Beizhen () is a city in west-central

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province of

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. It is under the administration of

Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin ...

City.

History

In 1123, the Jin Dynasty set Guangning County () in nowadays Beizhen. In

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, the town of Guangning became a base of the Ming troops in Liaotung and a prosperous border trading center. In 1913, the name was changed to Beizhen, which is an alternative name of the

Yiwulü Mountain Yiwulü Mountain () or simply Lü Mountain () is located in the western part of Beizhen City, in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. It is one of the Three Greatest Mountains of Northeast China, together with Qianshan and Mount Changbai. Its highe ...

, literally meaning "the guarding mountain of the North". In 1995, Beizhen County became Beining City (), the name of which is later changed to the current name.

Administrative divisions

There are three

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, 14

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, and six

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under the city's administration.锦州市
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(), Zheng'an (), Zhong'an (), Luoluobao (), Changxingdian (), Lüyang (),

Goubangzi Goubangzi Chinese: t , s , p ''Gōubāngzi'', postal Koupangtzu. is a town in Beizhen, Liaoning Province, China. It is located on the modern Beijing–Harbin Railway. It was an important rail junction in the late 19th century, with seve ...

(), Liaotun (), Qingduizi (), Gaoshanzi (), Zhaotun () Townships: * Futun Township (),

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(), Datun Township (), Liujia Township (),

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History

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