Panjin () is a coastal

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

in central Liaoning province,

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, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay. It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and

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 Chi ...

to the west and north. It is the smallest city in both Liaoning and the entire

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with an administrative area of , and Liaoning's least populous city with a population of 1,389,691 people as of the 2020 census, all in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts and Dawa and Panshan counties now largely being conurbated.

Administration

Panjin has administrative jurisdiction over 3

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s and 1

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. Panjin was established as a prefecture-level city with its current boundaries by the

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on June 5, 1984.

Geography

Panjin is located between 40°40'−41°27' N and 121°31'−122°28' E, with its urban section mainly on the historical

Liao River The Liao River () is the principal river in southern Northeast China, and one of the seven main river systems in China. Its name derived from the Liao region, a historical name for southern Manchuria, from which the Liaoning province, Liaodon ...

Delta. The Shuangtaizi River (which gives name to the city's Shuangtaizi District), formally the smaller western

distributary A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distribut ...

but now the only lower section of the Liao River system, flows through the city and drains into the Liaodong Bay to its west between its Dawa District and

Panshan County Panshan County () is a county in the central part of Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Panjin and occupies its northern third. The county has a total area of , and a population of approximatel ...

. The Daliao River, historically Liao River's larger eastern distributary and the main lower section but now a separate river system since 1958, runs east of Panjin, serving as the border between it and the neighboring cities of Anshan and Yingkou. Panjin is a major crude oil production centre of Northeast China, with access to the

Liaohe Oil Field The Liaohe oil field is an oil field located in Liaoning Province (Bohai Bohai may refer to: * Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea * Balhae, known as Bohai in Chinese, a former mixed Mohe-Goguryeo empire which existed from ...

, which was once the third largest oil field in China behind Daqing and Shengli Oil Fields.

Climate

Panjin has a

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-influenced

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...

(Köppen Dwa). It has an annual mean temperature of and receives over 2700 hours of sunshine a year.

Attractions

Major points of interest include: * Shuangtaihekou State Natural Reserve, a marshland that serves as natural habitat to 321 species of animals. It also serves as one of the few breeding grounds for endangered birds such as the red-crowned crane and Saunders' gull. Millions of birds of as much as 172 different species stop at the area during their migration, including more than 20 endangered species such as the red-crowned crane, demoiselle crane, white stork, black stork, white-fronted goose, whooper swan, and brown goshawk. On a special note, Panjin is also called "Home of the Cranes" for the above reasons. * reed-grass beach (Golden Beach at Bohai Sea) and the clam mound * Red Seabeach * Hubin Park in Panshan, featuring the Liaohe Tablets. These stone tablets bear inscriptions of Chinese calligraphy by historical and contemporary artists. 盘锦红海滩

Education

* Higher Education: Dalian University of Technology, Panjin Campus Liaohe Petroleum Career Technical College Panjin Vocational and Technical College * Secondary Education: Panjin Senior Middle School LYYG

References

External links

Panjin's official website in Simplified Chinese
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