Dazhou, China
达州市
Dazhou is a town of 1,589,435 people in Sichuan, China, founded in June 20, 1999.
Why visit Dazhou
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Dazhou
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About Dazhou
Dazhou (simplified Chinese: 达州; traditional Chinese: 達州; pinyin: Dázhōu; Wade–Giles: Ta-chou) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, bordering Shaanxi to the north and Chongqing to the east and south. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the resident population will be 5,304,300, the urbanization rate is 52.72%, the urban population is 2.794 million, and the rural population is 2.506 million live in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts.
From the Wikipedia article Dazhou (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Dazhou on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes4
Mixue Ice Cream & Tea
Fast food · Ice Cream, Bubble Tea · 5.0 km
中国连锁冰淇淋与茶饮品牌，提供高性价比的现制饮品
Mo-Su 09:00-23:00
History
Dazhou's history goes back to the Eastern Han dynasty when in 90 AD it was made a county by the name of Liweizhou (历为州). Then until the Liao dynasty its name was Zaidi (在地). During the Liao and Tang dynasties its name was again changed, this time to Tongzhou (通州). Finally in the Song dynasty it was given its present name of Dazhou.
Notable people from Dazhou include the Three Kingdoms writer Chen Shou, Song dynasty astronomer Zhang Sixun, and Ming and Qing dynasty philosopher and educator Tang Zhen. Dazhou also made notable contributions to the Communist Revolution. Red Army heroes such as Xu Xiangqian, Li Xiannian, Xu Shiyou, Wang Weizhou (王维舟), and Zhang Aiping were all from or lived in Dazhou.
The partially preserved mausoleum complex of the Shen (沈) family in Qu County (particularly its gate towers known as que)
built in the Han dynasty, is a well-known architectural monument.
From the History section of Dazhou on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
Schools, colleges and libraries17
Healthcare4
Map of Dazhou
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Hucheng 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Xinsheng 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
- Bishan 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Longmen 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Longsheng 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Wenhua 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Wushan 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Mingda 57 km south, about 57 min by car
- Yihe 59 km east, about 59 min by car
- Nanya 61 km east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 万源-向前广场 - panoramio, Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 202309 Platform 1,2 of Dazhou Station, MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 202309 K818 on Platform 3 of Dazhou Station, MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 202309 Western Yard of Dazhou Station, MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 四川 达州市-廊桥 - panoramio, Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 四川 达州市-通川桥边河街 - panoramio, Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 四川 达州市-通川桥 - panoramio, Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0
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