Heihe-Tengchong Line
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The Heihe-Tengchong Line , also called the Aihui
-Tengchong Line, is an imaginary line that divides the area of China into two roughly equal parts. It stretches from the city of Heihe
to Tengchong County
diagonally across China.
Chinese population geographer Hu Huanyong
discovered the line in 1935 and called it a "geo-demographic demarcation line".
This imaginary line divides the territory of China as follows (going by 1935 statistics):
According to 2002 statistics they are as follows:
Although more than 70 years have passed since 1935, the modern statistics remain very close to the original numbers. The territory has not changed but the population has slightly shifted from east to west.
The slight change in population is attributed to Han Chinese
migration to urban areas in autonomous regions of Tibet
and Xinjiang
. However, the west side of the He
ihe-Tengchong Line still remains relatively rural and poor as compared to the east.
Aihui District
Aihui District is an administrative district of the Prefecture-level city of Heihe, in China's Heilongjiang Province. It is located on the right bank of the Amur River, about 30 km downstream of the Heihe central urban area....
-Tengchong Line, is an imaginary line that divides the area of China into two roughly equal parts. It stretches from the city of Heihe
Heihe
Heihe is a city in Heilongjiang, China.It is located at , on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur River, across the river from the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk...
to Tengchong County
Tengchong County
-Economy:Tengchong's industry and handicraft work were fostered during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, nearly 400 years ago. Factories and workshops were set up first by importing equipment from abroad. Earlier products included textile goods, leather, soaps, battery, cigarettes, matches, etc. They...
diagonally across China.
Chinese population geographer Hu Huanyong
Hu Huanyong
Hu Huanyong was a Chinese demographer and the founder of China's population geography. He was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. He studied literature, history, and geography at Nanjing Higher Normal School . He continued his education at the University of Paris from 1926 to 1928...
discovered the line in 1935 and called it a "geo-demographic demarcation line".
This imaginary line divides the territory of China as follows (going by 1935 statistics):
- West of the line: 57% of the area, but only 4% of the population (1935)
- East of the line: 43% of the area, but 96% of the population (1935)
According to 2002 statistics they are as follows:
- West of the line: 57% of the area, but only 6% of the population (2002)
- East of the line: 43% of the area, but 94% of the population (2002)
Although more than 70 years have passed since 1935, the modern statistics remain very close to the original numbers. The territory has not changed but the population has slightly shifted from east to west.
The slight change in population is attributed to Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
migration to urban areas in autonomous regions of Tibet
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
and Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
. However, the west side of the He
ihe-Tengchong Line still remains relatively rural and poor as compared to the east.