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City name: Zigong (English "zigong" pinyin: zigong)

Latitude and longitude: located at 28 north latitude. 55′37〞~29。 38' 25 ",104 e. 02'57 "~ 105. It is between 16' 1 1"

Area: the area is 4372.6 square kilometers, and the urban area is 8 14 square kilometers.

Altitude: Zigong is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The highest point is the main peak of Dingjiashan in Rong County, with an altitude of 90 1 m, and the lowest point is the Tuojiang River in Fushun County, with an altitude of 240 meters.

Jurisdiction over ziliujing district, Gongjing District, Jin Kui Region, yantan district, Rongxian County and Fushun County. Among them, ziliujing district has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 3 towns and 4 townships, Gongjing has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 9 towns and 2 townships, Daan has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 9 towns and 3 townships, yantan district has jurisdiction over 1 1 towns and 2 townships, Rongxian has jurisdiction over 2 1 towns and 6 townships, and Fushun has jurisdiction over 22 towns and 4 townships.

Population: 3.2 million

Time: Beijing time (China standard time). UTC +8

Postal code: 643000

Area code: (+86)08 13

License plate number: chuan c

Zigong is a bright pearl in the land of abundance and one of the earliest provincial cities and industrial centers in Sichuan Province. With the history of salt industry in 2000 and the history of building a city in 60 years, dinosaur fossils, well salt and lantern festival are known as the "three wonders" of Zigong, while the "small three wonders" are Gong Fan, tie-dyeing and paper-cutting, which are well-known at home and abroad as "Millennium Salt Capital", "Dinosaur Town" and "Southern Lantern City". Zigong has been the center of well salt production in China since the middle of Qing Dynasty. Now it has developed into a medium-sized industrial city with salt industry, chemical industry, electromechanical, textile, light industry, food and new building materials as its pillar industries. It is also a national historical and cultural city, an open city, a national health city, a provincial-level scenic spot in Sichuan and a world geological park.

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Located in the south of Sichuan Basin, on the banks of Fuxi River in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Adjacent to Neijiang, Yibin, Luzhou and Leshan.

Zigong is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The terrain is complex, divided into low mountains, hills, flat dams and valleys. The climate belongs to the control range of East Asian monsoon circulation and belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate type. The annual average temperature 17.5℃ to 18.0℃, sunshine 150 to 1200 hours, precipitation 1000 to1000 mm, and the rivers belong to Tuo. Zigong has hilly terrain and belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. In Zigong, spring starts earlier in all seasons, and the temperature recovers quickly after the Spring Festival. The temperature is very high in summer, and the precipitation is large and concentrated; Autumn in Zigong is very short, and rainy weather is common. The temperature is not very low in winter, and it seldom rains. Generally speaking, Zigong has a warm climate, abundant rainfall, short sunshine time, four distinct seasons and cloudy weather.

The territory is undulating in shallow hills, and the terrain inclines from northwest to southeast. Generally, the altitude is between 250 and 500 meters, and the urban area is between 280 and 400 meters. The rivers in the city are mainly Cangjiang River system, and the lower reaches of Tuojiang River flow through the city boundary 127 km. Fuxi River is the main tributary of Tuojiang River in the city, with Xushui River and Weiyuan River in the upper reaches, with a total basin area of 3,490 square kilometers. To the west of the city, Yuexi River runs through Rong County from north to south and belongs to Minjiang River.

Zigong has 2 1.7 million mu of cultivated land, 50,000 hectares of forest, and the forest coverage rate is 20%. There are many kinds of organisms, including nearly 800 families of plants and more than 70 orders of animals. Mineral resources mainly include coal, natural gas, brine, rock salt and limestone. Zigong has many cultural relics and scenic spots, especially salt ruins, dinosaur fossils and lantern culture.

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The main skeleton of Zigong highway has been basically established, forming a highway network supported by Neiyi Expressway, with provincial highways such as Suiyun Road, Zigong Road and Longya Road as the skeleton and county and township highways as the branch lines. The entrance and exit passages with neighboring cities (counties) all adopt secondary and above cement concrete pavement. By the end of 2000, there were 2 1, 2 1 km of highways in the city, including 54 km in expressway, 37 km in first-class highways, 204 km in second-class highways, 798 km in high and second-class highways and 2 1 8 km in middle and low-class highways. Of the 96 townships in the city, 76 have cement roads and 1 1 oil roads.

Zigong-Neijiang-Kunming Railway has only one railway, including Zigong Station, Zigong South Station, Yuchong Station and Dashanpu Station. Zigong Railway Station is located in Luowan, ziliujing district. Chengdu, Yibin, Chongqing, Zhaotong and Neijiang can be reached by train from Zigong. The ticket office of Zigong Railway Station is next to Holiday Inn.

Zigong has convenient highway transportation, and expressway is connected with neighboring cities such as Chengdu, Chongqing and Yibin. Zigong can reach Chengdu, Chongqing, Nanchong, Luzhou, Yibin, Deyang, Guang 'an, Dazhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

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Zigong has a long history. Because of salt, it built towns, counties and cities. Before the city was built, Zigong belonged to Rongxian County and Fushun County respectively.

In ancient times, Sichuan belonged to Bashu, Rongxian belonged to Shu, and Fushun belonged to Bashu. In the autumn of Wang Wu year in Shen Zhou (3 16 BC), Zhang Yi, Sima Cuo and Qin attacked Shu. It was winter, Shu Ping and Ba. In the first year of Zhou Nanwang (3 14 BC), the marquis of Shu, the king of Qin Hui (Shu was still a backward country), became Sheba County, Rongshi County belonged to Qin State, and Fushun County was under the jurisdiction of Ba County.

In the 22nd year of Qin Xianggong (AD 285), the late ruler of Shu was punished, and the county was changed, which was the beginning of setting up a county in Shu. Rong county is the jurisdiction of Shu county.

In the sixth year of Emperor Jian Yuan (BC 135), it was divided into Bashu and a new land, named Qianwei County. Qianwei County leads Jiangyang, Nan 'an, Wuyang, Zizhong, Fuzhou, Nanguang, Hanyang, Judy, Tanglang and other counties, and Fushun is subordinate to Jiangyang and Rongxian.

In the second year of Emperor Tianhe of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (AD 567), the salt-rich wells in the northern part of Jiangyang County and its surrounding areas were analyzed, and the county rich county (named after the well) was set up, which was the beginning of the establishment of Fushun territory. At the same time, the establishment of Gongjing Town in the east of Rongxian County (because there is a famous salt well called Dagong Well nearby, the well is named after the town) is the first time that Rongxian County has established an administrative unit.

In the second year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 582), the original county was abolished and Fushi County was subordinate to Luzhou. In the 10th year of Qianlong (AD 590), Da Lao Town was established in Nan 'an County. In the 13th year (AD 593), the town was changed to a county, and Rong Shi County was located in Dalao County.

In the first year of Tang Wude (AD 6 18), Rongzhou set up two counties, Dacang and Weiyuan, which governed Gongjing Town, and Gongjing was promoted from town to county. In the first year of Zhenguan (AD 627), Xuchuan County (named after Xu Chuan, a famous salt well nearby) was set up to manage the Chengguan of Jinrong County. When Rongzhou led the county six; Asahikawa, Ling Ying, Gongjing, Weiyuan, Ziguan and He Yi, the state governance was moved from Gongjing to Asahikawa. Rong Shi county is mainly Xu Chuan county and Gongjing county. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (AD 649), in order to avoid Taizong and Li Shimin, Fushi County was renamed Fuyi County.

Early years of Northern Song Dynasty. Fuyi County was promoted to Fuyi Prison, which belongs to Tongchuan Road; Rongzhou governs five counties: Xuchuan, Gongjing, Ling Ying, Weiyuan and Zigui, and Rongzhou belongs to Dongchuan Road. In the first year of Taiping Xingguo (AD 976), Song Taizong Zhaoyi broke the ban, and Fuyi Prison was renamed Fushun Prison. In the first year of Zhiping (A.D. 1064), it was located in Fushun County (where the present county name began) and was under the supervision of Fushun. In the fourth year of Zhiping (1067), Xuchuan County was renamed Rong De County. In the first year of Xining (1068), Fushun county abandoned the prison; In four years (107 1), Gongjing County was abandoned and merged into Rong De County.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was decided for six years (1233), Rongzhou was promoted to the government, and in the first year of Jiaxi (1237), Shu was in chaos. In the first year of Xianchun (1265), Duhutou City, Fushun. In the first year of Deyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1275), the king of the army was moved from Hutou City to his original place. In the third year of Duanping (1236), Shao Xifu moved overseas to govern Honghe Town (now Hongheba, ziliujing district); Baoyu was abandoned in the sixth year (1258).

The Yuan Dynasty established the provincial system. In the 12th year of Zhiyuan (1275), Fushun appeasement department was established, and in the 20th year (1283), it was promoted to Fushun prefecture, which belonged to Xuzhou Road, Zhongshu Province, Sichuan and other places. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Rongzhou belonged to Jiading Road.

In the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (137 1), Fushun Prefecture was reduced to a county, belonging to Xuzhou Prefecture. In the ninth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1376), Rongzhou was reduced to a county (hence the name of Rongxian County), which belonged to Jiading Prefecture. Because it was in the Qing Dynasty.

In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), the county seat was unified by Taoism, Rongxian belonged to Shangchuan South Road (renamed Jianchang Road the following year) and Fushun belonged to Xia Chuan South Road (renamed Yongning Road the following year).

In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), abandoned roads were restored to provincial administration, and Fushun and Rongxian counties were subordinate to Sichuan Province. In the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), the administrative supervision area was implemented.

During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, when the coastal areas fell, Sichuan Salt helped Chu, and Furong Salt Field ensured the people's blind need for food and supported the preface, which was very important. In order to overcome the disadvantages of long-term division of salt fields in two counties and accelerate the economic development of salt industry, in August of the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), with the approval of the Sichuan provincial government, the fifth district of Fushun County and the second district of Rongxian County were divided into main salt-producing areas with an area of 160.9 square kilometers. The newly established city was named Zigong. On September 1 day of the same year, Zigong City was formally established and was under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Provincial Government.

1949 65438+February 5, Zigong was peacefully liberated. In the early days of liberation, it was under the administrative office of southern Sichuan.

Zigong has been under the Sichuan Provincial People's Government since 1952, when the administrative office in southern Sichuan was revoked. After liberation, with the development of economy and society, administrative divisions have been adjusted many times. 1April 1978 Rongxian was placed under the jurisdiction of Zigong City,1March 1983 Fushun was placed under the jurisdiction of Zigong City.