Mingshan District, Benxi

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Mingshan District (simplified Chinese: 明山区; traditional Chinese: 明山區; pinyin: Míngshān Qū) is a district under the administration of the city of Benxi, Liaoning Province, China. It has a total area of 410 square kilometres (160 sq mi), and a population of approximately 380,000 as of 2020.

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Pingshan District, Benxi

Pingshan District is a district under the administration of the city of Benxi, Liaoning province, China. It has a total area of 177 square kilometres, and a population of approximately 350,000 people as of 2002.

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Benxihu Colliery

Benxihu Colliery was a coal mine in Benxi, Liaoning, China, first mined in 1905. Originally an iron and coal mining project under joint Japanese and Chinese control, the mine came under predominantly Japanese control. In the early 1930s, Japan invaded the northeast of China, and Liaoning province became part of the Japanese-controlled puppet state of Manchukuo. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese forced Chinese labourers—some of whom had been captured from local military organizations—to work the colliery under very poor conditions. Food was scarce and workers did not have sufficient clothing. Working conditions were harsh, and diseases such as typhoid and cholera flourished due to poor sanitation and water supplies. Typically, miners worked 12-hour shifts or longer. The Japanese controllers were known to beat workers with pick handles, and the perimeter of the mine was fenced and guarded. Many describe the conditions as slave labour.

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Benxi Water Caves

The Benxi Water Caves is a partially submerged cavern system containing a forest of stalactites and stalagmites, located 26 kilometres east of Benxi, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China. It was made a national park on January 10, 1994, and is open to the public all year round. It was designated an "AAAAA"-class tourist attraction by CNTA in 2015. The giant 5-million-year-old cavern complex is lit by colored artificial lighting, and expands over 5,800 m with a maximal width of 70 m, maximal ceiling height of 38 m, an area of 36,000 m2 and a volume of over 400,000 m3. It has a subterranean river 3,000 m long, with an average depth of 1.5 m and maximal depth of 7 m, and a daily discharge of 14,000 m3. Currently 2,800 m of the cave has been developed for tourism, with a dock 300 m into the entrance and a 1,000 m2 docking bay large enough to park 40 boats. Temperature inside the cave is constant throughout the year, at around 12 °C, though slightly warmer in summer than winter. In addition to the water caves, the national park also offers tourist attractions such as trekking to the top of the mountain, Woodstone Kingdom, dinghy rafting on the Taizi River, and the geological museum which hosts many relics and rare specimens collected from the national park area.

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Benxi

Benxi is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, southeast of the provincial capital of Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018, of whom 809,655 lived in the built-up area made of 3 urban districts. It was founded as a metallurgical center in 1915. Benxi Iron and Steel Company is the largest employer in the city, and used to be the fourth-largest steel company in China. The second-largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. The city has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.

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Xihu District, Benxi

Xihu District is a District under the administration of the city of Benxi, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 320 square kilometres, and a population of approximately 200,000 people as of 2020.

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Administrative divisions

There are seven subdistricts and two towns in the district. Subdistricts:

Jinshan Subdistrict (Chinese: 金山街道; pinyin: Jīnshān jiēdào) Dongxing Subdistrict (simplified Chinese: 东兴街道; traditional Chinese: 東興街道; pinyin: Dōngxìng jiēdào) Xinming Subdistrict (新明街道; Xīnmíng jiēdào) Gaoyu Subdistrict (高峪街道; Gāoyù jiēdào) Mingshan Subdistrict (明山街道; Míngshān jiēdào) Niuxintai Subdistrict (牛心台街道; 牛心臺街道; Niúxīntái jiēdào) Beidi Subdistrict (北地街道; Běidì jiēdào) Towns:

Wolong (卧龙镇; 臥龍鎮; Wòlóng zhèn) Gaotaizi (高台子镇; 高臺子鎮; Gāotáizǐ zhèn)