Hexi District ( is a district in the south-western corner of urban
Tianjin, People's Republic of China. It is bordered by
Heping District in the north-west,
Hedong District to the north-east and
Nankai District to the west. As of 2020, the district has a total population of 822,174.
History
During the
Northern Song dynasty, this area was on the border with
Jin, and belonged to the Hechi county. In 1110 it was transferred into Jinghai county, before got merged into Qianning county 3 years later. Following the
Jingkang incident, Qianning county was ceded to
Jin dynasty, who reinstated Jinghai county.
The region remained under the same administrative division through
Yuan and
Ming dynasty. In 1731,
Qing government combined it into the newly created Tianjin county.
In 1895, a portion of the region was ceded to
Germany as
concession
Concession may refer to:
General
* Concession (contract) (sometimes called a concession agreement), a contractual right to carry on a certain kind of business or activity in an area, such as to explore or develop its natural resources or to opera ...
. The concession was taken back by the
Beiyang government in 1917, and made into the first special district. During the Japanese occupation, part of the first district was made into the sixth district in 1938, the first special district was renamed the tenth district in 1943, and later combined into the sixth district in 1944.
In 1956,
People's Republic of China renamed the sixth district as the current Hexi district. During the
Cultural Revolution, Hexi district was changed to Hongqi () district from 1966 to 1968.
Administrative divisions
There are 14
subdistricts in the district:
Transportation
Metro
Hexi is currently served by two metro lines operated by
Tianjin Metro:
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Caijingdaxue,
Huashanli,
Fuxingmen,
Chentangzhuang,
Tucheng
Tucheng District () is a district in the southwestern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
History
On 26 June 1993, Tucheng was upgraded from rural township to a county-administered city of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was up ...
,
Nanlou,
Xiawafang
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Wujiayao
Educational institutions
Major secondary schools
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Tianjin Experimental High School
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Tianjin Haihe High School
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Tianjin High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University
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Tianjin No.4 High School
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Tianjin No.41 High School
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Tianjin No.42 High School
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Tianjin Xinhua High School
International schools
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Tianjin International School
Universities
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Tianjin Foreign Studies University
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Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
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Tianjin University of Science and Technology
The Tianjin University of Science and Technology () is a municipal public university in Tianjin, China. Founded as Hebei Institute of Light Industry, the university gained university status in 2002 and is now sponsored by the Tianjin Municipal Pe ...
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Tianjin University of Sport
Tianjin University of Sport (), formerly translated as Tianjin Institute of Physical Education, is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government.
The university was founded in August 1958. It was established to meet the needs for P ...
(
Satellite campus, main campus in
Jinghai
Jinghai District () is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located in the southwest portion of the municipality, bordering Hebei province to the south and west, Xiqing District to the north and northeast, and Bi ...
.)
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Tianjin University of Technology and Education
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Tianjin University
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Nankai University
Nankai University (NKU or Nankai; ) is a national public research university located in Tianjin, China. It is a prestigious Chinese state Class A Double First Class University approved by the central government of China, and a member of the fo ...
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Hebei University of Technology
Attractions
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Tianjin Amusement Park
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Tianjin Grand Theatre
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Jiefang South Park
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People's Park
Footnotes
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Districts of Tianjin