Changde Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Hunan Province , In Chinese [常德市]

Facts & Informations :

Administrative Division Code : 430700;

Post Code : 415000;

Phone Area Code :0736

The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 湘J

The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 430700

Area Coverage: 18190 square kilometers;

Population : 6,160,000 persons (Including the subordinate cities and counties);

The Seat : Wuling District

Official Website of local Government: http://www.changde.gov.cn >>>>

Changde in Pictures

City Guide to Changde: Restaurants, Hotels,Shopping, Hospitals ...

Restaurant and Catering Service

Muslim Cuisine	Western Food	Japanese Cuisine
Korean Cuisine	Hotpot	Snacks and Fast Food

Leisure and Recreation Facilities

KTV	Cinema	Night Club
Cyber Cafe	Bath

Financial Facilities	Mall,Store and Market

Hospitals & Clinics	Sports Facilities

Community Service	Travel Services

Tour Guide to Changde: Streets and Roads

Wuling Boulevard	Dongting Boulevard	Zaoguo Road
Liuye Boulevard	Sanlv Road	Qingnian Road
Chaoyang Road	Ziling Road	Longgang Road

Tour Guide to Changde: Tour Attractions

Huayan Stream Scenic Resort	Utopia Ancient Buildings
Utopia Arch	Taohuayuan Corridor of Steles
Chajiao Mountain	Fubo Cave
Gudatong Temple	Changde Bin Lake Park
Changde Taiyang Mountain Forest Park	Haungshantou National Forest Park

The adminitrative division form of Changde is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have jurisdiction over some small cities in China.

Urban Subdivisions of Changde City
S/N	Full Name	In Chinese	In Pinyin	Divison type
1	Dingcheng District	鼎城区	Dingcheng Qu	District
2	Wuling District	武陵区	Wuling Qu	District

Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Changde Municipality The components of greater Changde Municipality
S/N	Full Name	In Chinese	In Pinyin	Divison type
1	Jinshi City	津市市	Jinshi Shi	City
2	Shimen County	石门县	Shimen Xian	County
3	Taoyuan County	桃源县	Taoyuan Xian	County
4	Linli County	临澧县	Linli Xian	County
5	Lixian County	澧县	Lixian	County
6	Hanshou County	汉寿县	Hanshou Xian	County
7	Anxiang County	安乡县	Anxiang Xian	County

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Overview

Located in northwest of Hunan, Changde is the gorge place to Changsha, Sichua, Guizhou, Guangdong and three gorges area. It was called Wuling in ancient times, and has been regarded as “the lips and teeth of west Hunan”, “the gorge to Guizhou and Sichuan”.

Water is the sea of Changde City. One third of Dongting Lake is in Changde. The core area is Ping Lake, which is an important international everglade. Here, there are lakes, islands and beaches, with many birds reside here. It is a nice place to relax in nature.

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