the north.[2]
Fuling District has amonsoon-influencedhumid subtropical climate (KöppenCwa), with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Monthly daily average temperatures range from 7.5 °C (45.5 °F) in January to 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 18.2 °C (64.8 °F). Thediurnal temperature variation is 6.6 °C (11.9 °F) and is especially small during winter. Around 87% of the annual precipitation falls from April to October.
| Climate data for Fuling District, elevation 373 m (1,224 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.2 (102.6) | 40.7 (105.3) | 43.5 (110.3) | 43.4 (110.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 22.1 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 18.2 (64.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | −2.2 (28.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 18.5 (0.73) | 21.2 (0.83) | 55.9 (2.20) | 106.8 (4.20) | 164.1 (6.46) | 171.3 (6.74) | 144.6 (5.69) | 122.3 (4.81) | 109.6 (4.31) | 104.4 (4.11) | 55.6 (2.19) | 23.5 (0.93) | 1,097.8 (43.2) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 16.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 149.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 83 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 19.9 | 37.6 | 76.9 | 107.5 | 112.2 | 109.4 | 189.6 | 194.6 | 121.4 | 62.3 | 45.7 | 18.6 | 1,095.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 6 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[5][6]All-time Oct high[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2010 | 1,066,714 | — |
| 2020 | 1,115,016 | +4.5% |
Fuling District has a population of 1,115,016, according to the2020 Chinese Census.[3] This represents a 4.53% increase from the 1,066,714 recorded in the2010 Chinese Census.[3] As of 2022, the population of Fuling District was reported to be 1,115,200, with a slight decrease of about 816 people compared to 2020.[9]
As of 2020, 71.85% of thedistrict's population is urbanized, up from 55.80% in 2010.[3]
14.93% of the district's population is 14 years old or younger, 63.91% is between 15 and 59 years old, and 21.16% is 60 years old or older.[3] 18.02% of the district's population is 65 years or older.[3] Compared to 2010, the proportion of people age 14 or younger dropped 0.96%, the proportion of people age 15 to 59 fell 2.10%, and the proportion of people age 60 or older rose 3.06%.[3] The proportion of people age 65 or older rose 5.63% from 2010 to 2020.[3] The average household size in Fuling District totaled 2.44 people, a decrease from the 2.91 size recorded in 2010.[3]
12.85% of the district's population had attained atertiary education, according to 2020 figures.[3] An additional 16.97% of the district's population had attained asecondary education, an additional 34.88% attained ajunior high education, an additional 28.44% attained aprimary education, and the remaining 6.86% of the population had noformal education.[3] People above the age of 14 in the district have attained an average of 9.68 years of formal education, an increase from the 8.73 years average recorded in 2010.[3] Fuling District had aliteracy rate of 98.57% as of 2020, an increase from 94.82% in 2010.[3]
Fuling District administers 11subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships.[10] Thesetownship-level divisions in turn administer 719administrative villages and 80residential communities.[citation needed]
| Name | Chinese (S)[10] | Hanyu Pinyin |
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| Dunren Subdistrict [zh] | 敦仁街道 | Dūnrén Jiēdào |
| Chongyi Subdistrict [zh] | 崇义街道 | Chóngyì Jiēdào |
| Lizhi Subdistrict [zh] | 荔枝街道 | Lìzhī Jiēdào |
| Jiangbei Subdistrict [zh] | 江北街道 | Jiāngběi Jiēdào |
| Jiangdong Subdistrict [zh] | 江东街道 | Jiāngdōng Jiēdào |
| Lidu Subdistrict [zh] | 李渡街道 | Lǐdù Jiēdào |
| Longqiao Subdistrict [zh] | 龙桥街道 | Lóngqiáo Jiēdào |
| Baitao Subdistrict [zh] | 白涛街道 | Báitāo Jiēdào |
| Ma'an Subdistrict [zh] | 马鞍街道 | Mǎ'ān Jiēdào |
| Linshi Subdistrict [zh] | 蔺市街道 | Lìnshì Jiēdào |
| Yihe Subdistrict [zh] | 义和街道 | Yìhé Jiēdào |
| Nantuo [zh] | 南沱镇 | Nántuó Zhèn |
| Qingyang [zh] | 青羊镇 | Qīngyáng Zhèn |
| Baisheng [zh] | 百胜镇 | Bǎishèng Zhèn |
| Zhenxi [zh] | 珍溪镇 | Zhēnxī Zhèn |
| Qingxi [zh] | 清溪镇 | Qīngxī Zhèn |
| Jiaoshi [zh] | 焦石镇 | Jiāoshí Zhèn |
| Mawu [zh] | 马武镇 | Mǎwǔ Zhèn |
| Longtan [zh] | 龙潭镇 | Lóngtán Zhèn |
| Xinmiao [zh] | 新妙镇 | Xīnmiào Zhèn |
| Shituo [zh] | 石沱镇 | Shítuó Zhèn |
| Tongle [zh] | 同乐镇 | Tónglè Zhèn |
| Dashun | 大顺镇 | Dàshùn Zhèn |
| Zengfu [zh] | 增福镇 | Zēngfú Zhèn |
| Luoyun [zh] | 罗云镇 | Luōyún Zhèn |
| Damu Township [zh] | 大木乡 | Dàmù Xiāng |
| Wulingshan Township [zh] | 武陵山乡 | Wǔlíngshān Xiāng |
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[11] | Area (km2) |
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| Dunren Subdistrict [zh] | 敦仁街道 | Dūnrén Jiēdào | 105,296 | 3.8 |
| Chongyi Subdistrict [zh] | 崇义街道 | Chóngyì Jiēdào | 75,746 | 11.24 |
| Lizhi Subdistrict [zh] | 荔枝街道 | Lìzhī Jiēdào | 156,753 | 126 |
| Jiangbei Subdistrict [zh] | 江北街道 | Jiāngběi Jiēdào | 36,538 | 78.09 |
| Jiangdong Subdistrict [zh] | 江东街道 | Jiāngdōng Jiēdào | 51,078 | 91.6 |
| Lidu Subdistrict [zh] | 李渡街道 | Lǐdù Jiēdào | 88,124 | 91.1 |
| Longqiao Subdistrict [zh] | 龙桥街道 | Lóngqiáo Jiēdào | 34,541 | 63.2 |
| Baitao Subdistrict [zh] | 白涛街道 | Báitāo Jiēdào | 46,160 | 121.5 |
| Nantuo [zh] | 南沱镇 | Nántuó Zhèn | 26,447 | 67.14 |
| Qingyang [zh] | 青羊镇 | Qīngyáng Zhèn | 16,197 | 107.4 |
| Baisheng [zh] | 百胜镇 | Bǎishèng Zhèn | 41,114 | 114 |
| Zhenxi [zh] | 珍溪镇 | Zhēnxī Zhèn | 50,017 | 56.3 |
| Qingxi [zh] | 清溪镇 | Qīngxī Zhèn | 29,285 | 83.5 |
| Jiaoshi [zh] | 焦石镇 | Jiāoshí Zhèn | 23,454 | 78.2 |
| Mawu [zh] | 马武镇 | Mǎwǔ Zhèn | 32,360 | 55.5 |
| Longtan [zh] | 龙潭镇 | Lóngtán Zhèn | 36,511 | 80.6 |
| Linshi town | 蔺市镇 | Lìnshì Zhèn | 41,730 | 82.3 |
| Xinmiao [zh] | 新妙镇 | Xīnmiào Zhèn | 34,299 | 81.7 |
| Shituo [zh] | 石沱镇 | Shítuó Zhèn | 26,144 | 54 |
| Yihe town | 义和镇 | Yìhé Zhèn | 37,390 | 70.4 |
| Luoyun Township | 罗云乡 | Luōyún Xiāng | 14,940 | 56.5 |
| Damu Township [zh] | 大木乡 | Dàmù Xiāng | 3,200 | 96.3 |
| Wulingshan Township | 武陵山乡 | Wǔlíngshān Xiāng | 6,360 | 103.3 |
| Dashun Township | 大顺乡 | Dàshùn Xiāng | 18,844 | |
| Zengfu Township | 增福乡 | Zēngfú Xiāng | 15,527 | 70.4 |
| Tongle Township | 同乐乡 | Tónglè Xiāng | 18,659 | 65.73 |
Fuling District had a totalgross domestic product (GDP) of 140.274 billionrenminbi (RMB) as of 2021, an 8.7% increase from 2020.[12] As of the latest available data, Fuling District's economic performance has been notable. Thematerials industry plays a significant role in Fuling's economy, with a 2023 production value of 120.4-billion-yuan, accounting for one-fifth of Chongqing's total.[13] This industry leads all districts and counties in Chongqing, highlighting its importance to the region's economic development.
Thedistrict'sprimary sector accounted for 6.48% of total GDP in 2021, and grew at a rate of 6.4% from 2020; thesecondary sector accounted for 55.80% of GDP, and grew 6.7% from 2020; the tertiary sector accounted for 37.72% of GDP, and grew 12.0% from 2020.[12]
Moreover, Fuling District has been actively developing industrial clusters in key sectors such as chemical new materials, power batteries, lightweight automotive materials, and advanced new materials. The district's strategic location along the Yangtze River and its involvement in the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) have significantly boosted its export economy. In fact, Fuling's foreign trade volume reached 7.68 billion yuan from January to May 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 3.8%, and ranking fifth in Chongqing.[14]
Historically, Fuling was primarily served by Yangtze river boats, as the development of ground transportation was slow, due to the difficult terrain.
Railways arrived to the Fuling area only in the 21st century. First was theChongqing–Huaihua Railway, completed in 2005. Its Fuling Railway Station is located a few kilometers west of town (29°42′10″N107°19′45″E / 29.70278°N 107.32917°E /29.70278; 107.32917).
The high-speedChongqing−Lichuan Railway, opened on December 28, 2013, serves Fuling as well, with its Fuling North Railway Station. This railway crosses the Yangtze near the city over theHanjiatuo Bridge. The railway'sCaijiagou Bridge (蔡家沟特大桥;29°46′17″N107°22′07″E / 29.77139°N 107.36861°E /29.77139; 107.36861), located in Fuling District, is said to be the world's tallest railway bridge, as measured by the height of the bridge's tallest pillar (139 m).[15] TheNanchuan–Fuling Railway, completed in 2012, forms part of Chongqing's outer railway ring.
As of 2015, Fuling had fiveYangtze River bridges.[16]
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Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) is in Fuling. The university hosted Peace Corps volunteers from 1996 until 2020, when the last volunteers were evacuated from the Peace Corps China program in the wake of COVID-19.
TheWhite Crane Ridge (Baiheliang), a rock outcrop on the Yangtze River, has been used as ahydrological station recording water levels since the Tang Dynasty. It includes many rock carvings. With the flooding of the Yangtze as part of the Three Gorges Dam project, theWhite Crane Ridge Underwater Museum was opened in 2009 to protect the carvings and allow viewing by visitors under the new water level of the river.[17]
Fuling is well known for its Wu River brandzha cai pickled mustard tuber. The Fuling Zhacai company is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and in 2021 celebrated selling 15 billion packets.[18]
According toPeter Hessler, as of 1998, most residents of Fuling are genetically incapable of being alcoholics. When imbibing large amounts of alcohol many people became so sick and they could not drink heavily all the time. Therefore, according to Hessler, consumption of alcohol was not habitual but instead was a ritual, and therefore drinking patterns were "abusive with light consequences."[19]
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