Bayuquan District () is a district of the city of
Yingkou,
Liaoning
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province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northeast coast of the
Bohai Sea and in the northwest part of the
Liaodong Peninsula, 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 for
bulk carriers and
container ships, administered along with the
port of Yingkou, 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 ("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
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
within the district.
Subdistricts:
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Honghai Subdistrict ()
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Haixing Subdistrict ()
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Wanghai Subdistrict ()
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Haidong Subdistrict ()
Towns:
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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
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Lutun ()
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Climate
References
External links
County-level divisions of Liaoning
Yingkou
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