Fuling, Chongqing

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Fuling District (simplified Chinese: 涪陵区; traditional Chinese: 涪陵區; pinyin: Fúlíng Qū) is a district in central Chongqing, China. As the second largest city in Chongqing, the area is known for zha cai, a hot pickled mustard tuber,[1] as well as serving as the location of former U.S. Peace Corps teacher Peter Hessler's best-selling memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze.

Fuling
涪陵区
Fowling
Fuling Wujiang Bridge
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Fuling District in Chongqing
Fuling District in Chongqing
Coordinates (Fuling District government): 29°42′12″N 107°23′23″E / 29.7032°N 107.3898°E / 29.7032; 107.3898
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Area
 • Total2,941.46 km2 (1,135.70 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2020)
1,115,016
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Fuling
Chinese
PostalFowling
Literal meaning"Fu (River) mausoleum"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFúlíng
Wade–GilesFu2-ling2

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 the 2020 Chinese Census.[3] The district's area spans from latitude 29°21' to 30°01' north, and longitude 106°56' to 107°43' east.[2]

History

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According to the district's government, the area comprising contemporary Fuling District has been inhabited since approximately 3000 BCE.[4]

During the Spring and Autumn period, the area was inhabited by the Baipu people [zh].[4] From the middle and late part of Spring and Autumn period, through to the middle of the Warring States period, the area belonged to the State 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 the State of Chu.[4]

Following the State of Chu, the area was incorporated into the Qin dynasty as the Ba Commandery [zh].[4] The area reorganized in 227 BCE, under the rule of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, as Zhi County [zh].[4]

During the Eastern Han, Zhi County was merged into Pingdu County [zh].[4]

In the Three Kingdoms period, the area was ruled by the Shu Han, and organized as Hanping County (simplified Chinese: 汉平县; traditional Chinese: 漢平縣; pinyin: Hànpíng Xiàn).[4] Hanping County was subordinate to the Fuling Commandery [zh], whose capital was located in present-day Yushan [zh] in the nearby Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, to the southeast of Fuling District.[4]

In 347 CE, under the Eastern Jin, the area was again reorganized as Fu Commandery (Chinese: 涪郡; pinyin: Fú Jùn), which was also known as Zhicheng Commandery (Chinese: 枳城郡; pinyin: Zhǐchéng Jùn).[4]

The area's administrative divisions were reorganized dramatically during the Northern and Southern dynasties.[4]

The Sui dynasty would reorganize the area into three counties: 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 the Badong Commandery [zh], and Dianjiang County (simplified Chinese: 垫江县; traditional Chinese: 墊江縣; pinyin: Diànjiāng Xiàn), which belonged to the Dangqu Commandery [zh].[4]

In 618 CE,[citation needed] during the Tang dynasty, the area was reorganized as Fu Zhou [zh], which governed Wulong County [zh], Fuling County, and Longhua County [zh].[4]

Under the Northern Song, Longhua County was changed to Binhua County [zh].[4] During the Southern Song, Fu Zhou was reestablished to govern the area, and administered Fuling County and Wulong County.[4]

Fu Zhou remained intact during the Yuan dynasty and the Ming dynasty, and governed Wulong County.[4] Fu Zhou would continue intact during the Qing dynasty, but was not divided into counties.[4] During this time, Fu Zhou was under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Fu [zh].[citation needed]

In 1913, shortly after the establishment of the Republic of China, Fu Zhou was reorganized as Fuling County.[4] Fuling County initially fell under the jurisdiction of Chuandong Circuit [zh], then directly under the jurisdiction of Sichuan in 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 as Fuling Area [zh], under the jurisdiction of Chuandong Area [zh].[4] Fuling Area governed seven counties: Fuling, Nanchuan, Fengdu, Shizhu, Wulong, Changshou and Pengshui.[4] In September[citation needed] 1952, Youyang Area [zh] was merged into Fuling Area, adding the counties of Dianjiang, Qianjiang, Youyang, and Xiushan.[4] Changshou County was absorbed into Chongqing, which then had a prefecture-level status instead of its present provincial-level status, in 1958.[4]

Fuling Area was replaced by Fuling Prefecture [zh] in 1968.[4] Fuling County became a county-level city in 1983.[4] The prefecture became a Three 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-organized Qianjiang Prefecture [zh].[4] Nanchuan County was re-designated as a county-level city in 1994.[4] On November 5, 1995, the State Council passed legislation to abolish the county-level city of Fuling and replace it with two districts: 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 a prefecture-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, the National People's Congress changed Chongqing to become a direct-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.

Geography

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Fuling District is located on the southeastern edge of the Sichuan Basin, between latitude 29°21' to 30°01' north, and longitude 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 the town of Jiaoshi [zh], the westernmost point is Dachayuan (Chinese: 大茶园) in the town of Zengfu [zh], the southernmost point is Jinjiadian (Chinese: 金家店) in the town of Tongle [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 the Wu River and the Yangtze, in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region.[2]

Located in the central part of Chongqing, Fuling District is bordered by Fengdu County to the east, Wulong District and Nanchuan District to the south, Banan District to the west, and Changshou District and Dianjiang County to the north.[2]

Climate

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Fuling District has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), 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). The diurnal 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 1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
23.9
(75.0)
32.5
(90.5)
35.5
(95.9)
37.9
(100.2)
39.2
(102.6)
40.5
(104.9)
42.2
(108.0)
41.8
(107.2)
35.5
(95.9)
28.9
(84.0)
18.4
(65.1)
42.2
(108.0)
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)
11.5
(52.7)
15.8
(60.4)
19.4
(66.9)
18.7
(65.7)
14.9
(58.8)
7.4
(45.3)
3.0
(37.4)
−2.2
(28.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation 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
Average relative humidity (%) 83 79 76 77 79 81 74 72 78 85 85 86 80
Mean monthly sunshine 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
Percent possible sunshine 6 12 21 28 27 26 44 48 33 18 14 6 24
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
Source 2: Weather China[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
20101,066,714—    
20201,115,016+4.5%

Fuling District has a population of 1,115,016, according to the 2020 Chinese Census.[3] This represents a 4.53% increase from the 1,066,714 recorded in the 2010 Chinese Census.[3]

As of 2020, 71.85% of the district's population is urbanized, up from 55.80% in 2010.[3]

Age and household structure

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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]

Educational attainment

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12.85% of the district's population had attained a tertiary education, according to 2020 figures.[3] An additional 16.97% of the district's population had attained a secondary education, an additional 34.88% attained a junior high education, an additional 28.44% attained a primary education, and the remaining 6.86% of the population had no formal 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 a literacy rate of 98.57% as of 2020, an increase from 94.82% in 2010.[3]

Administrative divisions

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Fuling District administers 11 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships.[8] These township-level divisions in turn administer 719 administrative villages and 80 residential communities.[citation needed]

Name Chinese (S)[8] Hanyu Pinyin
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

2010 divisions

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Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010)[9] Area (km2)
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

Economy

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Fuling District had a total gross domestic product (GDP) of 140.274 billion renminbi (RMB) as of 2021, an 8.7% increase from 2020.[10]

The district's primary sector accounted for 6.48% of total GDP in 2021, and grew at a rate of 6.4% from 2020; the secondary 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.[10]

Transportation

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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 the Chongqing–Huaihua Railway, completed in 2005. Its Fuling Railway Station is located a few kilometers west of town (29°42′10″N 107°19′45″E / 29.70278°N 107.32917°E / 29.70278; 107.32917).

The high-speed Chongqing−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 the Hanjiatuo Bridge. The railway's Caijiagou Bridge (蔡家沟特大桥; 29°46′17″N 107°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).[11] The Nanchuan–Fuling Railway, completed in 2012, forms part of Chongqing's outer railway ring.

As of 2015, Fuling had five Yangtze River bridges.[citation needed]

Education

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Yangtze Normal University

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.

Culture

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Silver-inlaid Copper Pot, Warring States period, unearthed at Xiaotianxi, Fuling

The White Crane Ridge (Baiheliang), a rock outcrop on the Yangtze River, has been used as a hydrological 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, the White 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.[12]

Cuisine

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Fuling is well known for its Wu River brand zha cai pickled mustard tuber. The Fuling Zhacai company is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and in 2021 celebrated selling 15 billion packets.[13]

According to Peter 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."[14]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Daily Report: People's Republic of China, Issues 224–231. National Technical Information Service, 1990. p. 31. "Fuling is famous for its hot pickled mustard tubers and Comrade Qiao Shi showed a keen interest in the production and processing of these tubers. Early the next morning, he went to Fuling's Zhaxi Hot Pickled Mustard Tuber Factory by car.[...]"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 自然环境 [Natural environment]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 辖区人口 [Jurisdiction population]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai 建置沿革 [Organizational history]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ 涪陵 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b 2021年统计用区划代码(涪陵区) [2021 Statistical Division Codes (Fuling District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  9. ^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  10. ^ a b 综合经济 [Total economy]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  11. ^ 渝利铁路139米世界最高 成都到上海时间缩短. QQ.com (in Chinese (China)). 2012-08-26.
  12. ^ Hessler, Peter (March 2013). "Fuling, China: Return to River Town". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  13. ^ "15 Billion Packets Sold Globally, China's Wujiang Now World Famous!". 27 January 2021.
  14. ^ Hessler, p. 80.

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