Get to know Jiulongpo District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Chongqing
- Chinese name
- 九龙坡区
- Local areas
- District guide
Setting and landscape
The Jinyun Mountains (缙云山) wind along the western border. East of the Zhongliang ridge the ground is low hill country, much of it river valley below 300 metres; to the west the land falls from northwest to southeast across shallow hills and flat basins. The climate belongs to the humid subtropical monsoon type of the Sichuan Basin, with little sunshine, summer droughts, long autumn rains and foggy winters.
History
The land once belonged to the old counties of Jiangzhou (江州县), Dianjiang (垫江县) and Ba (巴县). In 1950 two city districts were merged into Chongqing's Fourth District, which took the name Jiulongpo on 24 October 1955. The district government moved to Yangjiaping (杨家坪) in November 1988, and in 1995 eight towns of the former Ba County, among them Baishiyi (白市驿) and Zouma (走马), were transferred in.
Chinese Wikipedia describes Jiulongpo as Chongqing's most important heavy-industry district. Its colleges include Chongqing University of Technology (重庆理工大学) and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (四川美术学院), and Yucai Middle School (重庆育才中学) was founded by the educator Tao Xingzhi (陶行知).
What to see
Chongqing Jianchuan Museum (重庆建川博物馆) occupies the former First Arsenal of the Ordnance Department (兵工署第一兵工厂), part of a group of wartime weapons-industry sites listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. The district government calls it China's first cave museum of the War of Resistance against Japan: it is made up of 11 themed museums, holds more than 100,000 objects and is a national 4A scenic area.
Chongqing Ba People Museum (重庆巴人博物馆), completed in April 2007, is a national second-class museum devoted to the ancient Ba people, their state and their culture.
In Zouma town, the oral stories of people who drove horses for a living make up the Zouma folk tales (走马镇民间故事), placed on the first national intangible-heritage list in 2006. The market town dates from the late Ming or early Qing, and a 1980s survey there recorded 9,714 tales, some about the dragon and snake totems of the Ba.
Sources for this guide
九龙坡区 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
景区简介_重庆市九龙坡区人民政府 (重庆巴人博物馆) · Jiulongpo District People's Government, Chongqing
走马镇民间故事 - 中国非物质文化遗产网·中国非物质文化遗产数字博物馆 · China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network (ihchina.cn)
景区简介_重庆市九龙坡区人民政府 (重庆建川博物馆) · Jiulongpo District People's Government, Chongqing
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
Explore Jiulongpo District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Jiulongpo District
Chongqing Zoo (Chongqing Dongwuyuan) · 重庆动物园Chongqing Zoo重庆动物园
Chongqing Zoo occupies a substantial green site in Yangjiaping, with separate habitats for giant pandas, red pandas and larger mammals. The panda areas are a natural starting point, but a second section makes the visit more…
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Chongqing Jianchuan Museum Cluster建川博物馆聚落
Chongqing Jianchuan Museum is a museum cluster built inside 53 surviving wartime weapons-production caves at Fujiagou, Xiejiawan subdistrict, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, on the site of the National Government Ordnance Department's First Arsenal.
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Huangjueping Graffiti Art Street · 黄桷坪涂鸦艺术街Huangjueping Graffiti Art Street黄桷坪涂鸦艺术街
Huangjueping Graffiti Art Street is a 1.25-kilometre painted street beside the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, created in 2007 and renovated in 2021 with murals led by the institute's faculty and prominent Chinese artists.
Read the place guide →Local life & food
Jiulongpo District local specialties
九龙坡区特色美食 · 5 specialties to discover
Jiulongpo Green Peppercorn Chicken 九龙坡花椒鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Jiulongpo Green Peppercorn Chicken (九龙坡花椒鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Jiulongpo District, Chongqing. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).
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Chongqing xiaomian 重庆小面
The noodles carry a layered spicy, numbing and savory dressing, with crunchy or pickled additions providing contrast. Broth changes intensity but does not automatically make a bowl mild.
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Chongqing hotpot 重庆火锅
The experience combines chili heat, peppercorn tingle and rich aromatics, with texture determined by each ingredient and its cooking time.
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Charcoal-Grilled Fish in Sauce 烤鱼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Charcoal-Grilled Fish in Sauce (烤鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Chong Qing Zhu Cheng Qu, Chongqing. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 烤 describes roasting or grilling.
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Soft Tofu with Rice 豆花饭
Soft Tofu with Rice (豆花饭) is a set meal rather than a single dish: a large bowl of soft bean curd, a bowl of white rice and a small dish of dipping sauce.
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More dishes from across Chongqing are in the Chongqing food guide.
Plan your visit
Getting there
Jiulongpo District is about 5 km in a straight line from central Chongqing. Search for 九龙坡区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Chongqing Zoo and Chongqing Jianchuan Museum Cluster are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Chongqing →More in Chongqing
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 九龙坡区 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Chongqing Zoo · Jpbowen · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; fitted to the ranking-card frame.
Photo: Huangjueping Graffiti Art Street · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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