Shangzhi
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Shangzhi is a county-level city located in the southeast of Heilongjiang
province, China
. It is 127 kilometres away from the provincial capital Harbin
and has an area of approximately 9,000 square kilometres. The town has a population of around 120,000 and the whole county has approximately 600,000 inhabitants.
The city of Shangzhi was once called Zhuhe (珠河). It was developed during the years of Emperor Guangxu
in the late Qing dynasty
, and was renamed to Shangzhi to commemorate the anti-Japanese war hero Zhao Shangzhi
in 1946.
The most famous place in Shangzhi is the Yabuli (亚布力 yàbùlì) Skiing Centre - the largest in Asia and 3rd largest in the world.
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
province, China
China
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. It is 127 kilometres away from the provincial capital Harbin
Harbin
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...
and has an area of approximately 9,000 square kilometres. The town has a population of around 120,000 and the whole county has approximately 600,000 inhabitants.
The city of Shangzhi was once called Zhuhe (珠河). It was developed during the years of Emperor Guangxu
Guangxu Emperor
The Guangxu Emperor , born Zaitian of the Aisin-Gioro clan, was the eleventh emperor of the Manchurian Qing Dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, under Empress Dowager Cixi's influence, only from 1889 to 1898...
in the late Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
, and was renamed to Shangzhi to commemorate the anti-Japanese war hero Zhao Shangzhi
Zhao Shangzhi
Zhao Shangzhi was born in Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China. He participated in the "May 30 Movement movement" in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. In November 1925, he went to study in the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou.After September 18, 1932 he took the...
in 1946.
The most famous place in Shangzhi is the Yabuli (亚布力 yàbùlì) Skiing Centre - the largest in Asia and 3rd largest in the world.
Famous people
- Zhao ShangzhiZhao ShangzhiZhao Shangzhi was born in Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China. He participated in the "May 30 Movement movement" in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. In November 1925, he went to study in the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou.After September 18, 1932 he took the...
, Commander of the Northeast Anti-Japan United Army during World War II. A well-known national hero who devoted his life to the Northeastern struggle against Japanese occupation. He was captured and beheaded after a traitor leaked his whereabouts to the Japanese. - Zhao YimanZhao YimanZhao Yiman ; 1905—August 2, 1936) was a Chinese fighter in the resistance against Japanese forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War, which later became a part of the World War II. She fought in China's northeast where she was captured and executed by Japanese forces in 1936...
, A well-known national heroine who was killed by the Japanese invaders because she refused to leak the secrets about communist operations. - Liu Qing, captain of Women's Basketball National Team in the 1980s