Hedong District () is located at the heart of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "east of the river", referring to its location east of the Hai River. Parts of the district were once part of the Russian Concession during the colonial period in the early 20th century.
As of 2020, Hedong District has a population of 858,787. It hosts Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin Customs House and General Mail Office of Tianjin. It also hosts Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Polytechnic University (which used to be a branch of Tianjin University, the oldest university of China).
History In 1125, the territory of what would become Hedong District was part of Dazhigu, and fell under the control of Jin dynasty. It became a maritime transport hub during the Yuan dynasty. In 1404, the Ming dynasty built a series of military settlement on the southern bank of Hai River, causing the economic center of the region to shift south away from Dazhigu. For the rest of the Ming dynasty, Dazhigu remained part of Jinghai county.
During the Qing dynasty, the area belonged to Wuqing county. After Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Tianjin in 1900, a portion of Wuqing county became part of Russian concession, while a piece of land south of Russian concession was given to Belgian as concession. In 1924, Republic of China regain the control of Russian concession, and set it as the 3rd district. Belgian concession was returned in 1931, where it became the 4th district. The city of Tianjin was occupied by Japan from 1937 to 1945, during which the border of districts within the city was redrawn 4 times.
After the founding of People's Republic of China, the area was divided into the 4th and 5th districts in 1951, and the latter was merged into the 4th district a year later. In 1956, the 4th district was given the current name Hedong. Its name was shortly changed to Dongfeng () district in 1966, before changing back two years later.
Administrative divisions There are 13 subdistricts in the district:
Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km2) Dawangzhuang Subdistrict 大王庄街道 Dàwángzhuāng Jiēdào 65,614 3.0 Dazhigu Subdistrict 大直沽街道 Dàzhígū Jiēdào 88,860 3.7 Zhongshanmen Subdistrict 中山门街道 Zhōngshānmén Jiēdào 94,762 1.29 Fumin Road Subdistrict 富民路街道 Fùmínlù Jiēdào 45,419 5.32 Erhaoqiao Subdistrict 二号桥街道 Èrhàoqiáo Jiēdào 61,547 5.4 Chunhua Subdistrict 春华街道 Chūnhuájiē Jiēdào 69,829 3.13 Tangjiakou Subdistrict 唐家口街道 Tángjiākǒu Jiēdào 72,845 2.81 Xiangyanglou Subdistrict 向阳楼街道 Xiàngyánglóu Jiēdào 80,678 Changzhou Avenue Subdistrict 常州道街道 Chángzhōudào Jiēdào 51,447 3.64 Shanghang Road Subdistrict 上杭路街道 Shànghánglù Jiēdào 66,164 Lushan Avenue Subdistrict 鲁山道街道 Lǔshāndào Jiēdào 90,809 Dongxin Subdistrict 东新街道 Dōngxīn Jiēdào 43,109 Tianjin Tiechang Subdistrict 天津铁厂街道 Tiānjīn Tiěchǎng Jiēdào 29,769
Transportation Metro Hedong is currently served by three metro lines operated by Tianjin Metro:
- Tianjinzhan , Yuanyangguojizhongxin, Shunchiqiao, Jingjianglu, Cuifuxincun - Tianjinzhan - Tianjinzhan , Dawangzhuang, Shiyijing Road, Zhigu, Dongxing Road, Zhongshanmen, Yihaoqiao, Erhaoqiao
Education Universities Tianjin Conservatory of Music Tianjin Polytechnic
High schools Number Seven High School High School Attached to Conservatory of Music No. 32 High School
Primary schools Hedong Experimental Primary School Hedong First Center Primary School
Culture and leisure
Cultural Interests
Tianjin Railway Station Tianjin Custom House General Mail Office of Tianjin Hedong Library Music Street
Parks Second Palace Park Hedong Park Riverside (Hebin) Park
Hospitals Tianjin First Center Hospital (Dong Yuan) Tianjin Third Center Hospital Tianjin Fragrant Hill Hospital
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