[1] Located in the central portion of Yuzhong is the Jiefangbei CBD, a leading business and financial center of western China.

[citation needed] Surrounded on three sides by water, Yuzhong is effectively a peninsula between the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers.

The largest western China commercial area, Jiefangbei central business district,[4] has brought together 90 percent of the domestic financial institutions in Chongqing, as well as two-thirds of Chongqing's foreign banks and insurance agencies.

Three-quarters of the world's top 500 enterprises in Chongqing and many foreign consular offices are also located here.

Yuzhong is currently served by four metro lines operated by Chongqing Rail Transit: