Binjiang, Hangzhou
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The district's total area is Script error: No such module "convert".,[1] and its permanent population totals 503,859 people as of 2020.[2]
Toponymy
The district's name is derived from its geographic location along the Qiantang River,[2] and literally translates to river bank (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".).
History
The area of present-day Binjiang District belonged to the ancient Chinese state of Yue.[2] Xixing Old Street (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), a neighborhood within Template:Interlanguage link, has been continuously inhabited since the Spring and Autumn period.[3][4] Xixing was established by Yue statesman Fan Li.[4]
The area fell under the jurisdiction of Template:Interlanguage link, the subdivisions of which are known as far back as the Tang dynasty.[2]
Present-day Binjiang District lies along the ancient Grand Canal, which made the area central to the movement of goods and people from north China to south China.[4] The area was a major point for the export of goods abroad.[4]
During the Tang dynasty, the ancient town of Xixing was a major center for poetry.[3]
During the Japanese invasion of China, most townships in Xiaoshan County were occupied or semi-occupied by the Japanese army.[2]
In 1947, Heshang District (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".) was established within Xiaoshan County as a county-controlled district.[2]
The area came under control of the People's Republic of China in May 1949.[2]
In September 1958, people's communes were established throughout nearly all of Xiaoshan County.[2] They remained commonplace in Xiaoshan County until their abolition in May 1984.[2]
Xiaoshan County was changed to a county-level city on November 27, 1987, and administered the three towns of Template:Interlanguage link, Template:Interlanguage link, and Template:Interlanguage link.[2]
On May 8, 1996, Xiaoshan was merged into nearby Xihu District.
On December 12, 1996, Binjiang District was created, with the three towns which formerly belonged to Xiaoshan.[1][2]
The district's three towns were upgraded to subdistricts on December 3, 2003.[2]
In August 2015, Binjiang District was approved as China's tenth Template:Interlanguage link.[5]
Geography
Binjiang District is bordered by Xiaoshan District to its east and south, and by the Qiantang River to its north and west.[1] Across the Qiantang River lies Jianggan District, Shangcheng District, and Xihu District.[1]
Administrative divisions
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Demographics
As of 2020, 192,265 people (38.16% of its total population) live in Template:Interlanguage link, 168,276 (33.40%) live in Template:Interlanguage link, and 143,318 (28.44%) live in Template:Interlanguage link.[2]
Economy
As of 2020, Binjiang District's gross domestic product (GDP) totals 174.57 billion renminbi (RMB), and posted a growth rate of 7.2%.[7]Template:Rp In 2019, Binjiang District's GDP totaled ¥159.22 billion, and grew at a rate of 8.2%.[5]
In 2020, Binjiang District's primary sector accounted for just 0.03% of its GDP, while its secondary sector accounted for 46.34% of it, and its tertiary sector was responsible for 53.62% of it.[7]Template:Rp
Binjiang District is a major corporate center within China, and some of the country's largest private enterprises have headquarters or major offices in the district.[7]Template:Rp Geely, a major automotive manufacturing company which was the 10th largest private enterprise in China as of 2020, has its headquarters in the district.[7]Template:Rp[8] Other large companies headquartered in Binjiang District include video surveillance company Dahua Technology,[9] appliance company Supor,[10] and logistics company Template:Interlanguage link.[11] Other major firms with a presence in Binjiang District include Alibaba, NetEase, Template:Interlanguage link, Hikvision, Uniview, CHINT Group (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), Supcon (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), and Focused Photonics (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".).[5]
Culture
During the Tang dynasty, the ancient town of Xixing (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), located within present-day Template:Interlanguage link and then known as Xiling (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".), was a major center for Tang poetry.[4] Xixing was the subject of a poem by Bai Juyi.[4]
Transportation
Metro
Binjiang District is served by three lines on the Hangzhou Metro: Line 1, Line 5, and Line 6.[12][13][14]
Line 1
The district is home to four metro stations on Line 1: Jiangling Road station, Binhe Road station, Xixing station, and Binkang Road station.[12]
Line 5
The district is home to four metro stations on Line 5: Changhe station, Jucai Road station, Jianghui Road station, and Binkang Road station.[13]
Line 6
The district is home to ten metro stations on Line 6: Xipu Road station, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University station, Weiye Road station, Chengye Road station, Jianye Road station, Changhe station, Jianghan Road station, Jiangling Road station, Xingmin station, and Olympic Sports Center station.[14]
Road
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References
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- ↑ "Contact Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Geely. Retrieved on April 18, 2013. "ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO.,LTD Add: 1760，Jiangling Road,Binjiang District,Hangzhou Zhejiang Province,P.R. China Zip: 310051"
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- ↑ "Contact Us Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Supor. Retrieved on May 22, 2015. "Zhejiang Supor CO.,LTD. Add:17th Floor of Supor Building, No 1772 Jiang Hui Road, Bin Jiang District, Hangzhou City,Zhejiang Province China Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor domestic electrical appliance co.,LTD. Add:NO.3 Shiji West Street, Paojiang Industrial Zone, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province China"
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