Xinzhan () is a

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in the

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Jiaohe, Jilin Jiaohe () is a middle-sized county-level city in east-central Jilin province, People's Republic of China, bordering Heilongjiang to the northeast. It is under the administration of Jilin City, to the west, and it is well known for its production ...

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. It is located in north of Jiaohe's city center. To its north is the county-level city of

Shulan Shulan ( zh, s=舒兰 , t=舒蘭 , p=Shūlán) is a county-level city in northern Jilin province, Northeast China. It falls under the administration of Jilin City, to the south-southwest. Administrative divisions Shulan is divided into 5 subd ...

, to its east is , to its south is Lafa Subdistrict, and to its west is . The town has an area of , and a

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population of 33,787 as of 2018. Xinzhan is divided into 1

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and 31 administrative villages. The government organs are located in the eponymous Xinzhan Village (), which spans an area of .

History

During the Qing Dynasty, a relay station named Lafa Relay Station () moved to the area, and was colloquially known as "Xinzhan" (lit. ''new station''). Part of the was fought at Xinzhan during the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

. From June 8 through June 10, 1946,

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

(KMT) forces fought

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

forces in Xinzhan during the conclusion of the battle. The battle ended in Xinzhan, and resulted in the defeat of KMT forces. The area was organized as a bao () in 1933, and was re-organized as a street () in 1938, and as a

in 1954. Xinzhan was re-organized as a

people's commune The people's commune ( zh, c=, p=rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by Townships of the People's Rep ...

in 1958, and was reverted to a town in 1985. Longfeng Township () was merged into Xinzhan in 2001. At 2018, two of the town's residential communities, Xinyi () and Xinyue () were merged as one, called Xinyu ().

Geography

The town is located in the Xinzhan basin, with Mount Dahuangdingzi () to the east, Mount Laoye () to the northwest, and Mount Lafa () to the south. The town's tallest mountain is Mount Xitu () with the altitude of 1189.3 m. The town is largely forested, and has three forest farms: Pingchuan (), Longfeng (), Laoyeling (). The town is located in the

Changbai Mountains The Changbai Mountains () are a major mountain range in East Asia that extends from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, across the China-North Korea border (41°41' to 42°51'N; 127°43' to 128°16'E), to the Nor ...

. Longfeng River flows in the town's east, Laoyeling River flows through the west, and Minzhu River () flows through the north. In the town's south, they converge, forming the Lafa River, which eventually flows into Songhua Lake.

Demographics

As of 2018, Xinzhan has a

population of 33,787. As of 2012, Xinzhan had a population of 44,569 people, among them has 20,311 people is citizens. As of the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcul ...

, Xinzhan had a population of 39,629.

Administrative divisions

Xinzhan has 1

and 31 administrative villages. *Communities: Xinyu () *Villages: Shimenzi (), Baoshan (), Shuangwang (), Changyou (), Shuangdingzi (), Jiliang (), Fu'an (), Longfeng (), Lengfengkou (), Bao'an (), Kaoshan (), Zhenzhu (), Pingyuan (), Fuxing (), Yangyu (), Donggou (), Chaoyang (), Liujiazi (), Wujiazi (), Jixiang (), Laoyeling (), Bei'an (), Xiaogujia (), Dali (), Wenhua (), Henan (), Aihe (), Renhe (), Xinzhan (), Shucai (), Xinxian ()

Transport

The

Lafa–Harbin railway The Lafa–Harbin railway, named the Labin Railway (), is a single-track trunk railway in Northeast China, running from Lafa to Binjiang via Harbin. It connects to the Changtu Railway at Lafa, to the Jishu Railway and the Taoshu Railway at ...

and Jilin Provincial Highway 204 both pass through the town. The serves as a stop on the Lafa-Harbin railway.

References

{{reflist Geography of Jilin