Английская Википедия:Aihui District
Aihui District (Шаблон:Zh) is an administrative district and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, China. It is located on the right (south-western) bank of the Amur River, across which is Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia. Aihui District spans an area of Шаблон:Convert, and had a population of 192,764 as of 2000.[1]
Names
Aihui has undergone a number of name changes throughout its history, including Aihui (Шаблон:Lang-zh), Aihun (Шаблон:Lang-zh), Aihu (Шаблон:Lang-zh), and Aihu (Шаблон:Lang-zh).[1] Most recently, in 1956, the area's Chinese characters were changed from Aihui (Шаблон:Lang-zh) to the present Aihui (Шаблон:Zh), due to the uncommon nature of the former name's characters.[1]
History
Шаблон:Main The area of present-day Aihui has been occupied on-and-off by various Chinese dynasties dating back to the Tang dynasty.[1]
Qing dynasty
To fend off military Russian military forces invading the area, Qing dynasty forces were stationed in present-day Aihui in 1683.[1]
In 1685, the city of Aihui (Шаблон:Lang-zh) was built on orders from the Yamen of Heilongjiang.[1] In the subsequent two centuries since its founding, Aihui served as one of the most important towns of Northern Manchuria.Шаблон:Citation needed
Following the Boxer Rebellion the city was briefly occupied by Russia, until 1906, when it was returned to the Qing dynasty.[1]
Republic of China
In 1913, Aihui incorporated as Aihui County (Шаблон:Lang-zh).[1]
From December 1934 to 1945, the city was ruled by the Japanese puppet-state of Manchukuo.[1]
On December 11, 1956, was renamed Aihui County (Шаблон:Lang-zh, pronunciation unchanged).[1] On November 15, 1980, Heihe City was created, and on June 6, 1983, Aihui County was abolished, being merged into the Heihe City.[2]
To further complicate the situation, in 1993 the former Heihe City (a county-level administrative unit) was reorganized into Aihui District (also a county-level unit), while the former Heihe Prefecture (Шаблон:Lang) became Heihe Prefecture-level City (which consists of Aihui District and a number of counties).[2] This administrative division has been in effect ever since.
Geography
The Шаблон:Interlanguage link and the Шаблон:Interlanguage link both run through the district.[3] Much of the district is forested, particularly in the west.[3] The primary trees of Aihui District are larch, red pine, poplar, and birch.[3]
The district shares a Шаблон:Convert border with Russia, and faces the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk.[4]
Administrative divisions
Aihui is divided into 4 subdistricts, 3 towns, 5 townships, 3 ethnic townships, and 23 other township-level divisions.[1][5]
The district's four subdistricts are Шаблон:Interlanguage link (花园街道), Шаблон:Interlanguage link (兴安街道), Шаблон:Interlanguage link (海兰街道), and Шаблон:Interlanguage link (西兴街道).[1][5]
The district's three towns are Шаблон:Interlanguage link (西岗子镇), Aihui (瑷珲镇), and Шаблон:Interlanguage link (罕达汽镇).[1][5]
The district's five townships are Шаблон:Interlanguage link (幸福乡), Шаблон:Interlanguage link (上马厂乡), Шаблон:Interlanguage link (张地营子乡), Шаблон:Interlanguage link (西峰山乡), and Шаблон:Interlanguage link (二站乡).[1][5]
The district's three ethnic townships are Шаблон:Interlanguage link (四嘉子满族乡, Шаблон:Lang-mnc), Шаблон:Interlanguage link (坤河达斡尔族满族乡, Шаблон:Lang-mnc), and Шаблон:Interlanguage link (新生鄂伦春族乡).[1][5]
The district also has 23 other township-level divisions, which include mines, farms, forestry areas, and other similar operations which have township-level status.[1][5]
Demographics
About 18,500 persons (9.4% of the entire population) belong to ethnic minorites.[2] Aihui is home to 26 different ethnic groups, including Han Chinese, Manchu, Hui, Daur, Oroqen, Korean, and Mongol populations.[4]
As of the 1990s, the village of Dawujia (Шаблон:Lang-zh), located in the district, remained one of the few pockets where the Manchu language was commonly spoken.[6]
Economy
The district is home to proven reserves of 69 different types of minerals.[4] Provel coal reserves total 1.1 billion tons, proven gold reserves are 80 tons, proven silicon reserves are 1 million tons, and proven limestone reserves total 12 million tons.[4] There are also sizable reserves of marble, basalt, perlite, and quartz sand.[4]
Transportation
National Highway 202 runs through the district, as does the Bei'an-Heihe railway.[3]
References
Шаблон:County-level divisions of Heilongjiang Шаблон:Heilongjiang topics Шаблон:Authority control
