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Longchang

County-level city in Sichuan, China

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Longchang (Chinese: 隆昌; pinyin: Lóngchāng) is a county-level city of Sichuan. It is under the administration of Neijiang city. Longchang has a population of nearly 568,900, covering 792 square kilometers.

01Geography

Longchang is the boundary of Sichuan and Chongqing, and plays as the distribution center of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Chongqing.

02Administrative divisions

Longchang comprises 2 subdistricts and 11 towns:

subdistricts
  • Guhu 古湖街道
  • Jin'e 金鹅街道
towns
  • Xiangshi 响石镇
  • Shengdeng 圣灯镇
  • Huangjia 黄家镇
  • Shuangfeng 双凤镇
  • Longshi 龙市镇
  • Jieshi 界市镇
  • Shinian 石碾镇
  • Shiyanqiao 石燕桥镇
  • Hujia 胡家镇
  • Yunding 云顶镇
  • Purun 普润镇

03Transport

Roads pass through Longchang, such as the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, highway, public road, East Chuanyun (Sichuan to Yunnan) road, Longna (Longchang to Luzhou) highway, Longya (Longchang to Ya'an) road, Longhuang (Longchang to Huangtong Guizhou) railway. It is called the east gate of Sichuan.

04Culture

Longchang is famous for memorial arches and blue stone. Longchang is transforming into a bluestone cultural city with eight bluestone image views, including gate, culture, city's dining room, lounge, green park, landscape, business district, and landmark.

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