Dazhou

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thumb Dazhou (Chinese: 达州; Pinyin: Dázhōu; Wade-Giles: Ta-chou) is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province.

Contents

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 Economy
5 Tourism
6 External link

Geography

Dazhou borders Shaanxi in the north and Chongqing in the south. It is centraly located between the four major cities of Western China, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an and Wuhan. The area is 16,600 km².

History

Dazhou's history goes back to the Eastern Han Dynasty when in 90 AD it was made a county by the name of Liweizhou (历为州). Then until the Liao Dynasty its name was Zaidi (在地. During the Liao and Tang its name was again changed, this time to Tongzhou(通州). Finally in the Song Dynasty it names was changed to the present Dazhou. Notable people from Chinese history from Dazhou include the Three Kingdoms writer Chen Shou, Song Dynasty astronomer Zhang Sixun (张思训), Ming and Qing Dynasty philosopher and educator Tang Zhen(唐甄). Dazhou is also important for its contributions to the Communist Revolution. Red army heroes such as Xu Xiangqian(徐向前)、Li Xiannian(李先念)、Xu Shiyou(许世友)、Wang Weizhou(王维舟)、and Zhang Aiping(张爱萍) were all from or lived in Dazhou.

Administration

It is one of Sichuan's most populous cities with 6,380,000 residents.

District:

Tongchuan District(通川区)

Counties:

Da (达县)
Dazhu (大竹县)
Xuanhan (宣汉县)
Kaijiang (开江县)
Qu (渠县)

City:

Wanyuan (万源市)

Economy

Dazhou is an important river and land transportation hub for the region. Numerous national highways, expressways, and raillines pass through Dazhou connecting it directly with major cities in China such as Chengdu, Xi'an, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, etc., making it one of Sichuan's important trade centers.

Dazhou has numerous natural resources including large natural gas fields and an abundance of mineral resources such as salt, coal, manganese, lithium, and limestone. Major agricultural products include pork, beef, and tea. Other industries are chemical production, coal power, metalurgy, textiles, building materials, and processed food.

Tourism

Dazhou is blessed with both cultural and natural attractions. There are several national and provincial cultural sites and many national and provincial protected forests and nature reserves. Xuanhan's Baili Gorges have scenery and rapids comparable to the "Little Three Gorges". Mountains are this area's greatest attraction.

External link

[Official Website(Chinese)]

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