Bishan District


Bishan is one of the districts of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is west of Chenjiaping in downtown Chongqing. Formerly a county, it became a district on 6 June 2014.

Administrative divisions

Bishan administers 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township and, with a total area of 915 square kilometers.
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Bicheng Subdistrict璧城街道Bìchéng Jiēdào20470243
Biquan Subdistrict璧泉街道Bìquán Jiēdào20470243
Qinggang Subdistrict青杠街道Qītáng Jiēdào20470243
Laifeng Subdistrict来凤街道Láifèng Jiēdào7858244.48
Dingjia Subdistrict丁家街道Dīngjiā Jiēdào6058585.12
Dalu Subdistrict大路街道Dàlù Jiēdào48145115.5
Batang town八塘镇Bātáng Zhèn2385165.26
Qitang town七塘镇Qītáng Zhèn2118557
Hebian town河边镇Hébiān Zhèn2003752.5
Fulu town福禄镇Fúlù Zhèn1358640.6
Daxing town大兴镇Dàxīng Zhèn40068100.14
Zhengxing town正兴镇Zhèngxìng Zhèn2780475.02
Guangpu town广普镇Guǎngpǔ Zhèn1800247.15
Sanhe town三合镇Sānhé Zhèn1133635.98
Jianlong town健龙镇Jiànlóng Zhèn18151 27.7

History

Bishan has a recorded history of over 2000 years.
Bishan is located in 106°02′E−106°20′E of longitude and 29°17′N−29°53′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.

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.

Transportation

Bus

Bus service is available via the Chengyu Expressway from Chenjiaping Bus Station of within Chongqing's city proper, some away.

Metro

The Bishan metro station of Line 1 opened on December 30, 2019.

Railway

Construction of the Bishan Railway Station began in 2012 and is estimated to be completed by late 2014. It will be on the route of the Chengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway. The railway is scheduled to open for passenger service by June 2015. The railway station will act as a central travel hub for the Bishan area. Once the high-speed line is completed, Bishan will be further integrated into the urban area of Chongqing, as travel time to Chonqing city proper will be reduced to a mere 15 minutes.