Jinzhou
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[edit] Overview
Jinzhou is a prefecture-level city of Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city in the "Liaoxi Corridor" (辽西走廊), which connects the land transportation between North China and Northeast China. Jinzhou is China's Northmost seaport and the coastal economic centre of West Liaoning on the northern shore of Bohai Sea. Jinzhou's jurisdiction is 10,301 km², 440 km² is rural. Its coastline is 97.7 km. Population: 3,000,000 - 770,000 of which are urban. --from wikipedia.org
[edit] History
Jinzhou is an ancient city with a more-than-a-thousand-year history. Originally known as Tuhe (徒河), it became part of the Yan(燕)in the Warring States period(战国时代); the Qin(秦) unified six states and the majority of what is now Jinzhou became part of Liaodong township. It was part of Changli township in Youzhou in the Han Dynasty(汉) and Three Kingdoms(三国) periods, but fell under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou during the Beiwei, Dongwei and Beiqi periods, before becoming part of Liucheng township and then Yan township during the Sui (隋)and Tang(唐) eras. During the Tang dynasty, it became the seat of the Andong township government. The name 'Jinzhou' began to be used in the Liao dynasty(辽), when it belonged to Zhongjing prefecture. In the Jin dynasty(金), it belonged to Dongjing township and Beijing township. It belonged to Liaoyang Xingzhongshu ministry in the Yuan dynasty(元) and to Liaodong township in the Ming dynasty(明), and was ruled by Tianfuduring the Qing dynasty(清), when its name was changed from Jinzhou to Jinxian. During the Republican period, Jinzhou fell under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province. After the establishment of the "New China", Liaoxi Province was founded and Jinzhou became the provincial capital. Jinzhou then came back under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province in 1954, when Liaoxi and Liaodong provinces merged. --from wikipedia.org
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[edit] Getting in & Getting out
[edit] By Air
[edit] By Train
Take the three-hour express train from Beijing rather than the six-hour regular train.
[edit] By Bus
A car drive is also six hours from Beijing. From Shengyang, the bus ride takes three hours.
