Aihui District
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Aihui District (Template: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 Script error: No such module "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 (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), Aihun (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), Aihu (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), and Aihu (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".).[1] Most recently, in 1956, the area's Chinese characters were changed from Aihui (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".) to the present Aihui (Template:Zh), due to the uncommon nature of the former name's characters.[1]
History
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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 (Script error: No such module "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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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 (Script error: No such module "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 (Script error: No such module "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 (Script error: No such module "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 Template:Interlanguage link and the Template: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 Script error: No such module "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 Template:Interlanguage link (花园街道), Template:Interlanguage link (兴安街道), Template:Interlanguage link (海兰街道), and Template:Interlanguage link (西兴街道).[1][5]
The district's three towns are Template:Interlanguage link (西岗子镇), Aihui (瑷珲镇), and Template:Interlanguage link (罕达汽镇).[1][5]
The district's five townships are Template:Interlanguage link (幸福乡), Template:Interlanguage link (上马厂乡), Template:Interlanguage link (张地营子乡), Template:Interlanguage link (西峰山乡), and Template:Interlanguage link (二站乡).[1][5]
The district's three ethnic townships are Template:Interlanguage link (四嘉子满族乡, Template:Lang-mnc), Template:Interlanguage link (坤河达斡尔族满族乡, Template:Lang-mnc), and Template: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 minorities.[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 (Script error: No such module "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]
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