Huancui () is a

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and the seat of the city of

Weihai Weihai (), formerly called Weihaiwei (), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in easternmost Shandong province. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea. Weihai's popul ...

, Shandong province, China.

History

In 1398, the Hongwu Emperor launched an initiative to counteract raiding

wokou ''Wokou'' (; Japanese: ''Wakō''; Korean: 왜구 ''Waegu''), which literally translates to "Japanese pirates" or "dwarf pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 16th century.

, which involved sending imperial troops to the area of present-day Huancui to defend the coast. The city of

Weihaiwei Weihai (), formerly called Weihaiwei (), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in easternmost Shandong province. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea. Weihai's popu ...

and nearby

Liugong Island Liugong Island () is a small island located on the northeastern edge of Shandong Peninsula, China at the mouth of Weihai Bay. It is known as the "birthplace of China's first modern navy" and is also the site of its defeat in the First Sino-Japane ...

were forcibly leased to

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from 1898 to 1930 as British Weihaiwei. The area was liberated from Japanese forces in August 1945. On June 15, 1987, Weihai was expanded from a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

to a

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, and the area of the county-level city became contemporary Huancui District.

Geography

Huancui District is relatively low in elevation, with only a few peaks rising above in height. The district's southern edge lies along the eastern portion of the .

Climate

The district has a continental climate, with four seasons and relatively moderate temperatures. The district experiences an average annual temperature of , an average annual precipitation of , and 2,480.0 average hours of sunshine per year.

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Huancui District is divided to five

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and three

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. These

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are then divided into 102 residential communities and 62 administrative villages.

Subdistricts

The district's five subdistricts are , , , , and Songshan Subdistrict.

Towns

The district's three towns are , , and

Wenquan Wenquan () is a common name for places in the People's Republic of China: County *Wenquan County (温泉县), of the Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Towns (温泉镇) * Wenquan, Anhui, in Yuexi County, Anhui, Yuexi County * Wenquan ...

Economy

Huancui District recorded a

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of ¥37.603 billion in 2019, which grew at an annual increase of 3.2%. The district's

primary sector The primary sector of the economy includes any Industry (economics), industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portio ...

shrunk 1.1% in 2019, accounting for ¥3.028 billion, or 8.1% of the economy. The district's

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

grew 5.0% in 2019, accounting for ¥12.076 billion, or 32.1% of the economy. The district's

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

grew 2.6% in 2019, accounting for ¥22.499 billion, or 59.8% of the economy. The district's official urban unemployment rate in 2019 was 0.67%.

Aquaculture

As of 2019, Huancui District has the largest aquaculture sector in

, and the sector grew 10.7% that year. In 2019, the district's aquaculture sector attracted ¥3.173 billion of investment, and the district government began a collaboration with Shandong University's Weihai Campus to promote industry research in the district.

Foreign trade

The district conducts a significant amount of foreign trade, totaling ¥21.57 billion in 2019. Of this, 15.75 ¥billion was in exports, and ¥5.82 billion was in imports. In 2019, 18.4% of the district's exports were to

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, 17.9% went to the

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, 17.3% went to Japan, 13.1% went to the

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, and the remaining 33.3% went to other trading partners. 43.1% of the district's exports in 2019 were

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s and apparel, 18.0% of the district's exports were

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and machinery, 5.5% of the district's exports were agricultural goods, and the remaining 33.4% of exports were in other sectors.