Kuancheng District
Encyclopedia
Kuancheng District is one of the administrative District
s of Changchun
, the capital of
Jilin
province, People's Republic of China. It is part of Changchun's main urban area, located north of downtown.
to Lüshun (the southern branch of the Chinese Eastern Railway
), Kuancheng became the location of Changchun's first railway station.
After Russia's loss of the southernmost section of this branch as a result of the Russo-Japanese War
, the Kuancheng station (Kuanchengtze, in contemporary spelling) became the last Russian station on this branch. The next station to the south - the new "Japanese" Changchun
station, just a short distance to the south - became the first station of the South Manchuria Railway
, which now owned all the tracks running farther south, to Lüshun. A special Russo-Japanese agreement of 1907 provided that Russian gauge
tracks would continue from the "Russian" Kuancheng Station to the "Japanese" Changchun Station, and vice versa, tracks on the "gauge adapted by the South Manchuria Railway" (which happened to be the standard gauge
) would continue from the Changchun Station to the Kuancheng Station.
, 2 towns
, and 1 township
.
Subdistricts:
Towns:
The only township is Fenjin Township (奋进乡)
District (PRC)
The term district, in the context of the People's Republic of China refers to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China....
s of Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
, the capital of
Jilin
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
province, People's Republic of China. It is part of Changchun's main urban area, located north of downtown.
History
In May 1898, as Russians were building a railway from HarbinHarbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
to Lüshun (the southern branch of the Chinese Eastern Railway
Chinese Eastern Railway
The Chinese Eastern Railway or was a railway in northeastern China . It connected Chita and the Russian Far East. English-speakers have sometimes referred to this line as the Manchurian Railway...
), Kuancheng became the location of Changchun's first railway station.
After Russia's loss of the southernmost section of this branch as a result of the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
, the Kuancheng station (Kuanchengtze, in contemporary spelling) became the last Russian station on this branch. The next station to the south - the new "Japanese" Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
station, just a short distance to the south - became the first station of the South Manchuria Railway
South Manchuria Railway
The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
, which now owned all the tracks running farther south, to Lüshun. A special Russo-Japanese agreement of 1907 provided that Russian gauge
Russian gauge
In railway terminology, Russian gauge refers to railway track with a gauge between 1,520 mm and . In a narrow sense as defined by Russian Railways it refers to gauge....
tracks would continue from the "Russian" Kuancheng Station to the "Japanese" Changchun Station, and vice versa, tracks on the "gauge adapted by the South Manchuria Railway" (which happened to be the standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
) would continue from the Changchun Station to the Kuancheng Station.
Administrative Divisions
There are 13 subdistrictsSubdistrict (China)
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...
, 2 towns
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
, and 1 township
Townships of the People's Republic of China
Townships formally township level divisions is the basic level of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages...
.
Subdistricts:
- Xinfa Subdistrict (新发街道), Shengli Subdistrict (胜利街道), Nanguang Subdistrict (南广街道), Dongguang Subdistrict (东广街道), Zhanqian Subdistrict (站前街道), Xiguang Subdistrict (西广街道), Liuying Subdistrict (柳影街道), Qunying Subdistrict (群英街道), Kaixuan Subdistrict (凯旋街道), Xingye Subdistrict (兴业街道), Tuanshan Subdistrict (团山街道), Dong'an Subdistrict (东安街道), Changtong Subdistrict (长通街道)
Towns:
- Xinglongshan (兴隆山镇), Lanjia (兰家镇)
The only township is Fenjin Township (奋进乡)