Shangzhi

Shangzhi (Chinese: 尚志; pinyin: Shàngzhì) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is 127 kilometres (79 mi) away from central Harbin and has an area of approximately 9,000 km2 (3,500 sq mi). The city proper has a population of around 120,000, while the total administrative population is approximately 600,000 inhabitants. The most spacious county-level division of Harbin City, it borders Yanshou County to the north, Wuchang to the southwest, Acheng District to the northwest, and Bin County to the northwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang to the southeast.

Shangzhi
尚志市
Location of Shangzhi in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°12′25″N 127°57′54″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Sub-provincial cityHarbin
Divisions
  • 10 towns
  • 7 townships
SeatShangzhi Town (尚志镇)
Area
  Total8,824.9 km2 (3,407.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total560,448
  Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
1506XX
Area code0451
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.shangzhi.gov.cn

The city of Shangzhi was once called Zhuhe (珠河; Zhūhé). It was developed during the Guangxu era 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 (simplified Chinese: 亚布力; traditional Chinese: 亞布力; pinyin: Yàbùlì) Skiing Centre -

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.