Not to be confused with Bishan in Singapore.

壁山
Bishan

Administration Type	County
Area	915 km2
Population	610.278 thousand 2006
GDP	CNY6.65 billion in total amount; USD1600 per capita in 2006
Major Nationalities	Han
Township-level divisions	13
Postalcode	402700
Area Code	023

Bishan County (Chinese: 壁山; pinyin: Bìshān Xiàn) is one of counties in the west of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is 23 km away from Chenjiaping of Chongqing city.

[edit] Administration

Bishan County administers 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township and , with a total area of 915 square kilometers.

[edit] Subdistricts

• Bicheng (璧城)
• Qinggang (青杠)

[edit] Towns

• Dingjia (丁家)
• Sanhe (三合)
• Guangpu (广普)
• Zhengxing (正兴)
• Daxing (大兴)
• Hebian (河边)
• Lufu (福禄)
• Qitang (七塘)
• Batang (八塘)
• Dalu (大路)

[edit] Township

• Jianlong (健龙)

[edit] History

Bishan enjoys a history of over 2000 years.

• In 316 BC, a Jiangzhou was establied here.
• In 757, Bishan County was establied and administered by Yuzhou.
• In 1102, Bishan was administered by Gongzhou, which is renamed from Yuzhou.
• In 1189, Gongzhou was promoted to Chongqingfu, which still administered Bishan County.
• In 1259, Bishan county was merged into Ba County.
• In 1483, Bishan county was re-established.
• In 1662, Bishan county was merged into Yongchuan County.
• In 1729, Bishan county was re-established again.
• In 1914, Bishan county was administered by sichuan province.
• In 1997, Bishan county was administered by Chongqing Municipality.

[edit] Geographic condition

Bishan is located in 106^o02'E-106^o20'E of longitude and 29^o17'N-29^o53'N of latitude. It is in border with Shapingba District and Jiulongpo District in east, with Jiangjin District of Chongqing in south, with Tongliang County and Yongchuan District of Chongqing in west, with Hechuan District and Beibei District of Chongqing in north.

[edit] Weather condition

Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.3℃, annual total rainfall of 1231.2mm and frost-free period of 337 days.

[edit] Transportation

With Chengyu Expressway, Bishan is 23 km away from Chenjiaping of Chongqing city.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Government website of Bishan (in Simplified Chinese)

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Coordinates: 29°36′N 106°13′E / 29.6°N 106.217°E / 29.6; 106.217