Mianzhu

Administrative divisions

Mianzhu has 2 subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction:

;subdistricts:

• Jiannan (剑南街道)
• Ziyan (紫岩街道) ;towns:
• Jiulong (九龙镇)
• Hanwang (汉旺镇)
• Lutang (麓棠镇)
• Guangji (广济镇)
• Yuquan (玉泉镇)
• Xinshi (新市镇)
• Xiaode (孝德镇)
• Fuxin (富新镇)
• Shidi (什地镇)
• Qingping (清平镇)

Climate

| Jan record high C = 18.4 | Jan record low C = -4.7 | Feb record high C = 20.8 | Feb record low C = -4.0 | Mar record high C = 29.6 | Mar record low C = -2.9 | Apr record high C = 31.7 | Apr record low C = 3.9 | May record high C = 35.2 | May record low C = 7.5 | Jun record high C = 34.3 | Jun record low C = 14.3 | Jul record high C = 36.2 | Jul record low C = 16.0 | Aug record high C = 35.9 | Aug record low C = 16.2 | Sep record high C = 34.9 | Sep record low C = 12.4 | Oct record high C = 28.5 | Oct record low C = 3.3 | Nov record high C = 25.7 | Nov record low C = 1.4 | Dec record high C = 19.8 | Dec record low C = -6.2 all-time January high

Economic

Mianzhu is a symbolic place presenting the south-west cities which produce special products, such as the peal from Jiulong Mountain, a branch of Longmen Mountain. One of the most well-known wines around the country, even the world, is Jian Nan Chun, a kind of traditional Chinese spirit with a history of 500 years. The quote of this company is "what you drink today is what was the Tang Dynasty Palace spirit". The value of JNC’s products was at least above three million RMB each year. After 2008, in which year the Wenchuan earthquake happened, the amount have been decreasing to 80 billion since numerous fundamental spirit used to season the taste was lost. Except this famous spirit factory, a dozen of relative smaller companies still work well, Jin Qi FU included.

Culture

Mianzhu New Year Painting is one of the four greatest New Year Paintings in China. Putting New Year Paintings on the front doors of a house is one of many traditional ways to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival in many parts of China. In one such painting, the artists use water colors to draw figures like Fu Wa, wishing the little boy could bring fortune and good luck to the entire family in the coming year. Recently, some New Year Painting workshops in Mianzhu are opened to the visitors and general public so that they could have a closer look at the entire process of how artists are actually making the New Year Painting.

2008 Sichuan earthquake

The city was heavily damaged during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Damage included Fuxin Number Two Primary School collapsed.

Lingguan Tower blaze

Lingguan Tower complex of Nine Dragons Monastery in Jiulong town, the tallest pre-modern then standing wooden pagoda structure, was a 16-story gold covered pagoda from the Ming Dynasty that burned down on December 11, 2017. It was being renovated after the 2008 earthquake damaged it.

Sports

The Mianzhu Sports Centre Stadium is located in Mianzhu. It has a capacity of 10,000, and it is used mostly for association football.

References

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