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Shiwei, Inner Mongolia
Shiwei () is a sum (a type of township-level division) under the administration of Ergun City, Inner Mongolia. The township is located in Northeastern Inner Mongolia on the border with Russia. The township is one of the border crossings between China and Russia, lying on one side of the Ergune River. On the opposite bank lies the Russian village of Olochi, connected to Shiwei by the Friendship Bridge. Demographics Shiwei is notable for being home to descendants of ethnic Russians, one of China's smallest minorities. (Russians are among the 56 nationalities officially recognized in China.) They mostly live in the neighboring township of Enhe (恩和俄羅斯族鄉), which since 2011 has split from Shiwei to become an ethnic township. Ethnic Russians first arrived in large numbers in Manchuria during the 1890s as colonists. Marriages between Russian women and Han Chinese men in the towns and villages of the frontier areas along the Ergun River like Shiwei emerged in the 1890s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sum (country Subdivision)
A sum is the lowest level of administrative division used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. The word ''sum'' is a direct translation of the Manchu word ''niru'', meaning ‘arrow’. Countries such as China and Mongolia have employed the sum as administrative division, which was used during the Qing dynasty. This system was acted in the 1980s after the Chinese Communist Party gained power in conjunction with their growing internal and external problems. The decentralisation of government included restructuring of organisational methods, reduction of roles in rural government and creation of sums. Mongolia A sum (, , ) is the second level administrative division below the ''aimags'' (provinces), roughly comparable to a county in the United States. There are 331 sums in Mongolia. Each sum is again divided into '' bags''.Ole Bruun Precious Steppe: Mongolian Nomadic Pastoralists in Pursuit of the Market (2006). p. 68. "The historical administrative units of aimag, sum, and bag (Khotont c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendship Bridge (Shiwei)
Friendship Bridge may refer to: Bridges * Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge, between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan * Amizade Bridge (meaning Friendship Bridge), between the Macau Peninsula and Taipa Island * Malaysia–Thailand Second Friendship Bridge, between Malaysia and Thailand * Friendship Bridge (Shiwei) between Russia and Inner Mongolia at Shiwei, Inner Mongolia and Olochi, Russia over the Argun River. * Friendship Bridge (Paraguay–Brazil), between Paraguay and Brazil * Giurgiu-Ruse Friendship Bridge, between Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube * Korea Russia Friendship Bridge, between Russia and North Korea * Friendship Bridge (Narva), between Estonia and Russia over the Narva River * Brunei–Malaysia Friendship Bridge, between Brunei and Malaysia * Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (meaning Friendship Bridge), built by Taiwan across the Tempisque River in Costa Rica * Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, between Qatar and Bahrain (planned for 2022) * Malaysia–Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six languages. However, news reporting about topics sensitive to the CCP is distorted and often used as a weapon against the party's perceived enemies, according to Freedom House and other media commentators. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the CCP's Central Propaganda Department. CCTV was established on 1 May 1958 as a state-owned propaganda outlet. CCTV has a variety of functions, such as news communication, social education, culture, and entertainment information services. As a state television station it is responsible to both the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. It is a central player in the Chinese government's propaganda network. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement
The 1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement was a treaty signed between China and the Soviet Union on May 16, 1991. It set up demarcation work to resolve most of the border disputes between the two states. Initially signed by China and the Soviet Union, the terms of the agreement were resumed by Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The treaty resulted in some minor territorial changes along the border. Background The border between the Soviet Union and China had long been an issue of contention. The Sino-Soviet border was a legacy of various treaties between the Qing dynasty and the Russian Empire, the Treaty of Aigun and the Treaty of Beijing, in which Russia gained over 1 million km2 (400,000 mi2) of territory in Manchuria at China's expense, and another 500,000 km2 in the western regions from several other treaties. These treaties have long been regarded by the Chinese as unequal treaties, and the issue partially arose again with the Sino-Soviet split, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchuria
Manchuria is an exonym (derived from the endo demonym " Manchu") for a historical and geographic region in Northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day Northeast China (Inner Manchuria) and parts of the Russian Far East (Outer Manchuria). Its meaning may vary depending on the context: * Historical polities and geographical regions usually referred to as Manchuria: ** The Later Jin (1616–1636), the Manchu-led dynasty which renamed itself from "Jin" to "Qing", and the ethnicity from "Jurchen" to "Manchu" in 1636 ** the subsequent duration of the Qing dynasty prior to its conquest of China proper (1644) ** the northeastern region of Qing dynasty China, the homeland of Manchus, known as "Guandong" or "Guanwai" during the Qing dynasty ** The region of Northeast Asia that served as the historical homeland of the Jurchens and later their descendants Manchus ***Qing control of Dauria (the region north of the Amur River, but in its watershed) was contested in 1643 when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enhe
Enhe Russian Ethnic Township () is an ethnic township in Northeast Inner Mongolia under the administration of Ergun City. The township along the banks of the Argun River. Enhe is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russian minority. Enhe spans an area of , and has a population of 2,339 people as of 2017. Geography Enhe spans an area of , with its center located north of Ergun's urban center. Enhe's terrain is largely hilly, with its elevation ranging from to above sea level. The ethnic township shares a border with Russia, determined by the Argun River. Flora and fauna The ethnic township hosts much undisturbed nature, including large swathes of virgin forests and grasslands. Plants native to Enhe include lingonberries, blueberries, Chinese skullcaps, and dangshen. Animals native to Enhe include the Asian black bear, the Siberian roe deer, the lynx, and the Hazel grouse. Climate Enhe experiences an average annual temperature between and , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russians In China
Ethnic Russians (russian: Pусские в Китае; ) or Russian Chinese, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in China. Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russian minority. Russians have been living in China for centuries and are typically the descendants of the Russians who settled in China since the 17th century. Ethnic Russians in China are Chinese citizens. Many of them are descendants of Cossacks. There are currently over 16,000 ethnic Russians in China who have lived their entire life as Chinese citizens. In the census of 1957 there were 9,000 ethnic Russians. The 1978 census counted just 600 Russians, but the figure rose to 2,935 in the 1982 census and 13,504 in the 1990 census. History Russians in Harbin The first generation of Russians built the city from scratch. By 1913, Harbin had become an established Russian colony for the construction and maintenance work on the China Eastern Railway. A re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China–Russia Border
The Chinese–Russian border or the Sino-Russian border is the international border between China and Russia. After the final demarcation carried out in the early 2000s, it measures , and is the world's sixth-longest international border. The China–Russian border consists of two non-contiguous sections separated: the long eastern section between Mongolia and North Korea and the much shorter western section between Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Description The eastern border section is over in length. According to a joint estimate published in 1999, it measured at .Sébastien Colin, ''Le développement des relations frontalières entre la Chine et la Russie'', études du CERI n°96, July 2003. (Note: this publication preceded the 2004 final settlement, and thus the estimate may slightly differ from the current number). It starts at the eastern China–Mongolia–Russia tripoint (), marked by the border monument called Tarbagan-Dakh (Ta'erbagan Dahu, Tarvagan Dakh). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argun River (Asia)
The Argun or Ergune (russian: Аргунь, bua, Эргэнэ гол, ''Ergene gol''; mn, Эргүнэ мөрөн, ''Ergüne mörön''; evn, Ергэне ''Yergenye'', zh, 额尔古纳河 ''Éěrgǔnà hé'') is a long river that forms part of the eastern China–Russia border, together with the Amur (Heilong Jiang). Its upper reaches are known as Hailar River () in China. The Argun marks the border (established by the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689) between Russia and China for about , until it meets the Amur. Name The name derives from Buryat ''Urgengol'' 'wide river' (''urgen'' 'wide' + ''gol'' 'river'). Mongolian word "ergün" (in Traditional Mongolian alphabet) or "örgön" (in modern Mongolian) means "wide". Geography The river flows from the Western slope of the Greater Xing'an Range in China's Inner Mongolia, and forms the Chinese side of the two rivers that flow together to produce the Amur (Heilong). Its confluence with the Shilka at Ust-Strelka on the Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergun City
Ergun (; mn, Эргүн ''Ergün''), formerly Ergun Right Banner ( mn, ''Эргүнэ хот''; ), is a county-level city in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, containing the autonomous region's northernmost point. The city has an area of , and a population of 79,155 as of the 2019. History For most of its history, the region of present-day Ergun has not been controlled by Chinese states. The area first came under Chinese control during the Qing dynasty, when it was administered as part of Hulunbuir. In 1908, the Jilalin Administrative Bureau () was established to govern the area. In 1920, the area was re-organized as the Qigan Administrative Bureau (), but the area was re-organized again in 1921 as Qigan County (). In 1933, the area was re-organized as Ergun Right Banner (). From 1948 to 1966, Ergun Right Banner was merged with , which occupied present-day Genhe, as Ergun Left Banner. In 1994, Ergun Right Banner was abolished and the county-level city of Ergun was established. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
