Shihezi
Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang, China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census. The city is also home to Shihezi University, the second-largest comprehensive university under the Project 211 in Xinjiang. Shihezi is the headquarter of the 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 8th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (:zh:师市合一, 师市合一, ''shī shì héyī'') management system, it shares the same leader group with the 8th Division. History In 1951, General Wang Zhen (general), Wang Zhen decided to build a new base for the People's Liberation Army and selected the location of current Shihezi. Zhao Xiguang (赵锡光) took charge in the development of the city, and established the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in 1954. Quasimilitary-structured farms surrounding Shihezi fueled the development of the city by producing materials ...
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