Weihai

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Wēihǎi Shì
威海
Weihai
Weihai2.jpg
Weihai Harbor
Weihai (China)
Weihai
Weihai
Coordinates 37 ° 30 '  N , 122 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '  N , 122 ° 6'  E
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
region East china
province Shandong
status Sub-provincial town
structure 2 city districts, 2 independent cities
height 923 m
surface 2606 km²
Metropolitan area 5797 km²
Residents 698,863 (2010)
Metropolitan area 2,819,300 (2016)
density 268.2  Ew. / km²
Metropolitan area 486.3  Ew. / km²
Post Code 264200
Telephone code +86 (0) 631
Time zone UTC + 8
Website www.weihai.gov.cn (zh en)
politics
mayor Zhang Haibo ( 张海波 )

Weihai ( Chinese  威海 市 , Pinyin Wēihǎi Shì , formerly 威海 衛  /  威海 卫 , Wēihǎiwèi ) is a city in the northeast of the Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China with an area of ​​5,797 km². In 2016, 2,819,300 inhabitants were counted. 698,863 people live in the actual urban settlement area of ​​Weihai (2010 census).

Administratively, Weihai consists of two districts ( Huancui , Wendeng ) and two independent cities ( Rongcheng , Rushan ).

Weihai is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop ( Weihai Apostolic Prefecture ). There are thermal springs in the city and there are many islands off the coast. British sailors nicknamed the city Way High .

history

Weihai was a base of the Chinese Navy. During the First Sino-Japanese War , the city was besieged and the warships that had previously been able to save themselves from the sea ​​battle on the Yalu were destroyed in the port on February 2, 1895. The commanding Admiral Ding Ruchang then committed suicide.

British lease area

Flag of the Weihaiwei UK lease area
Location of the British lease area

From July 1, 1898 to September 30, 1930, Weihai was a British lease under the name Weihaiwei. The contract provided for the assignment “as long as Port Arthur remains Russian.” After Port Arthur passed to Japan after the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, this provision was transferred to Japan. The port of Ma-tou was called Port Edward at that time . On the offshore island Liu-kung-tao (Liugong Dao, 劉 公 島  /  刘 公 岛 ) about 4,000 people lived in two villages. The 1911 census showed 147,177 inhabitants, including 215 Europeans, who lived in the approx. 330 villages within the leased area (size around 735 km²). About 4600 people lived in the city itself. The colonial administration was in deficit: income of £ 7,692 plus a grant of £ 5,000 compared to expenses of £ 14,805 in 1910/11. This deficit narrowed over the following years. On September 30, 1930, the lease area was handed over to the Chinese government in the presence of Governor Reginald Fleming Johnston .

In 1949, after the end of the Chinese Civil War and the communists came to power, the city was renamed.

Administrative structure

The district-free city of Weihai is made up of two districts and two urban districts. These are:

  • Huancui District - 环翠 区Huáncuì Qū ( Seat of Government)
  • Wendeng District - 文 登 区Wéndēng Qū
  • Rongcheng City - 荣成 市Róngchéng Shì
  • City of Rushan - 乳山 市Rǔshān Shì

Town twinning

literature

Web links

Commons : Weihai  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 地理位置 ("Geographical Location"). Weihai website, accessed August 19, 2018 (Chinese).
  2. Kiaochow and Weihaiwei . In: Handbooks prepared under the direction of the historical section of the Foreign Office . tape 71 . London 1920, p. 45-62 (English, online ).
  3. Jump up Latest Wire News: The Handover of Weihaiwei. The ceremonial. In: German-Chinese news = De-Hua-ribao . tape 1 , no. 1 . Tientsin October 1, 1930 ( online ).
  4. ^ Sister Cities. Santa Barbara, accessed June 20, 2017 .