Hangu District, Tianjin
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Hangu District is a district
in eastern Tianjin
, China. It serves as a gateway towards Liaoning
, Jilin
and Heilongjiang
provinces
.
in Hebei Province to the east, 60 km away from downtown in the west, 20 km away from Tianjin New Port and TEDA
and 90 km away from Dagang District
, notable for its petroleum
production. Bohai Bay
is located to the south and connects with Ninghe County
in the north. The Jiyun River divides the north and south of the district for 35 km and covers 8.67 km2. It covers an area of 430 km2, including 13 km2 of city zones. Its current bottomland is 3.33 km2, while the surface area is 40 km2. The river vents 720 million m3 of water to the sea annually. The district has two reservoirs, the capacity of Yingcheng
reservoir is 30 million m3, while that of Gaozhuang reservoir is 4.5 million m3.
economic structure of a large city and small country. The northwest of the district is the agricultural
area, while its southeast is the industrial
area as well as ocean fishery
area. The city zone
is centrally located, on both sides of Jiyun River.
area. Marine chemical production forms the largest part of the areas industry, followed by other synthetic
production industries. Its industrial output amounts to 80% of the national income. There are 13 kinds of primary industries like salt, chemical, textile, clothing, mechanism, metallurgy processing, paper making, home appliances, furniture, electronics, architectural materials, foods and shoemaking. The Changlu Hangu saltfield is one of the four saltfields of the famous Changlu salt area, which has a strong capacity in crude salt production. It also produces a series of high-quality products in the fields of fine salt and chemical, most of which are exported. Agriculture and fisheries make up the rest of Hangu's economy. Rice, fruits, aquatic products are the prominent features of the agricultural products in Hangu. The area's grapes contain high amounts of sugar and are used for wine production.
is 96.8%, it is a perfect raw material for use in marine chemicals.
and wind power
.
river and is near the coast to the east and has the Tanggu highway and Beijing
- Shanhaiguan
railway. Meanwhile, this land has Yingcheng
reservoir and processing establishments for industrial sewage in the south and public city infrastructures in the north. The northeastern part of Hangu is also undeveloped with Hannan
railway running through it.
and Beijing
- Shanhaiguan
railways. The Hannan line also leads to the Nanbao
saltfield in Hebei Province and the regional industrial shuttle line have been established in Hangu. Four railway stations serve the district with an annual output exceeding 5 million tons. Hangu is well connected to China's road network with 7 routes leading towards the area, including the Lu-Han, Tang-Han, Jin-Han, Han-Yu, Hannan, Hanbei and Lutang roads which connect Hangu with TEDA
, Tianjin New Port, Beijing
, Tangshan
and northeast China.
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....
in eastern Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
, China. It serves as a gateway towards Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
, 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...
and Heilongjiang
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...
provinces
Province (China)
A province, in the context of Chinese government, is a translation of sheng formally provincial level divisions, which is an administrative division. Provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, and the special administrative regions, make up the four types of province of administrative division...
.
Geography
Hangu District is 50 kilometers away from TangshanTangshan
"唐山"redirects here. For an alternative name of China, see Names of China#TangTangshan is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and killed at least...
in Hebei Province to the east, 60 km away from downtown in the west, 20 km away from Tianjin New Port and TEDA
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area , commonly abbreviated as TEDA is the main free market zone in Tanggu District in Tianjin, China. It was formed in late 1984 and currently has more foreign businesses in it than all of Shanghai....
and 90 km away from Dagang District
Dagang District
The area that was formerly known as Dagang District lies at the southeast of Tianjin municipality area. It had a population of 440,000 and occupied 1113.83 km² in size, with a coast line stretching approximately 25 km on the eastern side....
, notable for its petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
production. Bohai Bay
Bohai Bay
Bohai Bay is one of the three bays forming the Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, in northeast China. It borders Hebei province and Tianjin Municipality...
is located to the south and connects with Ninghe County
Ninghe County
' is a county of Tianjin, China, located in the rural northeast part of the municipality....
in the north. The Jiyun River divides the north and south of the district for 35 km and covers 8.67 km2. It covers an area of 430 km2, including 13 km2 of city zones. Its current bottomland is 3.33 km2, while the surface area is 40 km2. The river vents 720 million m3 of water to the sea annually. The district has two reservoirs, the capacity of Yingcheng
Yingcheng
Yingcheng is a city of over 300,000 inhabitants in eastern Hubei province, Central China....
reservoir is 30 million m3, while that of Gaozhuang reservoir is 4.5 million m3.
Economy
Hangu has a dualisticDual economy
A dual economy is the existence of two separate economic sectors within one country, divided by different levels of development, technology, and different patterns of demand...
economic structure of a large city and small country. The northwest of the district is the agricultural
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
area, while its southeast is the industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
area as well as ocean fishery
Ocean fisheries
A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Most of the world's wild fisheries are in the ocean. This article is an overview of ocean fisheries.-Statistics:...
area. The city zone
Zoning
Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another...
is centrally located, on both sides of Jiyun River.
Industry
Hangu District has a stable foundation in its inustries. Much of the districts industry is based in the BinhaiBinhai New Area
Binhai New Area ，short for Binhai is a major economic development zone within the jurisdiction of Tianjin municipality in China. Binhai New Area locates on the east coast of Tianjin and center of Circum-Bohai-Sea Region.Binhai New Area is a new growth pole in china, and maintain an annual growth...
area. Marine chemical production forms the largest part of the areas industry, followed by other synthetic
Synthetic fiber
Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve on naturally occurring animal and plant fibers. In general, synthetic fibers are created by forcing, usually through extrusion, fiber forming materials through holes into the air, forming a thread...
production industries. Its industrial output amounts to 80% of the national income. There are 13 kinds of primary industries like salt, chemical, textile, clothing, mechanism, metallurgy processing, paper making, home appliances, furniture, electronics, architectural materials, foods and shoemaking. The Changlu Hangu saltfield is one of the four saltfields of the famous Changlu salt area, which has a strong capacity in crude salt production. It also produces a series of high-quality products in the fields of fine salt and chemical, most of which are exported. Agriculture and fisheries make up the rest of Hangu's economy. Rice, fruits, aquatic products are the prominent features of the agricultural products in Hangu. The area's grapes contain high amounts of sugar and are used for wine production.
Marine Industry
The district boasts plentiful marine chemical resources. The area's coast line spans 32 kilometers, contains 27 species of seawater and freshwater fish and its history of salt processing dates back over 1000 years. Hangu's salt ponds cover an area of 139.33 km2, about three times the size of the plantation area in the whole district. Its 'Changlu salt' is world renowned and is white in color and large in size. It has owned the reputation of "Jade in Lutai" from the old. As the average content of sodium chlorideSodium chloride
Sodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms...
is 96.8%, it is a perfect raw material for use in marine chemicals.
Power supply
Much of the areas electric power is generated from Solar energy, while there is also widespread use of oil resources and geothermal power, which has been heavily exploited. Other methods of power supply are being considered for future development, such as wave powerWave power
Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work — for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water...
and wind power
Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
.
Land usage
There are two parts of uncultivated land in Hangu, the total area of which is 38 km2. One is in the southeast part containing the JiyunJiyun
The Jiyun is a Chinese rime dictionary published in 1037 during the Song Dynasty. The chief editor Ding Du and others expanded and revised the Guangyun. It is possible, according to Teng and Biggerstaff , that Sima Guang completed the text in 1067...
river and is near the coast to the east and has the Tanggu highway and Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
- Shanhaiguan
Shanhaiguan District
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
railway. Meanwhile, this land has Yingcheng
Yingcheng
Yingcheng is a city of over 300,000 inhabitants in eastern Hubei province, Central China....
reservoir and processing establishments for industrial sewage in the south and public city infrastructures in the north. The northeastern part of Hangu is also undeveloped with Hannan
Hannan
Hannan is a popular Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó hAnnáin or Ó hAnáin, most prevalently found in County Cork in the south-eastern portion of Éire...
railway running through it.
Transport
The area is linked to the JingshanJingshan
Jingshan may refer to the following in China:*Jingshan County , Hubei*Jingshan Park , in Beijing*Beijing Jingshan School, high school and elementary school, located on Dengshikou road in Beijing...
and Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
- Shanhaiguan
Shanhaiguan District
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
railways. The Hannan line also leads to the Nanbao
Nanbao
Jaguar/Sandbox/3 is a township-level division situated in Tangshan, Hebei, China....
saltfield in Hebei Province and the regional industrial shuttle line have been established in Hangu. Four railway stations serve the district with an annual output exceeding 5 million tons. Hangu is well connected to China's road network with 7 routes leading towards the area, including the Lu-Han, Tang-Han, Jin-Han, Han-Yu, Hannan, Hanbei and Lutang roads which connect Hangu with TEDA
Teda
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, Tianjin New Port, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Tangshan
Tangshan
"唐山"redirects here. For an alternative name of China, see Names of China#TangTangshan is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and killed at least...
and northeast China.