Tongliang, Chongqing

Tongliang District (simplified Chinese: 铜梁区; traditional Chinese: 銅梁區; pinyin: Tóngliáng Qū) is a district of Chongqing Municipality, China. On 6 June 2014 Tongliang was upgraded from a county into a district within Chongqing.

Tongliang 铜梁区
District
Location of Tongliang in Chongqing
Coordinates: 29.8706°N 106.056°E / 29.8706; 106.056
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• Total	1,342 km2 (518 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	600,100
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[1]	Area (km2)
Bachuan Subdistrict	巴川街道	Bāchuān Jiēdào	80,534	37.33
Dongcheng Subdistrict	东城街道	Dōngchéng Jiēdào	78,721
Nancheng Subdistrict	南城街道	Nánchéng Jiēdào	49,265	60.34
Jiuxian Subdistrict	旧县街道	Jiùxiàn Jiēdào	31,499	63.4
Shiyu town	石鱼镇	Shíyú Zhèn	14,050	42
Tuqiao town	土桥镇	Tǔqiáo Zhèn	13,496	50.5
Erping town	二坪镇	Èrpíng Zhèn	7,806	26.4
Shuikou town	水口镇	Shuǐkǒu Zhèn	5,729	23
Anju town	安居镇	Ānjū Zhèn	21,000	57.4
Baiyang town	白羊镇	Báiyáng Zhèn	9,284	44
Pingtan town	平滩镇	Píngtān Zhèn	30,816	91
Fuguo town	福果镇	Fúguǒ Zhèn	12,161	37
Weixin town	维新镇	Wéixīn Zhèn	10,872
Gaolou town	高楼镇	Gāolóu Zhèn	6,364	26.5
Damiao town	大庙镇	Dàmiào Zhèn	16,277	41.4
Weilong town	围龙镇	Wéilóng Zhèn	14,690	46.5
Huaxing town	华兴镇	Huáxìng Zhèn	9,316	40
Yongjia town	永嘉镇	Yǒngjiā Zhèn	22,377	64
Anxi town	安溪镇	Ānxī Zhèn	6,075	29
Xihe town	西河镇	Xīhé Zhèn	12,567	40
Taiping town	太平镇	Tàipíng Zhèn	17,909	48.2
Hufeng town	虎峰镇	Hǔfēng Zhèn	30,248	54.8
Shaoyun town	少云镇	Shǎoyún Zhèn	19,174	51.5
Pulü town	蒲吕镇	Púlǚ Zhèn	22,719	42
Lüfeng town	侣俸镇	Lǚfèng Zhèn	33,968	51.13
Xiaolin town	小林镇	Xiǎolín Zhèn	6,753	30.67
Shuangshan town	双山镇	Shuāngshān Zhèn	7,329	33.83
Qinglong town	庆隆镇	Qìnglóng Zhèn	9,087	28

Climate

Climate data for Tongliang, elevation 326 m (1,070 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.4 (65.1)	24.3 (75.7)	34.0 (93.2)	35.0 (95.0)	37.4 (99.3)	38.0 (100.4)	40.3 (104.5)	42.9 (109.2)	44.1 (111.4)	35.3 (95.5)	26.2 (79.2)	18.8 (65.8)	44.1 (111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.1 (50.2)	13.2 (55.8)	18.2 (64.8)	23.7 (74.7)	27.1 (80.8)	29.3 (84.7)	32.9 (91.2)	33.2 (91.8)	27.9 (82.2)	21.7 (71.1)	16.9 (62.4)	11.2 (52.2)	22.1 (71.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	10.0 (50.0)	14.1 (57.4)	19.1 (66.4)	22.5 (72.5)	25.1 (77.2)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	23.9 (75.0)	18.5 (65.3)	13.9 (57.0)	8.9 (48.0)	18.3 (65.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	7.7 (45.9)	11.3 (52.3)	15.9 (60.6)	19.3 (66.7)	22.2 (72.0)	25.0 (77.0)	24.8 (76.6)	21.2 (70.2)	16.5 (61.7)	11.9 (53.4)	7.2 (45.0)	15.7 (60.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.6 (29.1)	0.1 (32.2)	0.4 (32.7)	6.6 (43.9)	10.4 (50.7)	14.8 (58.6)	18.2 (64.8)	17.4 (63.3)	13.1 (55.6)	6.4 (43.5)	2.7 (36.9)	−2.2 (28.0)	−2.2 (28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	17.8 (0.70)	19.8 (0.78)	44.6 (1.76)	87.8 (3.46)	129.2 (5.09)	193.8 (7.63)	178.7 (7.04)	143.3 (5.64)	115.9 (4.56)	88.7 (3.49)	41.8 (1.65)	21.0 (0.83)	1,082.4 (42.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	10.1	8.8	11.5	13.3	15.4	16.1	12.1	10.8	13.4	16.5	11.6	9.9	149.5
Average snowy days	0.3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.6
Average relative humidity (%)	85	81	77	76	76	81	77	74	80	86	86	86	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	31.6	41.9	86.4	119.4	123.4	108.7	173.0	180.7	101.6	53.8	45.9	25.0	1,091.4
Percentage possible sunshine	10	13	23	31	29	26	41	45	28	15	15	8	24
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

2004 attack

Chongqing attacks
Location	Bachuan, Tongliang County, Chongqing
Date	November 18, 2004
Target	Wife, Civilians inside Tea House
Attack type	Bombing, stabbing, mass murder, murder-suicide
Weapons	Knife bomb
Deaths	16 (including perpetrator)
Injured	28
Perpetrators	Yuan Daizhong
Motive	domestic dispute

On November 18, 2004,^[4] 41-year-old Yuan Daizhong (袁代中), who was having a dispute with his wife, stabbed her to death at their village home,^[5] and then blew up 42 people in a tea house, killing himself and 14 other people. Twenty-eight people were injured in the blast. The attack happened on the ninth anniversary of the Zhaodong massacre.

Education

Chongqing Tongliang NO.1 Experimental Primary School is among the best primary schools of Chongqing.

Chongqing Tongliang NO.2 Experimental Primary School is in this district.

Chongqing Bachuan International High School is a private school in the district, which is known as an expert of junior and high school education.^[6]

Chongqing Tongliang Bachuan Middle School.

Tongliang Zhong Xue is the best high school in Tongliang district. It has a long history and have cultivated a large amount of talents for the top Universities in China.