Yingkou

Yingkou (Chinese营口市/营口市, pinyin Yíngkǒu Shì ) to Dalian is the second largest port city in northeast China. As a prefecture-level city, it has an area of 4970 km ² and 2,350,000 inhabitants approximately (2010). Yingkou is located about 220 kilometers north of Dalian and about 200 km south of the provincial capital Shenyang. Yingkou is connected to the rail network in Liaoning Province and further has an exit at the Shenda Expressway, which connects the cities of Shenyang and Dalian. Yingkou is currently the eighth largest city of Liaoning Province. Yingkou is located on the River Liao He.

Administrative Divisions

At county level, Yingkou is composed of four districts and two county boroughs. These are:

Municipality Zhanqian (站前区), 70 km ², 260,000 inhabitants;
Municipality Xishi (西市区), 20 km ², 160,000 inhabitants;
City Bayuquan (鲅鱼圈区), 268 km ², 300,000 inhabitants;
Municipality Laobian (老边区), 305 km ², 130,000 inhabitants;
Dashiqiao City (大石桥市), 1379 km ², 720,000 inhabitants;
Gaizhou City (盖州市), 2928 km ², 730,000 inhabitants.

Economy

Yingkous economy is primarily influenced by its harbor as well as the automotive supplier industry. There are a number of factories that manufacture engine components, along the periphery of the city. Among them are German companies such as Stuttgart Mahle GmbH and Fuchs AG.

The port (seaport ) of Yingkou in winter is largely ice-free.

History

The about 50 km north of the present city of Yingkou riverside Liao He port Niuzhuang (Chinese牛庄, Niuzhuang Pinyin, English Newchwang ) was opened by the Treaty of Tianjin in 1858 for international trade. However, it turned out that the flow of the British ships was too shallow. Then they moved the port closer to the river mouth to its present location.

During the First Sino-Japanese War Yingkou was the site of a major battle. 1895, the city was conquered by the Imperial Japanese troops. The outnumbered Chinese had done a fierce resistance in a fort, which was located on the coast to Bohai on the western edge of the city to the last.

After the Second World War, Yingkou was under the control of the nationalist Kuomintang. Over the looming defeat the Kuomintang their remaining troops evacuated in 1949 in the port of Yingkou and fled to Taiwan. Thus, the presence of the Kuomintang in northeastern China was extinguished.

Culture and Tourism

In Yingkou is located in Liaoning Province famous park with Buddhist temples. The River Walk is a focal point. In the summer, many musicians, singers and dancers are to be admired on the riverwalk, which is connected to a park.

In Yingkou there is also a Catholic church and a Sunni mosque.

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Place in Liaoning
District -free city (China)
Million city

Zhanqian District Xishi District Bayuquan District Laobian District Chaoyang (Liaoning)

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