Chongqing News
Origin of names of nine major districts in Chongqing
2017-02-23 10:10:38
Yuzhong District
It is the center of Yuzhou (Chongqing). “Yu” is short for Chongqing and “Zhong” means the center. Yuzhong District was changed from Shizhong District in 1995.
Dadukou District
There is a free ferry along the Yangtze River. In the late Qing Dynasty, a gentry of Baxian set free ferries along the Yangtze River and this ferry was the largest, called “Dadukou” (the largest ferry). It became a district in 1965.
Editor:Jiang Yiwei