Changde
Changde
常德市 Changte; Changteh | |
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%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22middle%22%20fill%3D%22%2354595d%22%20font-size%3D%2216%22%20font-family%3D%22sans-serif%22%3EChangde%20is%20located%20in%20Hunan%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)  Changde Location of the city centre in Hunan | |
| Coordinates (Changde municipal government): 29°01′52″N 111°41′56″E / 29.031°N 111.699°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Municipal seat | Wuling District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhou Zhenyu (周振宇) |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Qun (王群) |
| Area | |
| 18,177 km2 (7,018 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,752 km2 (1,063 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,752 km2 (1,063 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 5,279,102 | |
| • Density | 290.43/km2 (752.20/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,469,055 |
| • Urban density | 533.8/km2 (1,383/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,469,055 |
| • Metro density | 533.8/km2 (1,383/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 427.5 billion US$ 63.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 80,980 US$ 12,042 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 415000 |
| Area code | 0736 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HN-07 |
| License plate | 湘J |
| City tree | Camphor laurel |
| City flower | Gardenia |
| Website | eng |
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The area has been inhabited by humans since around 8,000 years ago. In that time, the city has changed names several times, but it has been known as Changde since the 12th century. The city is well known for the Battle of Changde during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45) and the atrocities committed then by the Imperial Japanese Army.
In the past decade, the city has seen a massive construction boom. New highrises have sprung up, roads were rebuilt and new schools, parks and museums have opened. Locals and tourists often visit the Changde Poetry Wall, covered in a variety of poems mostly from ancient China. The wall stretches for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) along the Yuan River downtown and functions as a flood wall. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest wall with engraved arts in the world.