Haicheng () is a

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in central

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Province,

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, located about southwest of the

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. It is under the administration of

Anshan City Anshan () is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, about south of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population ...

, the seat of which lies to the northeast. Haicheng has an area of and as of the 2020 census, a decreasing population of 1,067,905 inhabitants (1,232,739 in 2020). The infamous warlord General

Zhang Zuolin Zhang Zuolin (; March 19, 1875 June 4, 1928), courtesy name Yuting (雨亭), nicknamed Zhang Laogang (張老疙瘩), was an influential Chinese bandit, soldier, and warlord during the Warlord Era in China. The warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to ...

was born in Haicheng.

Haicheng earthquake of 1975

On 4 February 1975, an

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measuring 7.3 on the

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hit the city of Haicheng, which at the time had approximately 1 million residents. However, seismologists sent out warnings about this earthquake a day earlier and ordered evacuations. Because of this correct prediction, many lives were saved. This was the first successful earthquake prediction in history. Further aiding the prediction, cats and other animals are also said to have acted strangely in the days leading up to the earthquake. There are some questions as to the validity and accuracy of these reports, which are discussed in detail in the Haicheng Earthquake Prediction link below.

Administrative divisions

Haicheng has four

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and 23

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: Subdistricts: *

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Yingluo Yingluo () is a small town in Liaoning Province, located 23.6 km southeast of Haicheng, Liaoning. A major cross-town road connects the town with Pailou on the northeast and Dashiqiao City on the west. The town has a total area of 161.3 sq ...

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References

External links

Haicheng Government Official Website
(on

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) {{Authority control Cities in Liaoning Anshan County-level divisions of Liaoning

Haicheng earthquake of 1975

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