Zhong County

Zhong County 忠县
County
Location of Zhong County in Chongqing
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• Total	2,184 km² (843 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	751,400
• Density	340/km² (890/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Zhong County or Zhongxian (simplified Chinese: 忠县; traditional Chinese: 忠縣; pinyin: Zhōng Xiàn), formerly named Linjiang (临江)^[1] is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China.

The Shibaozhai Temple, which is endangered by the rising waters caused by the Three Gorges Dam, is located there.

Zhong County has two Yangtze River crossings: the Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge and Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge.

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References

↑ (Chinese) History of Zhong County Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Official website of Zhong County Government, visited on April 22, 2008.

External links

Official website of Zhong County

Municipality of Chongqing

History Politics Economy

Districts	Yuzhong Dadukou Jiangbei Shapingba Jiulongpo Nan'an Beibei Bishan Tongliang Qijiang Dazu Yubei Banan Fuling Wanzhou Qianjiang Changshou Hechuan Jiangjin Nanchuan Yongchuan Rongchang Tongnan Kaizhou Liangping Wulong

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Longbao Tiancheng Wuqiao Zhicheng Lidu

Attractions	Baiheliang Underwater Museum Ciqikou Dazu Rock Carvings Diaoyu Fortress Fengdu Ghost City Foreigners' Street Furong Cave General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum People's Great Hall Red Rock Village Museum Science and Technology Museum Snowy Jade Cave Three Gorges Museum Three Natural Bridges Wulong Karst Zoo Twelve Views of Chongqing

Sports Venues	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Yanghe Stadium Datianwan Stadium

Higher Education	Chongqing University Southwest University Chongqing Institute of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Third Military Medical University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

Culture & Demographics	Ba Sichuan Mandarin Szechuan cuisine

Transport	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Metro China National Highway 210 China National Highway 212 Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Three Gorges Reservoir Region

County-level divisions

Hubei province	Yiling in Yichang City Zigui in Yichang City Xingshan in Yichang City Badong in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Chongqing municipality	Wushan Wuxi Fengjie Yunyang Wanzhou Shizhu Kai Zhong Fengdu Fuling Changshou Wulong Jiangjin Yubei Ba'nan Yuzhong Shapingba Nan'an Dadukou Jiulongpo Jiangbei

Coordinates: 30°19′42″N 108°02′49″E / 30.3283°N 108.047°E / 30.3283; 108.047

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