Yichun, Heilongjiang

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Stack begin Template:Template other Template:Stack end Yichun (Template:Lang-zh) is a prefecture-level city on the Songhua river in Heilongjiang province, China. The city is separated from Russia by the Amur River and has an international border of . According to the 2010 census, it had a total population of 1,148,126 with 729,202 people living in 15 districts separated by forests. The greening rate of Yichun is up to 83%. The nickname of Yichun is Lindu (Template:Lang-zh).

History

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Map including Yichun (labeled as I-CH'UN) (AMS, 1955)

Yichun was named after the Yichun River (), which is a small tributary of Tangwang River (). The word Yichun means "nine" in Mongolian language. During the Shang dynasty Yichun was populated by the Sushen (). Before the Tang dynasty, the region was inhabited by several nomad tribes in the northeastern border area of China including Sushen and Donghu. During the Qing dynasty, Yichun was under the administration of Qiqihar and Hulan's Deputy Lieutenant-General (Fudutong) before it became a minor town under Tangyuan County's jurisdiction in the 1890s.

The region's real development began after the establishment of Manchukuo after Japanese force seized Manchuria in 1932. In November 1941, a railway from Suihua to Jiamusi was built before its branch was extended to today's Yichun district from Nancha in July 1942. In 1945, Yichun was established as Yichunjie (Yichun Street) under Tangyuan County's control. As a major center of lumber industry, Yichun has grown at an astonishing rate since 1949. In 1952 Yichun County was established by the PRC Government. On 13 Feb 1958 Yichun was designated a Prefecture-level city. However, in order to set up a pilot of the combination of enterprise management and government, The CPC Central Committee and State Council approved to establish Yichun Special District () instead of Yichun City in 1964. In 1979 the City of Yichun was reinstated. Jiayin and Tieli were put into Yichun's jurisdiction.

Geography

Yichun is located in the northeast part of Heilongjiang with a border length of , part of which faces Russia across the Amur River. The Lesser Khingan Mountains cross the city. The total administrative area is . The channels and valleys are densely covered with trees and grasslands. There are 702 rivers, all of which are in the Amur and Songhua River drainage basins; the total water pondage is . The Tangwanghe River is the main river.

Climate

Yichun has a monsoon-influenced, hemiboreal climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but very dry winters, and very warm, humid summers. With an annual mean temperature of , it is among the coldest Chinese cities, and diurnal temperature variation tends to be large, especially in winter and spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to . During the warmer months, rainfall is somewhat enhanced by the mountainous topography, allowing for a generous annual precipitation total of . However, the monsoon still means that more than 60% of the annual precipitation falls from June to August alone.

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Xiangshui Creek, Wuying National Forest Park, Heilongjiang, China (6 September 2016)

Subdivisions

On 13 Jun 2019, the District division adjustment plan of Yichun, which plans to merge all of the original 15 districts to 4 districts and 4 counties was approved by the State Council.

Yichun, Heilongjiang currently comprises 4 districts, 1 county-level city and 5 counties.
Districts: Yimei, Wucui, Youhao and Jinlin
County-level city: Tieli
Counties: Tangwang, Fenglin, Nancha and Dajingshan

File:Administrative Division Yichun (Heilongjiang).png Yimei Wucui Youhao Jinlin Jiayin County Tangwang County Fenglin County Daqingshan County Nancha County Tieli (city)
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 census)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Former division
Yimei District			186,982	2,359	79.26	Yichun, Meixi
Wucui District			76,376	2,814	27.14	Wumahe, Cuiluan
Youhao District			72,989	3,827	19.07	Youhao, Shangganling
Jinlin District			91,959	2,307	39.86	Jinshantun, Xilin
Tangwang County			52,126	4,425	11.77	Tangwanghe, Wuyiling
Fenglin County			98,894	5,263	18.79	Wuying, Hongxing, Xinqing
Nancha County			118,593	3,088	38.40	downgraded into a county
Daqingshan County			77,714	1,066.7	72.85	Dailing, and parts of Tieli (Langxiang town)
Jiayin County			68,579	7,273	9.42	no changes
Tieli city			303,914	6,593.3	46.09	ceded Langxiang town to Dajingshan

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 est.)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
1	Yichun District			146,074	100	1,461
2	Nancha District			118,060	3,088	38
3	Youhao District			53,409	2,366	23
4	Xilin District			51,938	457	114
5	Cuiluan District			44,976	1,560	29
6	Xinqing District			43,054	1,181	36
7	Meixi District			40,697	2,259	18
8	Jinshantun District			39,917	1,850	22
9	Wuying District			33,980	1,040	33
10	Wumahe District			31,391	1,254	25
11	Tangwanghe District			30,980	1,263	25
12	Dailing District			32,256	1,040	31
13	Wuyiling District			21,145	3,162	7
14	Hongxing District			21,838	3,042	7
15	Shangganling District			19,487	1,461	13
16	Tieli City			350,358	6,620	53

Economy

The city's GDP topped RMB 20.24 billion in 2010, featuring a growth of 15.7% over the previous year. In 2010, value-added industrial output generated by enterprises with designated size or above rose 29.3% to RMB 7.12 billion. In 2010, the foreign trade value of Yichun totaled US$302.23 million, up 36.3% year on year.

Wood processing and metallurgy are the main industries in Yichun. In 2010, value-added industrial output from wood processing increased 34% to RMB 2.01 billion, while that from metallurgy rose 39.2% to RMB 2.2 billion, accounting for 33.6% of the industrial sector's total. These two industries accounted for 91% of Yichun's total value-added industrial output according to the statistics in 2009.

Transportation

Yichun Lindu Airport, located in a forest approximately from downtown Yichun, is the city's airport. It started operations in August 2009, and is capable of serving 142,000 passengers a year. Yichun Railway Station operates daily trains to Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. The Yichun-Hegang Highway and the Yichun-Harbin Highway(part of Hegang-Harbin Highway) connect the city with other cities in Heilongjiang Province.

External links

• Yichun City Template:In lang