Huancui, Weihai

Huancui (Chinese: 环翠; pinyin: Huáncuì) is a district and the seat of the city of Weihai, Shandong province, China.

Huancui 环翠区
District
Monument commemorating the First Sino-Japanese War on Liugong Island
Huancui in Weihai
Weihai in Shandong
Coordinates (Huancui government): 37°30′07″N 122°07′23″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Weihai
Area [1]
• Total	991 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	368,500
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	264200
Website	www.huancui.gov.cn/Index.html

History

In 1398, the Hongwu Emperor launched an initiative to counteract raiding wokou, which involved sending imperial troops to the area of present-day Huancui to defend the coast.^[2]

The city of Weihaiwei and nearby Liugong Island were forcibly leased to British forces from 1898 to 1930 as British Weihaiwei.^[2]

The area was liberated from Japanese forces in August 1945.^[2]

On June 15, 1987, Weihai was expanded from a county-level city to a prefecture-level city, and the area of the county-level city became contemporary Huancui District.^[2]

Geography

Huancui District is relatively low in elevation, with only a few peaks rising above 500 metres (1,600 ft) in height.^[3] The district's southern edge lies along the eastern portion of the Jiaolai Plains [zh].^[3]

Climate

The district has a continental climate, with four seasons and relatively moderate temperatures.^[3] The district experiences an average annual temperature of 12 °C (54 °F), an average annual precipitation of 737.7 millimetres (29.04 in), and 2,480.0 average hours of sunshine per year.^[3]

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Huancui District is divided to five subdistricts and three towns.^[2][4] These township-level divisions are then divided into 102 residential communities and 62 administrative villages.^[2]

Subdistricts

The district's five subdistricts are Huancuilou Subdistrict [zh], Jingyuan Subdistrict [zh], Zhudao Subdistrict [zh], Sunjiatuan Subdistrict [zh], and Songshan Subdistrict.^[2][4]

Towns

The district's three towns are Zhangcun [zh], Yangting [zh], and Wenquan.^[2][4]

Economy

Huancui District recorded a gross domestic product of ¥37.603 billion in 2019, which grew at an annual increase of 3.2%.^[5] The district's primary sector shrunk 1.1% in 2019, accounting for ¥3.028 billion, or 8.1% of the economy.^[5] The district's secondary sector grew 5.0% in 2019, accounting for ¥12.076 billion, or 32.1% of the economy.^[5] The district's tertiary sector grew 2.6% in 2019, accounting for ¥22.499 billion, or 59.8% of the economy.^[5] The district's official urban unemployment rate in 2019 was 0.67%.^[5]

Shipbuilding

China Merchants Group CMI (former AVIC) Weihai Shipyards is located in Huancui. Shipbuilding at the site began in April 1951.^[6]

Aquaculture

As of 2019, Huancui District has the largest aquaculture sector in Weihai, and the sector grew 10.7% that year.^[5] In 2019, the district's aquaculture sector attracted ¥3.173 billion of investment, and the district government began a collaboration with Shandong University's Weihai Campus to promote industry research in the district.^[5]

Foreign trade

The district conducts a significant amount of foreign trade, totaling ¥21.57 billion in 2019.^[5] Of this, 15.75 ¥billion was in exports, and ¥5.82 billion was in imports.^[5] In 2019, 18.4% of the district's exports were to South Korea, 17.9% went to the European Union, 17.3% went to Japan, 13.1% went to the United States, and the remaining 33.3% went to other trading partners.^[5] 43.1% of the district's exports in 2019 were textiles and apparel, 18.0% of the district's exports were electronics and machinery, 5.5% of the district's exports were agricultural goods, and the remaining 33.4% of exports were in other sectors.^[5]