Topography of Wanzhou

Wanzhou City is located on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River and the east and west banks of the Zhuxi River. There are many streams in the area. Wanzhou is built on mountains and rivers, and the city is built on mountains. The city's buildings have a vertical height difference of 100 to 200 meters from the river. Wanzhou is therefore a mountain city. Thanks to the Three Gorges Project, the water level of the Yangtze River has increased, and Wanzhou has also acquired the charm of a river city. Due to the unique topography of Wanzhou City, the place names of Wanzhou also have many unique names, which are rare in many lowland cities. The topographical features of Wanzhou place names mainly include the following: 1. "Bridge" Because Wanzhou is located on both sides of the Yangtze River and the Zhuxi River, there are many streams on the landtory, so there are many bridges in Wanzhou. There are many place names in Wanzhou named after bridges, including (including submerged ones, the same below): Wanzhou First Yangtze River Bridge, Wanzhou Second Yangtze River Bridge, Wanzhou Bridge Wanyi Railway, Wan'an Bridge, Wanzhou Bridge, Shibao Bridge, Liushui Bridge, Tianxian Bridge, Double Decker Bridge, Si Ma Bridge, Xin Bridge (Red Star Bridge), Handu Bridge, Da Ma Bridge, Night Battle Bridge, Huilong Bridge...etc 2. - "Stream", "Fosse." "Because there are many streams in Wanzhou, many place names in Wanzhou are named after " streams" and "gorges", including: Daqiao Stream, Changpu Stream, Taiping Stream, Zhifang Stream,... Pigeon Valley, Yagou, Jiaochanggou, Qiaogou, Hongxigou, Simaqiaogou, Shuijinggou, Hejiagou, Longjinggou,.. 3. - "Slope" Since Wanzhou is a mountain city, climbing the Kanduo slope, therefore it exists.many place names named after "slope" in Wanzhou, such as: Ximenpo, Wangjiapo, Shangcaijiapo, Xiacaijiapo, Wangjiapo Main Street, Lujiapo, Tanjiapo, Fuxing Roadpo,... 4. ——"Alley" Since Wanzhou is a mountain town, the streets of Wanzhou urban area (mainly the old town) are mainly arranged horizontally and located on different steps. There are fewer vertical streets (such as Telegraph Road, Xishan Road, Yangzhou Road, etc.), so the main connections between vertical and horizontal streets are alleys, therefore. There are many place names named after alleys in Wanzhou, including: Pawnshop Lane, Yandian Lane, Daxiangkou, Xiaoxiangzi, Yaowang Lane, Xinxing Qiao Lane, Shunji Lane, Xishan Road Lane 1, Zuotang Lane... history of Wanzhou has a lot of "Urban roads" are completed. Thanks to the Three Gorges project, the urban area of ​​Wanzhou has developed rapidly in recent years.Today's new urban areas, such as Zhoujiaba, Bai'anba, Guanyinyan, Shuanghekou, Loquatping, etc., are all wide streets and avenues, and there will be no more alleys. This is historic progress. 5. - "Ping" and "Ba" Although Wanzhou is a mountain city, it is somewhat flat, so place names in Wanzhou are also named "Ping" and "Ba", such as : Loquat Ping, Taojiaping, Diaoyanping, Li Shuping. ,... Zhoujiaba, Bai'an Dam, Jiaochang Dam, Desheng Dam, Chenjiaba, Shechang Dam, Shazuihe Dam,...