Yuhuazhai Subdistrict () is a

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Yanta District Yanta District () is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. The district borders the districts of Weiyang to the north, Lianhu, Beilin and Xincheng to the northeast, ...

in the southern suburbs of

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, the capital of

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province. As of 2010 it has a population of 127,204 people.

History

As of 1949, Yuhuazhai was a

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under the jurisdiction of . In 1955, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Epang District (). In 1958, Yuhuazhai Township became a

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, and was renamed to Bayi People's Commune () in 1966. In 1972 its name was restored to Yuhuazhai People's Commune, and was reverted back to a township in 1984. Yuhuazhai became a

in 1988.

Urban village demolition

By the early 2010s, an area including Yuhuazhai Subdistrict was identified as an

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, nicknamed "Little Hong Kong" (), and rumors of its demolition and subsequent reconstruction were first floated in 2012. A 2018 article published by

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reported that the urban village spanned an area of 3,000 mu, and was home to over 300,000 people. An official notice by the Yuhuazhai Subdistrict government announced plans to demolish the subdistrict's urban village by November 30, 2018, and offered a compensation agreement for residents to sign. However, the United States government's

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reported later in 2018 that over 1,000 demonstrators held protests in opposition to the demolition on December 2 and December 3. Alleged videos of the protests show riot police firing

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and attacking protesting villages, and Radio Free Asia reported that two protestors were injured in the confrontation and eight more were arrested. Protestors interviewed by Radio Free Asia also reported various government workers harassing and attacking residents who continued to occupy undemolished buildings in the weeks prior.

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Yuhuazhai Subdistrict has 3 residential communities (社区) and 10 administrative villages under its administration.

Residential communities

Yuhuazhai Subdistrict's 3 residential communities are as follows: * Shuili Community () * Yingfazhai Community () * Zhanghuzhai Community ()

Villages

Yuhuazhai Subdistrict's 10 administrative villages are as follows: * Yuhuazhai Village () * Xiaoyanzhuang Village () * Laoyanzhuang Village () * Hejiazhai Village () * Shuangqizhai Village () * Xichao Village () * Dongchao Village () * Xinfeng Village () * Zhousongzhai Village () * Leijiazhai Village ()

Demographics

According to the

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, Yuhuazhai Subdistrict has a population of 127,204 people, more than double the population of 60,281 reported in the

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.> A 1996 estimate put Yuhuazhai Subdistrict's population at about 37,000 people.

Economy

The subdistrict is home to a number of factories.

Transport

* Yuhuazhai station on Line 3, Xi'an Metro

References

{{reflist Township-level divisions of Shaanxi