Is Chongming a county or district in Shanghai? What is the difference between a county and a district?

Chongming, Shanghai is a district, which belongs to Shanghai, China and is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The whole area is flat and consists of three islands, Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha, with a total area of 14 1 1 square kilometer. Chongming Island is the largest estuarine alluvial island in the world and the third largest island in China after Taiwan Province Island and Hainan Island.

The difference between districts and counties is:

1, the county has independent planning, economic policies and other rights, including taxation. District planning and economic policies should be unified with the city, that is, within the framework of the city level.

2. County leaders can assign higher positions or lower positions, that is to say, they can be treated at the bureau level but only at the county level. Each district is generally bureau-level, that is, the top leaders have different levels of treatment.

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1, folk customs in Chongming District

Yingzhou has sent pipa since ancient times. "Yingzhou Ancient Dispatching Pipa" is the general name of pipa music and performance style originated from Chongming Island, and it is one of the famous pipa schools in China, and it has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list. Peony Pavilion. Peony Pavilion is a unique form of folk music played with bamboo and gongs and drums, which is only circulated in Chongming and listed in the intangible cultural heritage list of Shanghai.

Chongming pole play. Chongming Pole Play, also known as Chongming Wooden Play, belongs to a one-man puppet show, and is the only performance form in China, which integrates puppet skills and performance skills.

2. Chongming famous specialty

Chongming's specialties mainly include river crabs, high-quality rice, special vegetables, white goats, fruits and flowers, Chongming Lao and so on. A series of high-quality agricultural products brands with Chongming characteristics, such as hairy crab, Chongming old wine, Chongming white goat, Chongming golden melon, Chongming crispy taro and Chongming narcissus.

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