Heping 和平区 | |
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 Statue of Mao Zedong in Zhongshan Square | |
  Heping Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates:41°45′14″N123°22′56″E / 41.7540°N 123.3821°E /41.7540; 123.3821[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Sub-provincial city | Shenyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 730,785 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 110001~110006 |
Heping District (Chinese:和平区;pinyin:Hépíng Qū;lit. 'peace district') is one of tendistricts of theChinesesub-provincial city ofShenyang, the capital of theNortheastern province ofLiaoning. It borders the districts ofHuanggu to the north,Shenhe to the east,Dongling to the southeast,Sujiatun to the south, andTiexi andYuhong to the west.
| Heping, Shenyang | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 和平区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和平區 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Peace | ||||||
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Northeast Electricity,China Post, railways, other such industrial hubs and many media outlets such asLiaoning Radio and Television, Shenyang Radio and Television as well as theShenyang Daily newspaper are also located in this district.
All Nippon Airways has its Shenyang Office in Tower 2 of City Plaza Shenyang in the district.[4]
Heping District is also the core area for many political institutions in the Northeast, includingCPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, headquarters of theNorthern Theater Command (previously theShenyang Military Region),General Logistics Department and theconsulates-general of theUnited States,[5]Japan,South Korea,North Korea and other countries.
Heping District administers the following 10subdistricts:[6]
The district, better known as the downtown, sprung up aroundShenyang Railway Station (known locally as the "South Station" in contrast to the "North Station" in Shenhe District), the former hub of theSouth Manchurian Railway.
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Northeastern University, a ChineseProject 985 university,[citation needed] has its main campus located on Wenhua Road in Heping District.[7] It is a national university underMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China,[citation needed] and was ranked the 40th best university inChina by the 2019Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[8]
TheShenyang Conservatory of Music has its main campus located onSanhao Street [zh] in Heping District.[9]
Zhongshan High School of Northeast is located in Heping District.[citation needed]
Heping District has all manner of commercial businesses that are brightlyneon-lit at night, centered aroundTaiyuan Street (太原街;Taìyuán Jīe), one of the most famous shopping districts in Northeast China. At the center of the district isZhongshan Square (中山广场;Zhōngshān Guǎngchǎng), which featuresone of China's largest statues of Chairman Mao—a record of the era of theCultural Revolution. Northwest of Zhongshan Square lies theWest Pagoda Korean Neighborhood orKoreatown. Many of the boulevards in this area are lined of very largeginkgo trees, which become golden in color and produce their distinctive fruits in autumn.
