Bayuquan District () is a district of the city of

Yingkou Yingkou () is a coastal prefecture-level city of central southern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, on the northeastern shore of Liaodong Bay. It is the third-smallest city in Liaoning with a total area of , and the ninth most popul ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northeast coast of the

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and in the northwest part of the

Liaodong Peninsula The Liaodong Peninsula (also Liaotung Peninsula, ) is a peninsula in southern Liaoning province in Northeast China, and makes up the southwestern coastal half of the Liaodong region. It is located between the mouths of the Daliao River ...

, it is south-southwest of Yingkou city centre. This small city is known for its seafood like fish and crabs which are shipped to all parts of the world. This District is also a tourism spot in the summer. Bayuquan is also the site of a large

sea port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...

for

bulk carriers A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo — such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement — in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, econ ...

and

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, administered along with the

port of Yingkou The Port of Yingkou is an international seaport in Yingkou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest port in northeast China and the tenth-largest nationwide. It includes two separate dockland areas, the ''Yingkou old port'' a ...

, the latter lying to the north of Bayuquan new port.

Toponym

The literal translation of the toponym is "Japanese Spanish mackerel arc". The local fishermen began to fish here since the early Qing dynasty, as the coast shaped like an arc and the coastal waters are rich in

Japanese Spanish mackerel The Japanese Spanish mackerel (''Scomberomorus niphonius''), also known as the Japanese seer fish, is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae). Their maximum reported length is 100 cm, and the maximum reported weight i ...

("bayu" in Chinese), thus, the area is named after "Bayuquan".

Pollution

In the recent years, the city of Bayuquan was affected by an iron mining company called An Gang (). Some parts of the city is covered by smog which is affecting the tourism.

Administrative divisions

There are four subdistricts and three

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within the district. Subdistricts: * Honghai Subdistrict () * Haixing Subdistrict () * Wanghai Subdistrict () * Haidong Subdistrict () Towns: *

Xiongyue Xiongyue (), or Xiongyuecheng is a town of Bayuquan District, Yingkou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, located on the eastern coast of Liaodong Bay Liaodong Bay () is largest and longest of the three main bays (along with Laizhou Bay ...

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