# Yongchuan, Chongqing

Yongchuan (simplified Chinese: 永川区; traditional Chinese: 永川區; pinyin: Yǒngchuān Qū) is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is 63 km (39 mi) away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing and 276 km (171 mi) from Chengdu.

## Administration

Yongchuan District administers 19 townships and 3 subdistricts.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Zhongshan Road Subdistrict | 中山路街道 | Zhōngshānlù Jiēdào | 192,954 | 61.57 |
| Shengli Road Subdistrict | 胜利路街道 | Shènglìlù Jiēdào | 134,218 | 61.76 |
| Nanda Avenue Subdistrict | 南大街街道 | Nándàjiē Jiēdào | 88,948 | 78.3 |
| Chashanzhuhai Subdistrict | 茶山竹海街道 | Cháshānzhúhǎi Jiēdào | 42,383 | 96.6 |
| Da'an Subdistrict | 大安街道 | Dà'ān Jiēdào | 48,371 | 92.46 |
| Chenshi Subdistrict | 陈食街道 | Chénshí Jiēdào | 39,863 | 84 |
| Weixinghu Subdistrict | 卫星湖街道 | Wèixīnghú Jiēdào | 38,112 | 67.83 |
| Qingfeng town | 青峰镇 | Qīngfēng Zhèn | 19,627 | 49 |
| Jinlong town | 金龙镇 | Jīnlóng Zhèn | 21,665 | 91.56 |
| Linjiang town | 临江镇 | Línjiāng Zhèn | 25,740 | 77.1 |
| Hegeng town | 何埂镇 | Hégěng Zhèn | 38,106 | 81 |
| Songgai town | 松溉镇 | Sōnggài Zhèn | 14,270 | 34 |
| Xianlong town | 仙龙镇 | Xiānlóng Zhèn | 36,561 | 83.2 |
| Ji'an town | 吉安镇 | Jí'ān Zhèn | 20,978 | 60.01 |
| Wujian town | 五间镇 | Wǔjiān Zhèn | 19,861 | 35.5 |
| Laisu town | 来苏镇 | Láisū Zhèn | 41,361 | 95.6 |
| Baofeng town | 宝峰镇 | Bǎofēng Zhèn | 14,007 | 39 |
| Shuangshi town | 双石镇 | Shuāngshí Zhèn | 24,315 | 66 |
| Honglu town | 红炉镇 | Hónglú Zhèn | 21,618 | 64 |
| Yongrong town | 永荣镇 | Yǒngróng Zhèn | 14,305 | 43 |
| Sanjiao town | 三教镇 | Sānjiào Zhèn | 46,458 | 108 |
| Banqiao town | 板桥镇 | Bǎnqiáo Zhèn | 22,725 | 70.77 |
| Zhutuo town | 朱沱镇 | Zhūtuó Zhèn | 58,262 | 128 |

## History

Yongchuan enjoys a history of 1200 years.
* In 776, Yongchuan county was established.
* In 1983, Yongchuan county was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
* In 1992, Yongchuan county was promoted to a city level, called Yongchuan city.
* In 2006, Yongchuan city was changed into Yongchuan district, a county-level division of Chongqing.

## Geographic condition

Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with Bishan and Jiangjin in east, with Dazu and Rongchang in west, with Tongliang in north, and with Luxiang and Hejiang. Yongchuan is located in 05°37′31″－106°5′7″ of longitude and 28°56′16″－29°34′30″ of north latitude. It is 70.65 km (43.90 mi) long from south end to north end and 44.85 km (27.87 mi) wide from east end to north end, total area is 1,572.66 km$^2$ (607.21 sq mi).

## Climate

The climate of Yongchuan belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 17.7°C, monthly average temperature of 7.2°C in January, 27.3°C in July, total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of 1015 mm, frost-free period of 317 days .
Climate data for Yongchuan, elevation 353 m (1,158 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.9 (94.8) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 41.9 (107.4) | 42.1 (107.8) | 34.2 (93.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | 18.0 (64.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.9 (44.4) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | −2.6 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.2 (0.60) | 18.1 (0.71) | 42.2 (1.66) | 79.2 (3.12) | 115.4 (4.54) | 191.4 (7.54) | 168.8 (6.65) | 134.0 (5.28) | 112.6 (4.43) | 82.5 (3.25) | 37.4 (1.47) | 19.2 (0.76) | 1,016 (40.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 17.1 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 155.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 35.6 | 47.1 | 89.7 | 122.5 | 127.1 | 111.3 | 185.8 | 186.1 | 113.6 | 57.8 | 53.1 | 32.7 | 1,162.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 46 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

The Yangtze river passes through Jiangjin, making up a 17.6 km long waterway. Both the Chengdu-Chongqing freeway and Chengdu-Chongqing railway have their ways across Yongchuan, which make up a very convenient traffic condition.

## Economy

* Yongchuan is one of important agricultural production areas in China, with a products include of rice, wheat, sweet potato, tea, vegetables, fruits, silk and bamboo. Its animal husbandry include pig raising etc.
* In 2006, its total annual GDP was CNY12.194 billion.

## Tourism

The famous tourism place in Yongchuan is the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea.