Wanxian

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Wanxian was the former name of what is now Wanzhou District, an important port and commercial center along the upper Yangtze River in Chongqing, China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
former administrative division
administrativeChange incorporated into Chongqing Municipality
associatedWithProject Three Gorges region NERFINISHED
belongsTo People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
country China
economicActivity commerce
river trade
formerNameOf Wanzhou District NERFINISHED
geographicalFeature mountainous river valley
historicalRegion eastern Sichuan NERFINISHED
historicalStatus county-level city
prefecture-level city
language Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
locatedEastOf Chongqing urban core NERFINISHED
locatedIn Chongqing NERFINISHED
upper Yangtze River region
locatedOn Yangtze River NERFINISHED
nowPartOf Wanzhou District NERFINISHED
partOf Chongqing Municipality NERFINISHED
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED
presentAdministrativeUnit Wanzhou District NERFINISHED
presentName Wanzhou NERFINISHED
region Southwest China NERFINISHED
replacedBy Wanzhou District NERFINISHED
riverPortOn Yangtze River NERFINISHED
role commercial center
port city
significance important port along upper Yangtze River
regional trade hub
timeZone China Standard Time
transportFunction shipping hub on Yangtze
urbanType riverine city
waterwayImportance key node on Chongqing–Yichang section of Yangtze

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Wanzhou District formerName Wanxian