Tieling
Encyclopedia
Tieling is a prefecture-level city
in Liaoning
province of the People's Republic of China
.
The population is 3 million at the 2nd of 2004. Tieling is a city where coal mining
is an important industry.
The mayor of Tieling is Li Wenke. An Intermediate People's Court
is in Tieling.
The actor Zhao Benshan
was born in Tieling.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
province of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
The population is 3 million at the 2nd of 2004. Tieling is a city where coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
is an important industry.
The mayor of Tieling is Li Wenke. An Intermediate People's Court
Intermediate people's court
An intermediate people's court is the second lowest local people's court in the People's Republic of China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the intermediate people's courts handle relevant important local cases in the first instance and hear...
is in Tieling.
The actor Zhao Benshan
Zhao Benshan
Zhao Benshan is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned TV director. He appears regularly on the CCTV New Year's Gala.-Biography:...
was born in Tieling.
Demographics
The total population was 3 million at the end of 2004. Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority Han and the minorities Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians live in a compact community. The minorities make up 23.2% of the total population.Administration
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:| Map | ||||||
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Yinzhou District Yinzhou District, Tieling Yinzhou District is a district of Tieling, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China.-Administrative Divisions:There are 7 subdistricts and 1 township within the district.Subdistricts:... |
银州区 | Yínzhōu Qū | 340,000 | 203 | 1,675 |
| 2 | Qinghe District Qinghe District, Tieling Qinghe District is a district of Tieling, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. However, it is located closer to Kaiyuan City than it is to downtown Tieling, which lies to the southwest.-Administrative Divisions:... |
清河区 | Qīnghé Qū | 100,000 | 423 | 236 |
| 3 | Diaobingshan City Diaobingshan Diaobingshan is a city in the northeast of Liaoning province in Northeast China. It is under the administration of Tieling City, which lies to the southeast.-Administrative Divisions:There are 7 towns under the city's administration.Towns:... |
调兵山市 | Diàobīngshān Shì | 240,000 | 263 | 913 |
| 4 | Kaiyuan City Kaiyuan, Liaoning Kaiyuan is a county-level city in the northeast of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. It is under the administration of Tieling City, which lies to the southwest.... |
开原市 | Kāiyuán Shì | 580,000 | 2,825 | 205 |
| 5 | Tieling County Tieling County Tieling County is a county in northeast Liaoning Province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Tieling City.-Administrative Divisions:There are 8 towns and 7 townships under the city's administration.Towns:... |
铁岭县 | Tiělǐng Xiàn | 380,000 | 2,231 | 170 |
| 6 | Xifeng County Xifeng County, Liaoning Xifeng County is a county within the Liaoning province, China, and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tieling. It has an area of and a population of 340,000.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:... |
西丰县 | Xīfēng Xiàn | 350,000 | 2,699 | 130 |
| 7 | Changtu County Changtu County Changtu County is a county in the northeast of Liaoning Province in Northeast China, on the border with Jilin Province. It is under the administration of Tieling City, which lies to the south-southwest, and is southwest of Siping City, Jilin.... |
昌图县 | Chāngtú Xiàn | 1,030,000 | 4,322 | 238 |
What to see
There are several sightseeing spots:- Yingang Academy (银冈书院)
- Tieling Grand Theater (铁岭剧院)
- Longshou Mountain & Longwei Mountain Scenic Area (龙首山和龙尾山风景区)
- Chai River Dam (柴河水库)
External links
- Official web site (in Chinese)