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About Puji
Puji (simplified Chinese: 普济镇; traditional Chinese: 普濟鎮; pinyin: Pǔjì Zhèn) is a town in Wangcang County, Sichuan, China. As of the 2019 statistics it had a population of 27,045 and an area of 156.36 square kilometres (60.37 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Puji, Wangcang County (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
After establishment of the Communist State, in 1950, Puji District was set up. In 1961, during the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Puji People's Commune". In 1962, former Tiantai Township (天台乡), Yuanjing Township (远景乡) and Puji Township merged to form Puji Town.
In January 2021, 22 stone Buddha statues of the Tang dynasty (618 907) and one stone sheep of the Ming dynasty (1368 1644) in the Foziyan Cliff Inscriptions (佛子岩摩崖石刻; 'Buddha Rock Cliff Inscriptions') were stolen.
From the History section of Puji, Wangcang County on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Puji
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bazhong Enyang Airport (BZX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 58 km away.
- Donghe 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Changchi 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Jiachuan 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Shima 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Dongxi 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Chixi 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Xialiang 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
- Yangba 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Bazhong 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Langzhong 88 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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