Fengjie County

Fengjie
奉节县
Fengkieh
County
Three Gorges Reservoir near Baidicheng
Three Gorges Reservoir near Baidicheng
Map
Fengjie County in Chongqing
Fengjie County in Chongqing
Coordinates (Fengjie County Bureau of Civil Affairs (民政局)): 31°01′03″N 109°27′39″E / 31.0175°N 109.4607°E / 31.0175; 109.4607
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Area
[1][2]
 • Total4,098 km2 (1,582 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total834,259
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Fengjie County
Simplified Chinese奉节县
Traditional Chinese奉節縣
PostalFengkieh
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFèngjié Xiàn

Fengjie County (simplified Chinese: 奉节县; traditional Chinese: 奉節縣; pinyin: Fèngjié Xiàn) is a county of Chongqing Municipality, China. It is on the Yangtze River; located within a couple hundreds kilometers upstream from the Three Gorges Dam, it is within the dam's affected area.

The county's most famous geographical feature is the Qutang Gorge, the first of the Yangtze's Three Gorges.

Notable karst phenomena, including the Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole are located within the county.

It is the place where Still Life was shot, a film by Jia Zhangke that won the 2006 Venice Film Festival (Golden Lion).[4]

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  2. ^ 奉节县历史沿革 [Fengjie County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019. 1996年，奉节县面积4087.2平方千米，
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  4. ^ AP Staff (2006-09-09). "'Still Life' Takes Venice's Top Prize". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-01-19.