Fuling
涪陵区 Fowling | |
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 Fuling District in Chongqing | |
| Coordinates (Fuling District government): 29°42′12″N 107°23′23″E / 29.7032°N 107.3898°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
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• Total | 2,941.46 km2 (1,135.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Population (2020) | 1,115,016 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Chinese | 涪陵 | ||||||||
| Postal | Fowling | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Fu (River) mausoleum" | ||||||||
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Fuling District (simplified Chinese: 涪陵区; traditional Chinese: 涪陵區; pinyin: Fúlíng Qū) is a district in central Chongqing, China. As the second largest city in Chongqing, the area is known for zha cai, a hot pickled mustard tuber,[1] as well as serving as the location of former U.S. Peace Corps teacher Peter Hessler's best-selling memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze.
The district spans an area of 2,941.46 square kilometres (1,135.70 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 1,115,016, per the 2020 Chinese Census.[3] The district's area spans from latitude 29°21' to 30°01' north, and longitude 106°56' to 107°43' east.[2]
- ^ United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Daily Report: People's Republic of China, Issues 224–231. National Technical Information Service, 1990. p. 31. "Fuling is famous for its hot pickled mustard tubers and Comrade Qiao Shi showed a keen interest in the production and processing of these tubers. Early the next morning, he went to Fuling's Zhaxi Hot Pickled Mustard Tuber Factory by car.[...]"
- ^ a b 自然环境 [Natural environment]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ 辖区人口 [Jurisdiction population]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.