Jiangjin, Chongqing

Jiangjin District administers 25 townships and 5 subdistricts.

Jiangjin enjoys a history of more than 1500 years. Established in 487 C. E., Jiangzhou County was renamed Jiangyang County in 557 C. E. and renamed Jiangyang County in 583 C. E. In 1983, Jiangjin County placed under the administration of Chongqing city. In 1992, the Jiangjin County was promoted to a county-level city. In 2006, the status of Jiangjin county-level city was changed to Jiangjin District, a district of Chongqing.

Jiangjin lies within central China at 105°49′—106°38′of longitude and 28°28′—29°28′of north latitude. The landscape and topography of Jiangjin slopes from high elevations in the south and low in the north. Luohuangzhongba stands at the lowest elevation (178.5 m). The highest site, Wugongba in Simian Mountain, reaches an elevation of 1709.4 m. The average elevation of downtown Jiangjin is 209.7 m, with a flood stage designated at an elevation of 199.13 m.

The subtropical monsoon climate features an annual average temperature of {{convert|18.3|°C}}, a monthly average temperature of {{convert|8.0|°C}} in January and {{convert|28.0|°C}} in July, with total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of {{convert|1000.9|mm|abbr=on}}, a frost-free period of 341 days and annual average relative humidity of 81%.

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|Jan high C = 10.7

|Feb high C = 13.9

|Mar high C = 18.9

|Apr high C = 24.2

|May high C = 27.5

|Jun high C = 29.7

|Jul high C = 33.8

|Aug high C = 34.1

|Sep high C = 28.8

|Oct high C = 22.2

|Nov high C = 17.5

|Dec high C = 11.9

|Jan mean C = 8.2

|Feb mean C = 10.5

|Mar mean C = 14.6

|Apr mean C = 19.3

|May mean C = 22.6

|Jun mean C = 25.1

|Jul mean C = 28.5

|Aug mean C = 28.5

|Sep mean C = 24.1

|Oct mean C = 18.8

|Nov mean C = 14.4

|Dec mean C = 9.5

|Jan low C = 6.4

|Feb low C = 8.3

|Mar low C = 11.7

|Apr low C = 15.9

|May low C = 19.2

|Jun low C = 22.0

|Jul low C = 24.7

|Aug low C = 24.5

|Sep low C = 21.1

|Oct low C = 16.7

|Nov low C = 12.4

|Dec low C = 7.9

|Jan record high C = 19.0 |Jan record low C = -0.2

|Feb record high C = 24.5 |Feb record low C = 1.1

|Mar record high C = 35.3 |Mar record low C = 0.3

|Apr record high C = 36.0 |Apr record low C = 7.0

|May record high C = 39.4 |May record low C = 10.3

|Jun record high C = 38.3 |Jun record low C = 15.5

|Jul record high C = 41.2 |Jul record low C = 18.3

|Aug record high C = 44.3 |Aug record low C = 18.6

|Sep record high C = 42.9 |Sep record low C = 15.0

|Oct record high C = 35.8 |Oct record low C = 7.1

|Nov record high C = 29.5 |Nov record low C = 3.6

|Dec record high C = 19.9 |Dec record low C = -0.9

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|Jan precipitation mm = 17.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 18.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 45.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 95.4

|May precipitation mm = 129.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 175.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 154.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 127.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 105.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 83.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 45.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 23.0

|Jan humidity = 82

|Feb humidity = 78

|Mar humidity = 75

|Apr humidity = 76

|May humidity = 77

|Jun humidity = 82

|Jul humidity = 75

|Aug humidity = 72

|Sep humidity = 79

|Oct humidity = 85

|Nov humidity = 84

|Dec humidity = 84

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.4

|Feb precipitation days = 9.3

|Mar precipitation days = 11.9

|Apr precipitation days = 14.2

|May precipitation days = 16.4

|Jun precipitation days = 16.5

|Jul precipitation days = 11.5

|Aug precipitation days = 11.0

|Sep precipitation days = 13.3

|Oct precipitation days = 16.5

|Nov precipitation days = 12.1

|Dec precipitation days = 11.3

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|Jan sun = 23.7

|Feb sun = 39.9

|Mar sun = 81.5

|Apr sun = 112.8

|May sun = 118.2

|Jun sun = 108.8

|Jul sun = 189.7

|Aug sun = 189.8

|Sep sun = 112.5

|Oct sun = 55.3

|Nov sun = 43.6

|Dec sun = 23.5

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| Jan percentsun = 7

| Feb percentsun = 13

| Mar percentsun = 22

| Apr percentsun = 29

| May percentsun = 28

| Jun percentsun = 26

| Jul percentsun = 45

| Aug percentsun = 47

| Sep percentsun = 31

| Oct percentsun = 16

| Nov percentsun = 14

| Dec percentsun = 7

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|Jan snow days = 0.2

|Feb snow days = 0

|Mar snow days = 0

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 0.2

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Image:Zhongshan Ancient Town, Jiangjin, Chongqing.jpg

At present, six national-level highways provide transportation corridors to Jiangjin. For example, both the Chengdu-Chongqing and Yuqin freeways serve to ease traffic problems in Jiangjin. The Luohuang Yangtse River Railway Bridge and Jiangjin Yangtze River Bridge provide convenient access to Jiangjin.

The Yangtze River pass through Jiangjin, creating a {{convert|305|km|abbr=on}} long waterway when including tributary waterways in the District; Jiangjin has five nationally recognized deep-watered ports along its rivers. Jiangjin District is well connected to the Chongqing city center via three major highway. Just 50 mins drive from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Jiangjin.

Jiangjin District is served by Jiangtiao line of Chongqing Rail Transit.

Jiangjin, as one of several citrus producing areas in China, has a long history of citrus cultivation. The 'Jincheng' orange originated here. Major agricultural products include rice, wheat, soybean, sweet potato, pepper corn, vegetables and fruits. Animal husbandry includes pig farms and fisheries.

In 2006, the total annual GDP was CNY14.894 billion and the annual average income per copita is CNY10,458 in Jangjin. It posted the 7th highest GDP in 2016. Zhiping country is the key focus of high end development in 2017. Large Chinese residential developers were turned away without an exciting development proposal despite offering high RMB2m per acre. Third Communist Liberation Army will be relocated to Zhiping with a massive 1500 acres of land, providing medical services, military training and housing facilities for high-ranking military officers and families.

Image:The waterfall in Simian Mountain,Jiangjin,Chongqing.jpg

One of the tourist attractions in Jiangjin District, Simian Mountain, is known for its natural environment, forests, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. It is located approximately {{convert|140|km|abbr=on}} from the Chongqing downtown area.

Another tourist attraction is the Zhongshan Ancient Town, with a historical record of its existence dating 850 or so years back to the Song dynasty.

A more recent tourist attraction is Aiqing Tianti, a mountain path with 6,000 steps built by Liu Guogang for his wife Xu Zhaoqing. The path is seen as a symbol of dedication and love between Liu and Xu and tourists visit the path to their secluded home.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Jiangjin is known for its production of Laobaigan, a strong limpid liquor usually with an alcohol level of near or above 60 proof. Mihuatang, sweet and crisp dessert produced in Jiangjin, is mainly made of puffed rice and sesame.

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• [http://jj.cq.gov.cn/ Government website of Jiangjin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822034740/http://jj.cq.gov.cn/ |date=2009-08-22 }}

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Category:Districts of Chongqing