Shapingba (Simplified Chinese: 沙坪坝, Traditional Chinese: 沙坪壩; pinyin: Shāpíngbà) is a district of Chongqing, People's Republic of China, it was once known as Shaci Qu (Simplified Chinese: 沙磁区; pinyin: Shācí Qù; Traditional Chinese: 沙磁區) during the Sino-Japanese War. It is one of the most important part of Chongqing, which covered around 396 square kilometers, 13 Jiedao, 11 towns. The population of Shapingba is one of the most dense areas in Chongqing, which is around one million. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Chóngqìng; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Combatants Qing Empire (China) Empire of Japan Commanders Li Hongzhang Yamagata Aritomo Strength 630,000 men Beiyang Army, Beiyang Fleet 240,000 men Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy Casualties 35,000 dead or wounded 13,823 dead, 3,973 wounded The First Sino–Japanese War (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zh... Jiedao (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: jÄ«edào) also known as Jiedao Banshichu (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: JÄ«edào Bàngshìchù) is the township level division in urban area of the Peoples Republic of China except Hong Kong and Macau. ...

Location and Geography

Shapingba belonges to the city's main districts. Its border on Jiulongpo (south), Bishan (Chongqing) (west) and Beibei (north), and the district itself is on the west bank of Jialing River. Jiulongpo (Simplified Chinese: 九龙坡; Traditional Chinese: 九龍坡; pinyin: ) is a district belonging to Chongqing. ... The Jialing River (Simplified Chinese: 嘉陵江; Traditional Chinese: 嘉陵江; pinyin: jÄ«alíngjiāng; Wade-Giles: chia-ling-chiang) is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province. ...

Subdivisions

Towns

• Huilongba (回龙坝镇)
• Fenghuang (凤凰镇)
• Qingmuguan (青木关镇)
• Zhongliang (中梁镇)
• Tuzhu (土主镇)
• Chenjiaqiao (陈家桥镇)
• Huxi (虎溪镇)
• Xiyong (西永镇)
• Gele Shan (歌乐山镇)
• Zengjia (曾家镇)
• Qinjiagang (覃家岗镇)

Education

Shapingba District is famous for its educational and technical environments. It is also known as the cultural center of Chongqing. There are 7 colleges and unverisities included Chongqing University and Southwest University of Political Science and Law, over 60 research institutes, as well as 173 primary and secondary school. in addition, Chongqing College City has been under way since 2003. Chongqing University is a university in China. ... Southwest University of Political Science & Law (西南政法大学) is a public university located in Chongqing, China. ...

Colleges and universities

• Chongqing University (重庆大学) (founded in 1929)
• Southwest China Normal University (西南师范大学) (founded in 1906)
• Third Military Medical University (第三军医大学)
• Chongqing Normal University (重庆师范大学)
• Southwest University of Political Science and Law (西南政法大学)
• Sichuan International Studies University (四川外语学院)
• Western Chongqing University (渝西学院)

Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed. Chongqing University is a university in China. ... Southwest China Normal University (西南师范大学) is a national-level university located in Chongqing, China. ... Chongqing Normal University (重庆师范大学) is a public university located in Chongqing, China. ... Southwest University of Political Science & Law (西南政法大学) is a public university located in Chongqing, China. ... Sichuan International Studies University (四川外语学院) is a public university located in Chongqing and Chengdu, China. ... Western Chongqing University (渝西学院) is a public university located in Chongqing, China. ...

High Schools

• Chongqing Yi Zhong School (重庆一中) (founded in 1955)
• Chongqing Ha Fei High School (重庆哈菲高校)

Transportation

Transportation to and from Shapingba has improved over the years. There are buses that run directly to most other districts including Jiangbei, Yuzhong and Jiulongpo.Three highways, Chengdu-Chongqing, Chongqing-Changshou and Shangqiao-Jieshi come across here. Within only half a hour, you would be possible to reach the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Along the "Old Road" it is possible to reach Beibei, the farthest of the original nine districts within about one and a half hours. In addition, Chongqing's West Railway Station is located in Shapingba. Though departures and arrivals are somewhat limited at this station, it is quite useful for trips to nearby destations such as Guiyang or Dazhou. Jiulongpo (Simplified Chinese: 九龙坡; Traditional Chinese: 九龍坡; pinyin: ) is a district belonging to Chongqing. ... Chengyu Gaosugonglu (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Chéngyú Gāosúgōnglù; Traditional Chinese: ) is the first thruway from Chengdu to Chongqing, which was finished in July 1, 1995. ... Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (Simplified Chinese: 重庆江北国际机场; Pinyin: Chóngqìng JiāngbÄ›i Guójì JÄ«chÇŽng) (IATA: CKG, ICAO: ZUCK) is an airport located in Chongqing, Peoples Republic of China. ... position in Guizhou districts of Guiyang View of Guiyang Typically known as the Forest City, Guiyang (Simplified Chinese: 贵阳; Traditional Chinese: 貴陽; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the capital of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Dazhou (Chinese: 达州; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ta-chou) is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province. ...

Industry

The industry of Shapingba mainly consists with motorcycle and car manufacture, electrical equipments, biologic-chemical industry and tertiary occupation. The state owned corporations include Jialing Group, Southwest Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and Chongqing Pesticide Chemical Group, while private owned corporations include Chongqing HuiLi Ltd [[1]], Lifan Group, Yuan Group and Huayang Group.

Tourism

Shapingba has a number of tourist attractions, momuments of Anti-Japanese War and Red Crag spirit. The Gele Shan several hundred years old town of Ciqikou and Lin's Garden are the most famous places among Shapingba's attractions. Sanxia Guangchang, the center of Shapingba was completed in November 8, 2003, served the citizens with its shopping, entertainment and leisure functions.
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a major invasion of eastern China by Japan preceding and during World War II. It ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. ... Ciqikou (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Cíqìkǒu; Traditional Chinese: ) is an ancient town in China, originally named Longyinzhen (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Lóngyǐnzhèn; Traditional Chinese: ) and also known as Small Chongqing. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...