Pingfang District () is one of nine
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
prefecture-level city of
Harbin
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...
, the capital of
Heilongjiang Province,
Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. The least spacious of Harbin's
county-level divisions, it borders the districts of
Xiangfang to the north,
Acheng to the east,
Shuangcheng to the southwest, and
Nangang to the west.
History
Pingfang was the headquarters of the
Japan
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ese
Biological Warfare Unit 731 during the
Japanese invasion of China and
World War II. It had an airport, railway and dungeons. Most of Pingfang was burnt by Japanese officials to
destroy evidence but the incinerator where the remains of victims were burnt remains and is still in use as part of a factory.
Administrative divisions
Pingfang District is divided into 9 subdistricts and 1 town.
;9 subdistricts
*
Xingjian (),
Baoguo (),
Lianmeng (),
Youxie (),
Xinjiang (),
Xinwei (),
Pingxin (),
Jian'an (),
Pingsheng ()
;1 town
*
Pingfang ()
Economy
Pingfang is an industrial center of Harbin nowadays. Hafei (a factory producing helicopters, small airplanes, minivans, and cars), Dongan (a factory producing aircraft and automobile engines), and Northeast Light Alloy Processing Plant are the three major manufacturers there.
Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (Hafei) has its headquarters in the district.
Home
" (English). Harbin Aircraft Industry Group. Retrieved on August 8, 2014. "ADDRESS: NO,15, YOUXIE STREET, PINGFANG DISTRICT, HARBIN."
Chinese address
: ""
References
External links
Unit 731, a half century of denial
Military history of Japan during World War II
Districts of Harbin
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