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31-593: There are 11 subdistricts within the district. Shenhe District is also home to Northeast China's main railway hub , the Shenyang North Railway Station (locally known as the "North Station"). The railways leading to the station forms the border between Shenhe District and the neighbouring eastern portion of Huanggu District. The station building has recently undergone a major overhaul and extension. Qingnian Street ( Chinese : 青年大街 ; pinyin : Qīngnián Dà Jiē ; lit. 'Youth Avenue')

62-446: A desalinating plant was established to provide drinking water to the island's residents. Airports are built on several islands under Sansha City, including Yongxing Island , Meiji Island , Yongshu Island and Zhubi Island , all of which have runways longer than 2,700 metres (3,000 yd) and are suitable for planes sizing up to 4E standards, theoretically capable of landing Boeing 777s as diversion airports . In practice, only

93-638: A "garrison command" in Sansha City. The troops would be responsible for managing the city's national defence mobilisation, military reserve, and carrying out military operations. On 24 July 2012, the PRC officially established the city of Sansha in Yongxing Island. Sansha City has two districts, Xisha District and Nansha District. Xisha District administers the Xisha and Zhongsha Islands and their surrounding waters, with

124-511: A consulate in Ho Chi Minh City . Days prior to the official establishment of the city in late July 2012, Vietnam again stated its opposition and was joined in its protests by the Philippines . The United States Department of State also weighed in on the issue stating, "we remain concerned should there be any unilateral moves of this kind that would seem to prejudge an issue." The chair of

155-481: A small town with over 1,400 residents, with a dual-use airport that has a 2,700 metres (3,000 yd) runway and two artificial harbors capable of docking sea vessels up to 5,000 tonnes. Due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea , foreign reaction to the city's establishment was not positive. The United States Department of State called the change in the administrative status "unilateral", and

186-568: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sansha#Administrative divisions Sansha City ( Chinese : 三沙市 ; pinyin : Sānshā Shì ) is a prefecture-level city under the Hainan province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and is the southernmost and least populated prefecture in China by far, with the smallest land area but the largest maritime territory . The city's seat

217-657: Is located on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea , and administers (actually or nominally) several island groups , atolls , seamounts and a number of other ungrouped maritime features within the nine-dash line , although the PRC's de facto control over the area varies. The name " Sansha ", literally meaning "three sands", refers to the three archipelago districts of Xisha ( Chinese : 西沙 ; lit. 'west sand'), Zhongsha ( Chinese : 中沙 ; lit. 'central sand') and Nansha ( Chinese : 南沙 ; lit. 'south sand'). Sansha

248-502: Is one of the smaller administrative divisions of China . It is a form of township -level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town (zhèn, 镇) surrounded by rural areas, or a rural township (xiāng, 乡). In general, urban areas are divided into subdistricts and a subdistrict is sub-divided into several residential communities or neighbourhoods as well as into villagers' groups (居民区/居住区, 小区/社区, 村民小组). The subdistrict's administrative agency

279-583: Is the Central Temple (中心庙; Zhōngxīn Mìao ), built during the Ming dynasty , showing the center of ancient Shenyang. This temple is located just south of the Middle Street (中街; Zhōng Jiē ), one of the most famous shopping streets and the first commercial pedestrian zone in China. Shenhe District is also home to the famous Wu'ai Market (五爱市场; Wŭài Shìchǎng ), the largest light industry wholesale trading center in

310-533: Is the district's primary north–south arterial road that links Beiling Park and Taoxian Airport , separating the southern portion of Shenhe District from the neighbouring southern Heping District . The Shenyang Saturday School (Chinese: 沈阳补习授业校; Shěnyáng bǔxí shòu yè xiào, Japanese: 瀋陽補習授業校; Shenyan Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend school , was established in April 2006 and is located in Shenhe District. There

341-1385: Is the first Marriott Hotel directly named "Marriott" in mainland China , but due to finance conflicts is not administrated by Marriott International ). The iconic 305.5 m (1,002 ft) Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower is situated alongside Qingnian Street. Subdistrict (China) Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present A subdistrict ( Chinese : 街道 / 街 ; pinyin : jiēdào / jiē ; lit. 'streets and avenues / streets')

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372-491: Is the subdistrict office ( Chinese : 街道办事处 ; pinyin : jīedào bànshìchù ) or simply the jiedao ban (街道办, jiēdào bàn). Because of the influence of the literal meaning of the Chinese word for 'subdistrict' (street [街道, jiedao]), the term is prone to alternative translations like 'street community'. This government -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Chinese location article

403-523: The Yongxing Island Airport see scheduled commercial services, onboard Boeing 737 operated by Hainan Airlines . The other airports are for military use only. The second stage of a greening project for Sansha was announced on 30 June 2014. It states: "According to the investment plan, 18 million yuan (about 2.92 million U.S. dollars) will be used to build desalination systems and grow trees on Xishazhou Island ( West Sand - NW Crescent Group) in

434-508: The PRC claim as their own, the "city" is considered by some as controversial. In 2007, the Foreign Ministry of Vietnam protested against the city's proposed establishment, which had been recently approved by the PRC's State Council, as Vietnam claims two of the three island groups that comprise Sansha. This was later followed by student demonstrations at the Chinese embassy in Hanoi , and at

465-684: The South China Sea: the Paracel Islands, Macclesfield Bank (Zhongsha Islands) and the Spratly Islands. This was to replace the county-level "Paracels, Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands Authority". The city of Wenchang would provide supplies and logistics to the to-be-established city. On 23 July 2012, the PRC Central Military Commission announced it had authorized the People's Liberation Army Guangzhou Military Command to form

496-567: The US Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, Jim Webb , also made a statement regarding Sansha and questioned whether the city's creation was a violation of international law. While Senator Webb stated that the establishment of Sansha was China "creating a governmental system out of nothing", the Chinese government has included the island groups that comprise Sansha in its administrative structure since 1959. Before these island groups were under

527-518: The administration of Sansha consisting of Yongxing Dao (Woody Island) and other islands in the South China sea was transferred to Hainan . This coincided with the establishment of Hainan as a separate administrative region. In September 1988, the authority's name was officially changed to the "Hainan Province Paracels, Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands Authority". On 25 December 2006, Woody Island 'census-town's' first-ever "Residents' and Fishermen's Congress"

558-457: The district government located on Yongxing Town. Nansha District administers the Nansha Islands and their surrounding waters, with the district government located on Yongshu Jiao . Sansha is governed by a municipal congress of 60 delegates directly elected, with a standing committee of 15 members. It is further subdivided into 2 districts at county-level, 3 towns/management committees at

589-593: The entire Bohai Economic Rim . Shenhe District is the site of the Mukden Palace , just south of the Central Temple. It is also the site of Zhang Zuolin 's former home and headquarters, Shengjing Ancient Cultural Street. In the western Shenhe District there is a Muslim town, and the South Pagoda (南塔; Nán tǎ ) is located in southern Shenhe District. There are a lot of high-end hotels located in Shenhe District, such as Sheraton , Kempinski , Lexington, Marriott (which

620-574: The establishment of a "city" on Woody Island was first publicized on 19 November 2007 in a report by Mingpao , a Hong Kong-based newspaper, through a telephone interview with a Mr. Zhang of the Propaganda Department of Wenchang , Hainan. This report claimed that a county-level city was to be established by the PRC State Council in November 2007 to administer three disputed archipelagos in

651-467: The establishment of a separate " Guangdong Province Paracels, Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands Authority" as a county-level administrative division on Woody Island (Yongxing Dao). However, the island continued to support a threadbare population of fisherfolk at that time. In March 1959, this authority was upgraded to an administrative office in the name of "Guangdong Province Paracels, Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands Revolutionary Committee". In October 1984,

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682-400: The hope of turning the island into a new oasis." The article makes references to the greening of: It also mentions substantial infrastructure upgrades to Woody Island, including waste-water treatment, garbage aggregation and treatment, desalination (1 million litres/day) and upgrades to photovoltaic equipment. Because Sansha's jurisdiction comprises island groups that several nations besides

713-508: The island. In November 2016, the Hainan government started to allow large companies to register themselves in Sansha, by providing extensive tax benefits to them. This resulted in 157 large national and multinational companies registering themselves in Sansha. In 2016, a government school and a public library were opened in the island, primarily for children of the islanders. In the same year,

744-468: The islands in the Paracel and Spratly groups, is less than 5 square miles (13 km ). Nationally, Sansha is the smallest prefecture-level city, by both population and land area, but the largest by total area, and is also the southernmost prefecture-level city of the PRC. By January 2016, work was well advanced on developing a military base with a large harbour and a 2,644 metres (8,675 ft) runway, with

775-474: The move has received criticism from nations engaged in the South China Sea dispute , particularly the Philippines and Vietnam . The centre of government for Sansha is located on Woody Island (Yongxing Dao) in the Paracels, where about 1,000 Chinese (PRC) reside. With a land area of 210ha, Woody Island is the largest contiguous land area in the South China Sea . The total land area of Sansha, which includes

806-569: The move has received criticism from nations engaged in the South China Sea dispute, particularly the Philippines as well as Vietnam and the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan), which claims the island. In March 1953, as talks were proceeding with the French on the handing over of Hainan and territories south of Guangdong to the People's Republic of China , the Chinese State Council authorized

837-401: The nominal administration of Sansha, they were nominally administered by an administrative office under the provincial government of Hainan . Western reaction to the 2012 declaration of the Chinese government elevating the administrative status of Sansha was not positive. The United States Department of State called the change in the administrative status of the territory " unilateral ", and

868-457: The reclaimed land covering 558 hectares (1,380 acres). A civilian test flight to the runway was conducted by a China Southern Airlines passenger jet on 13 July 2016. On 16 February 2016, the New York Times reported that China had deployed HQ‑9 surface‑to‑air missiles on the island. In late 2016, photographs emerged which suggested that Mischief Reef was armed with anti-aircraft weapons and

899-430: The township-level, and further into 11 residential communities at village-level, based on the island groups: The Sansha city has a registered population of 621 (as per 2020) and a resident population of around 1,800, in addition to an unknown number of military garrison personnels. They tend to practice fishing, and selling products to the occasional cruise ship ( MV Qionghai 3 and MV Sansha 1 ) whose tourists visit

930-611: Was created on 24 July 2012, and administers a group of 260 islands, reefs and beaches located in the Spratly Islands (Nansha), Paracel Islands (Xisha), and Macclesfield Bank (Zhongsha Islands). Reports in the China Daily stated that the establishment of Sansha was simply an upgrade of its administrative status from the previous county-level administration to prefecture-level . Subsequent developments have turned Sansha City (located on Xisha District 's Yongxing Island ) into

961-520: Was held. Three representatives at the township and village levels were selected to represent the census-town's Neighborhood Committee of the North and South Villages. The Neighborhood Committee began work on Woody Island the following day with an office at the Border Guards of the Paracels' Police Station. These were the first ever actual subdivisions created within the county-level authority. The prospect of

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