Fuxin (Chinese: 阜新; pinyin: Fùxīn) is a prefecture-level city in the Liaoning province of northeastern China. Urban population of Fuxin City (2000): 785,000. Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Liáoníng) is a northeastern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Administration

Fuxin has direct administration over 7 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 1 county and 1 autonomous county: District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ...

• Haizhou District (海州区; pinyin: Hǎizhōu Qū)
• Xinqiu District (新邱区; pinyin: Xīnqiū Qū)
• Taiping District (太平区; pinyin: Tàipíng Qū)
• Qinghemen District (清河门区; pinyin: Qīnghémén Qū)
• Xihe District (细河区; pinyin: Xìhé Qū)
• Zhangwu County (彰武县; pinyin: Zhāngwǔ Xiàn)
• Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County (阜新蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Fùxīn Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn)

Geography

Fuxin is located west-northwest of Shenyang, the provincial capital. This article is about a city. ...

Economy

Fuxin is a mining center in an agricultural region. The city suffers from the over-mining of coal, which is low in supply while fundamental in Fuxin's economy. As the coal mines run dry, Fuxin is trying to find other industries to keep its economy going.

Miscellaneous

The Liaoning Technical University is located in Fuxin. There are a number of opportunities to teach English in Fuxin at both the University level and via private schools. Fuxin's sister city is Gary, Indiana. Liaoning Technical University 誠樸求是 博學篤行 Library of LNTU Liaoning Technical University (辽宁工程技术大学) is a university in Liaoning, China under the provincial government. ...

Transportation

Fuxin is served by the China National Highway 101, which connects Beijing to Shenyang. The only highway connects Jinzhou and Fuxin. Another highway to Shenyang is under construction. Major Connections Note: Only connections to important city roads, expressways and other China National Highways (G level) are listed. ... Peking redirects here. ...

See also

• 2005 Liaoning mine disaster
• 2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster

The Sunjiawan mine disaster (孙家湾矿难) was a mine disaster that occurred on February 14, 2005 in Fuxin city, Liaoning province, in the northeastern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Sunjiawan mine disaster (孙家湾矿难) was a mine disaster that occurred on February 14, 2005 in Fuxin city, Liaoning province, in the northeastern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

External links

• Official Government Site (in Simplified Chinese)
• Information about Fuxin

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