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Beijing railway station , or simply Beijing station , is a passenger railway station in Dongcheng District , Beijing . The station is located just southeast of the city centre inside the Second Ring Road with Beijing Station Street to the north and the remnants of the city wall between Chongwenmen and Dongbianmen to the south. The Beijing railway station opened in 1959 and was the largest train station in China at the time. Though superseded by the larger Beijing West and Beijing South stations, this station remains the only one located inside the old walled city . Trains entering and leaving the station pass by the Dongbianmen corner tower. With gilded eaves and soaring clock towers, the architecture of the railway blends traditional Chinese and socialist realist influence.

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67-754: Generally, trains for northeast China ( Shenyang , Dalian , Harbin ) on the Beijing–Harbin railway , for Shandong ( Jinan , Qingdao ) and the Yangtze River Delta ( Shanghai , Nanjing and Hangzhou ) on the Beijing–Shanghai railway and some for Inner and the Republic of Mongolia depart from this station. Some international lines (notably the railway line linking Beijing to Moscow and to Pyongyang , North Korea (DPRK), amongst others), also depart from this station. Beijing railway station used to be

134-586: A result of the civil war. However, because they are not controlled by the PRC, they are not included as part of "mainland China." Hong Kong and Macau have been territories of the PRC since 1997 and 1999 respectively. However, due to the One Country, Two Systems policy, the two regions maintain a degree of autonomy, hence they are not governed as part of mainland China. Geographically speaking, Hong Kong and Macau are both connected to mainland China in certain areas (e.g.

201-552: Is Han Chinese , many of whose ancestors came in the 19th and 20th centuries during a migration movement called " Chuang Guandong " ( simplified Chinese : 闯关东 ; traditional Chinese : 闖關東 ; lit. 'venture into the east of the Pass';). Northeast China historically had a significant Han Chinese population, reaching over 3 million by the end of the Ming Dynasty , but they were subjected to eviction and assimilation by

268-674: Is a region of the People's Republic of China . It consists of three provinces, namely Liaoning , Jilin , and Heilongjiang . The heartland of the region is the Northeast China Plain , the largest plain in China, with an area of over 350,000 km (140,000 sq mi). It is separated from the Russian Far East to the north by the Amur , Argun , and Ussuri Rivers; from North Korea to

335-523: Is phonologically more different to Standard Mandarin than Northeastern Mandarin. Ethnic Manchus speak mostly Mandarin , and the Manchu language is almost extinct due to widespread assimilation to Han culture over the last four centuries. Ethnic Mongols tend to be bilingual in their own Mongolian tongues as well as Mandarin. Northeastern Chinese cuisine reflects the region's ethnic diversity, blending Northern Han, Manchu and Korean cooking styles. One of

402-496: Is the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture where ethnic Koreans make up roughly 35% of the population. Taoism and Chinese Buddhism coexist alongside predominating Chinese folk religions led by local shamans . The region has also a strong presence of folk religions and Confucian churches . The Northeast was one of the earliest regions to industrialize in China during the era of Manchukuo . After

469-599: Is very closely related to Standard Mandarin , though with unique phonological and syntactic features, and has noticeable vocabulary differences, with some terms originating from Russian . There are enough differences from Mandarin to give dongbeihua its own distinctive characteristics. The second variety is Jiaoliao Mandarin , spoken in the Liaodong Peninsula , as well as the Jiaodong Peninsula in Shandong . It

536-509: The Amur River provides very rich fisheries , and sheep are even more abundant than in southern Heilongjiang. Northeast China is the country's traditional industrial base, focusing mainly on equipment manufacturing. Major industries include the steel , automobile , shipbuilding , aircraft manufacturing, and petroleum refining industries. The Anshan Iron and Steel Works was the most important industrial enterprise in northeast China until

603-586: The Beijing Olympic Games , bilingual signs were created at the Beijing railway station to facilitate an overall increase in foreign tourists travelling to the games, in addition to putting up the English name "Beijing Railway Station", several other signs were also erected at station entrances, exits and ticket booths. On June 25, 2021, G902/903 and G907/908 trains will be extended to Beijing railway station, thus

670-564: The Beijing-Shenyang high-speed railway has charted trains arriving and departing at Beijing railway station. The Beijing railway station is a transportation hub in Beijing. Bus route numbers in bold denotes bus terminus. The station has an underground island platform . There are four exits, lettered A, B, C, and D. Exit A is accessible. *No passenser trains stop here, but have ticket office Northeast China Northeast China ( Chinese : 东北 ; pinyin : Dōngběi )

737-735: The Chinese Civil War , further immigrations were organized by the Central Government to "develop the Great Northern Wilderness" ( 开发北大荒 ), eventually peaking the population at over 100 million people. Because most people in Northeast China trace their ancestries back to the migrants from the Chuang Guandong era, Northeastern Chinese were more culturally uniform compared to other geographical regions of China . People from

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804-630: The Chinese Civil War . With the encouragement of the Soviet Union , the area was used as a staging ground during the Civil War for the Chinese Communists , who were victorious in 1949 and have been controlling this region since. Northeast China has a total population of about 107,400,000 people, accounting for 8% of China's total population. The overwhelming majority of the population in the Northeast

871-648: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army had largely defeated the Kuomintang (KMT)'s National Revolutionary Army in the Chinese Civil War . This forced the Kuomintang to relocate the government and institution of the Republic of China to the relative safety of Taiwan , an island which was placed under its control after the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in 1945. With

938-724: The Northeast . The area was historically referred to by various names. During the Ming dynasty , the area in which the Jurchens lived was referred to as Nurgan . The Qing dynasty used names such as Guandong ( simplified Chinese : 关东 ; traditional Chinese : 關東 ; pinyin : Guāndōng ), East of the Pass ) or the Three Provinces ( 東三省 ; 东三省 ; Dōngsānshěng ) referring to Jilin , Heilongjiang , and Fengtian since 1683 when Heilongjiang

1005-524: The Northeast Summit to improve policy coordination and integration. The region has experienced difficulty distancing itself from a planned economy, a legacy that began in 1905 with the establishment of the Japanese sphere of influence there. The region's once-abundant raw materials have also depleted and the economy has suffered from bureaucratic inefficiency and protectionist politics. The region is, on

1072-488: The inland but still translated mainland in English, is commonly applied by SAR governments to represent non-SAR areas of PRC, including Hainan province and coastal regions of mainland China, such as "Constitutional and Mainland Affairs" ( 政制及內地事務局 ) and Immigration Departments. In the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (as well as the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement )

1139-565: The 2000s by the State Council of the People's Republic of China , in which five prefectures of eastern Inner Mongolia, namely Hulunbuir , Hinggan , Tongliao , Chifeng and Xilin Gol , are also formally defined as regions of the Northeast. The name Manchuria is an exonym of Japanese origin, derived from the endonym Manchu and first used in the 18th or 19th century, though not itself used by

1206-408: The Beijing railway station began an expansion of two new sites, comprising an area of 20,513 square meters (220,800 sq ft) and includes a specialized large parcel luggage line, renovations included the removal of the concrete canopy , alterations to the steel arch station poles, and alterations to the original site raised it from 1 to 1.2 meters. In June 2008, in order to meet the needs of

1273-438: The Beijing railway station had begun a series of upgrades to the passenger service facilities, for example a computer system had been set up for processing tickets , a TV monitoring screen, wireless communication , automatic broadcasting system , and extensions made to the railway platform expanded its length from 497 to 603 meters (1,631 to 1,978 ft) in order to meet the needs of the expanding transportation flow. In 1988,

1340-676: The CPG also uses the Chinese characters 内地 "inner land", with the note that they refer to the "customs territory of China". References to the PRC and other lost continental territories as the mainland began appearing in Taiwan state documents as early as 1954. Legal definitions followed in the 1990s. The 1991 Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China stated that "the handling of people's rights and obligations and other affairs between

1407-477: The Cultural Revolution. Shenyang and Dalian, meanwhile, have sizable populations of Japanese and South Koreans due to their traditional linkages. The Northeast is an important breadbasket region of China, as the Northeast China Plain has the largest stretch of arable flatland in the country, with an abundance of fertile black soil . The rural population heavily concentrated in the warmer southern part of

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1474-479: The Main Station Building contained a passenger waiting room, mother and child waiting room, movie theater, recreation hall, visitors' restaurants, post office, clinic and other facilities. The roof had two clock towers ; bells marked 7 AM and 9 PM by playing " The East Is Red ". The Beijing station equipment was considered to be relatively advanced at its -time with four AC2-59 type escalators installed in

1541-637: The Manchus or Chinese people. Variations of Manchuria which arrived in European languages through Dutch , as a calque of the Japanese Manshū ( 満州 'Region of the Manchus'). The toponym has since become associated with Japanese colonialism. Its use is considered controversial by some historians such as Mark C. Elliott , Norman Smith, and Mariko Asano Tamanoi who question its legitimacy. In China, areas once considered part of Manchuria are referred to as

1608-626: The Ministry of Railways in 1980 started the planning and construction of Beijing's second passenger station and hence the Beijing West railway station was completed in 1996, which provided transportation links for the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway and Beijing–Kowloon Railway helped alleviate pressure on the Beijing railway station - this led to a reduction in passenger traffic for the Beijing railway station to twenty million people. Since 1976,

1675-502: The Northeast would first identify themselves as "Northeasterners" ( 东北人 ) before affiliating to individual provinces and cities/towns. Ethnic Manchus form the second significant ethnic group in Northeast China, followed by the Mongols , Koreans , and the Huis , as well as 49 other ethnic minorities such as Daurs , Sibos , Hezhens , Oroqens , Evenks , and Kyrgyz . Located in the Northeast

1742-426: The Northeast, where very warm to hot summer weather permits crops such as maize and millet to be grown with high yields. Soybeans and flax are also very important, as are wheat and barley . The region possesses large flocks of sheep , and pigs are abundant in the more densely settled southern part. The northern half of Heilongjiang is so cold and poorly drained that agriculture is almost impossible; however,

1809-519: The PRC referring to itself as the "mainland side" dealing with the "Taiwan side"). In fact, the PRC government mandates that journalists use “Taiwan” and “the Mainland” (Dàlù) as corresponding concepts. But in terms of Hong Kong and Macau, the PRC government refers to itself as "the Central People's Government". In the People's Republic of China, the term 内地 (Nèidì, 'inland') is often contrasted with

1876-553: The People's Republic of China. The Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China ( Chinese : 中华人民共和国出境入境管理法 ) defines two terms in Chinese that are translated to "mainland": In the PRC, usage of the two terms is not strictly interchangeable. To emphasise the One-China policy and not give the ROC "equal footing" in cross-strait relations , the term must be used in PRC's official contexts with reference to Taiwan (with

1943-552: The Regulations on People Relations between Taiwan and mainland China defined the mainland as areas claimed but not controlled by the ROC, corresponding to "areas under control of the Chinese Communists " (within the de facto borders of the People's Republic of China ). Views of the term "mainland China" ( 中國大陸 ) vary on Taiwan. During the Dangguo era , the KMT had previously referred to

2010-519: The Shanghai Electric Clock Factory installed China's first large screen display system in the Beijing railway station square. Between May 1998 and September 1999, the Ministry of Railways implemented a seismic strengthening project to the Beijing railway station and also introduced new passenger features such as a central air conditioning system, passenger guidance system, multi-functional radio broadcasting system. Since June 18, 2003,

2077-511: The Station House Building site covered an area of 46,700 square meters (503,000 sq ft), the station plaza comprised an area of forty thousand square meters. Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the calligraphic characters in the station sign. The Beijing railway station was one of the largest construction projects in mainland China during that time with modern facilities and it was also China's first large modern railway terminal . At

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2144-577: The conquest of the Qing Dynasty , who then set up Willow Palisades during the reign of Shunzhi Emperor and prohibited any settlement of Han Chinese into the region. Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement, by the 18th century the Qing decided to settle Han into the Northeast so that Han Chinese farmed 500,000 hectares in the region by the 1780s. Besides moving into the Liao area in southern Manchuria,

2211-491: The country and the Beijing railway station was amongst the projects undertaken. In late October 1958, according to the early 1950 Beijing municipal government's construction and planning records, the design arrangements for the new railway station was commenced. The station's design was assigned to the Ministry of Railway Institute's third department (now the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Co. Ltd) with

2278-488: The democratisation of Taiwan in the 1990s and the rise of the Taiwanese independence movement, some people began simply using the term "China" instead. Due to their status as colonies of foreign states during the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the phrase "mainland China" excludes Hong Kong and Macau . Since the return of Hong Kong and Macau to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 and 1999 , respectively,

2345-492: The discovery of the Daqing oil field in 1959. In recent years, the Chinese government has initialized the "Revitalize the Northeast campaign" to turn this region into one of China's economic growth engines. As of 2015 the region was losing population and the economy, dominated by state-owned enterprises, was stagnant. In general, the culture of Northeast China takes its elements from the cultures of North China and Shandong ,

2412-412: The distinguishing characteristics of the cuisine is the use of uncooked fresh vegetables. During the long winter season, pickled Chinese cabbage , which is called " suan cai ", is preserved and used for cooking. Different from other parts of Northern China, rice is consumed more in Northeast China. Most of the meat dishes are based around pork due to how cold it can get. Often braised pork or dumplings are

2479-523: The eastern terminus of Beijing Subway's Line 1 until 1987, when the station became part of Line 2 . More than 30 Beijing bus and trolleybus routes stop at or near the railway station. In 1901, Zhengyangmen East Station was constructed south-east of Zhengyangmen , the gate south of Tiananmen Square . It was the terminus of the Beijing–Shanhaiguan Railway built by Imperial Railways of North China . Zhengyangmen East closed in 1959 with

2546-487: The establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, the CCP-controlled government saw itself as the sole legitimate government of China, competing with the claims of the Republic of China, whose authority is now limited to Taiwan and other islands . This resulted in a situation in which two co-existing governments competed for international legitimacy and recognition as the "government of China". With

2613-498: The formerly used East railway station and it played an increasing role in heavy transport tasks, and today it is still Beijing's most important passenger railway station, and has the largest station traffic in China. The number of trains and traffic has also increased year by year: In 1959 there were 33 train lines; in 1966 there were forty train lines; in 1978 there were sixty-one train lines; in 1985 there were seventy-eight train lines; and by 1993 there were eighty-two train lines. During

2680-505: The founding of the People's Republic of China , Northeast China continued to be a major industrial base of the country, and has been hailed as "the Republic's eldest son" ( 共和国长子 ). Recent years, however, have seen the stagnation of Northeast China's heavy-industry-based economy, as China's economy continues to liberalize and privatize; the government has initialized the Revitalize the Northeast campaign to counter this problem, and established

2747-626: The free area and the mainland can be specially stipulated by law", and used the legal term "mainland area" without defining its geographical boundaries. The 1992 Regulations on the Relations between the People in Taiwan and the Mainland defined "Taiwan" as areas controlled by the ROC and "mainland" as "the territory of the Republic of China." The related Cross-Strait Act called those under PRC jurisdiction - excluding those in Hong Kong and Macau - as "people of

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2814-423: The geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan , Chongming , and Zhoushan . By convention, territories outside of mainland China include: In Taiwan it is also often used to refer to all territories administered by the PRC. The term is widely used in all of the above territories as well as internationally, including by many Overseas Chinese communities. In 1949,

2881-716: The hometowns of most of the Han Chinese who migrated into Northeast China during the Chuang Guandong . Northeast China also takes cultural inspiration from the Tungusic peoples . There are two main varieties of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Northeast China. The most widely spoken lect is Northeastern Mandarin , commonly as dongbeihua ( simplified Chinese : 东北话 ; traditional Chinese : 東北話 ; pinyin : Dōngběihuà ; lit. 'northeastern speech'), spoken throughout Heilongjiang, Jilin, and most of Liaoning. It

2948-513: The interior; the joint design and production of the escalators were coordinated by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Elevator Company. The four sets of escalators were replaced during the 1980 and again during 1990; the most recent replacement of the elevators occurred in early 2005 - the design being a product of Otis Company. After the completion of the new Beijing railway station, its transport capacity far exceeded

3015-545: The late 1950s, the number of passengers using the railway transportation system was six million people a year, in the late 1960 it was eight million people a year, in the late 1970 it reached fifteen million a year, and after the Chinese economic reform period, the usage soared to more than thirty million people. To alleviate the transport pressure on the Beijing railway station, the Beijing Municipal Government and

3082-768: The late Qing dynasty, Northeast China came under influence of the Russian Empire with the building of the Chinese Eastern Railway through Harbin to Vladivostok . The Empire of Japan replaced Russian influence in the region as a result of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904–1905, and Japan laid the South Manchurian Railway in 1906 to Port Arthur . During the Warlord Era in the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin established himself in Northeast China, but

3149-428: The main attraction of a meal. Errenzhuan , yangge , Jilin opera and stilts are popular forms of traditional entertainment in Northeast China. " Northeastern Cradle Song " is an example of the folk songs of this region. Because of its climatic conditions, Northeast China is the base for China's winter sports . Ice hockey and ice skating athletes often come from or were educated in Northeast China. In 2019,

3216-529: The main building and this suggestion was adopted. On January 20, 1959 the construction of the new station commenced with the number of construction workers reaching up to two million people during the peak stage and project investment amounted to 57.82 million yuan . Soviet experts were also hired to give technical guidance at the construction sites. In just over seven months, the project was completed on September 10, 1959. The new Beijing railway station covered an area of two hundred and fifty thousand square meters,

3283-684: The mainland area", and used " free area of the Republic of China " to describe areas under ROC control. The issue on the mainland's territory also stated in the Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 328 in 1993. In 2012, the Supreme Court of the Republic of China 's judgment #900 labeled the Macao Special Administrative Region as the "Mainland's Macau Area". The 2002 amendments to the Implementation Rules of

3350-550: The movement include Shuang Xuetao 's fiction collection Moses on the Plain and the Diao Yinan film Black Coal, Thin Ice . Mainland China " Mainland China ", also referred to as " the Chinese mainland ", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War . In addition to

3417-412: The north of the New Territories ). Additionally, the islands contained within Hong Kong (e.g. Hong Kong Island ) and Macau are much closer to mainland China than Taiwan and Hainan, and are much smaller. In Hong Kong and Macau, the terms "mainland China" and "mainlander" are frequently used for people from PRC-governed areas (i.e. not Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau). The Chinese term Neidi ( 內地 ), meaning

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3484-410: The opening of the Beijing railway station 2.5 km to the east, and eventually become part of the China Railway Museum . To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China , the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 1958 began the planning and construction of ten large-scale projects, known as the " Ten Great Buildings " to showcase the new outlook of

3551-402: The path linking Jinzhou, Fengtian, Tieling, Changchun, Hulun, and Ningguta was settled by Han Chinese during the Qianlong Emperor's reign, and Han Chinese were the majority in urban areas of Manchuria by 1800. This resulted in the local Han Chinese population growing to over 20 million before the Second Sino-Japanese War . After the establishment of the People's Republic of China at the end of

3618-425: The rest of the PRC. Nonetheless, Hainanese people still refer to the geographic mainland as "the mainland" and call its residents "mainlanders". Before 1949, the Kinmen and Matsu islands, were jointly governed with the rest of Fujian Province under successive Chinese governments. The two territories are generally considered to belong to the same historical region, Fujian Province, which has been divided since 1949 as

3685-469: The rule of various states throughout history, including Yan, Gija Joseon , Wiman Joseon , Buyeo , Western Han , Goguryeo , Xin dynasty , Eastern Han , Gongsun Yan , Cao Wei , Western Jin , Former Yan , Former Qin , Later Yan , Tang dynasty , Wu Zhou , Balhae , Liao dynasty , Jin dynasty , Eastern Liao , Later Liao , Eastern Xia , Mongol Empire , Yuan dynasty , Northern Yuan , Ming dynasty , Qing dynasty , and Republic of China . During

3752-404: The south by the Yalu and Tumen Rivers ; and from Inner Mongolia to the west by the Greater Khingan and parts of the Xiliao River . Due to the shrinking of its once-powerful industrial sector and the decline of its economic growth and population , the region is often referred to as China's Rust Belt . As a result, a campaign named Northeast Area Revitalization Plan was launched in

3819-402: The station house building chaired by then renowned architects Yang Tingbao ( 杨廷宝 ) and Chen Deng'ao ( 陈登鏊 ), the National Building and Industry Department and the Nanjing Institute of Architectural Design were to cooperate in the design tasks. The station's design progressed rapidly and by early December the same year, the whole design proposal was completed. On December 10, the design proposal

3886-460: The term Dongbei renaissance was coined by the rapper Gem to describe a revival in interest in the culture of the Northeast after his song Yelang Disco went viral. Artwork associated with the Dongbei renaissance often incorporates nostalgia for the "corny" aesthetics of the 1970s boom period of the Northeast, self-deprecating humor, and speculations on the decline and potential future of the economically depressed region. Notable works associated with

3953-492: The term 境外 ('outside the border') for things outside the mainland region. Examples include "Administration of Foreign-funded Banks" ( 中华人民共和国外资银行管理条例 ; 中華人民共和國外資銀行管理條例 ) or the "Measures on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions" ( 外国保险机构驻华代表机构管理办法 ; 外國保險機構駐華代表機構管理辦法 ). Hainan is an island, but is nevertheless commonly considered to be part of the "mainland" politically, because its government, legal and political systems do not differ from

4020-413: The term "China" ( 中國 ). The former term is generally preferred by the Pan-Blue Coalition led by the KMT, while the latter term is preferred by the Pan-Green Coalition led by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which opposes the term "mainland" and its suggestion that Taiwan is part of China. This has caused many political debates. Other geography-related terms which are used to avoid mentioning

4087-527: The territories under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by several different names, e.g. "(territory controlled by the) Communist bandits ", "occupied/unfree area (of China)", "Communist China" (as opposed to either "Nationalist China" or "Democratic China"), "Red China" (as opposed to "Blue China"), and "mainland China (area)". In modern times, many of these terms have fallen out of use. The terms "mainland China" ( 中國大陸 ) or "the mainland" ( 大陸 ) still remain in popular use, but some also simply use

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4154-433: The time of completion, the station has a twelve tracks and six railway platforms with canopies attached to them. The Station house building faced south and the architecture included both a Chinese traditional style and the Soviet Stalinist architecture . The twelve passenger waiting rooms comprised a total area of fourteen thousand square meters and was able to accommodate 14,000 waiting passengers. The inner complex of

4221-483: The two territories have retained their legal, political, and economic systems. The territories also have their distinct identities. Therefore, "mainland China" generally continues to exclude these territories, because of the " one country, two systems " policy adopted by the Chinese government towards the regions. The term is also used in economic indicators, such as the IMD Competitiveness Report. International news media often use "China" to refer only to mainland China or

4288-605: The whole, more heavily urbanised than most parts of China, largely because it was the first part of the country to develop heavy industry owing to its abundant coal reserves. Major cities include Shenyang , Dalian , Harbin , Changchun and Anshan , all with several million inhabitants. Other cities include the steel making centres of Fushun and Anshan in Liaoning, Jilin City in Jilin, and Qiqihar and Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang. Harbin, more than any other city in China, possesses significant Russian influences: there are many Orthodox churches that have fallen out of use since

4355-406: Was approved by the Central Committee. The then Premier Zhou Enlai was also very concerned about the design and construction of the new Beijing railway station, and dealt with aspects concerning the direction and positioning of station names to the layout of the VIP room environment. In determining the design program proposal, Zhou Enlai proposed that turrets be built on each of the two wings of

4422-399: Was murdered by the Japanese for being too independent. The last Qing emperor, Puyi , was then placed on the throne to lead a Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo . After the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945, the Soviet Union invaded the region as part of its declaration of war against Japan. From 1945 to 1948, Northeast China was a base area for the Communist People's Liberation Army in

4489-400: Was split from Jilin. Northeast China was the homeland of several ethnic groups, including the Koreans , Manchus (or Jurchens ), Ulchs , Hezhen (also known as the Goldi and Nanai), Sushen , Xianbei , and Mohe . The Han Chinese have settled in Northeast China at several points in history, with the first Chinese kingdom to enter the area being the state of Yan . The region came under

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