Tongliang County
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Tongliang 铜梁区 |
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| District | |
 Location of Tongliang in Chongqing |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,342 km2 (518 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 600,100 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Yuema and Xima attacks | |
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| Location | Yueyang and Xima, China |
| Date | November 18, 2004 |
| Target | Wife, Civilians inside Tea House |
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Attack type
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Bombing, Stabbing, Mass murder, Murder-suicide |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 16 (including perpetrator) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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28 |
| Perpetrators | Yuan Daizhong |
| Motive | domestic dispute |
Tongliang District (simplified Chinese: 铜梁区; traditional Chinese: 銅梁區; pinyin: Tóngliáng Qū) is a district of Chongqing Municipality in China. On 6 June 2014 Tongliang was upgraded from a county into a district within Chongqing.
On November 18, 2004, 41-year-old Yuan Daizhong, who was having a dispute with his wife, stabbed his wife to death at their village home, and then blew up 42 people in a tea house, killing himself and 14 other people. He also injured 28 others in the blast. The attack happened on the 9th anniversary of the Zhaodong massacre.
Chongqing Bachuan International High School is in the district.
Coordinates: 29°52′14″N 106°03′22″E / 29.8706°N 106.056°E
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