Huishi

Huishi

会师镇
Huishi 会师镇
Town
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Baiyin
County	Huining
Highest elevation	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population
• Town	136,000
• Urban	42,500
• Rural	18,600

Huishi is a town of Huining County, Gansu, China. It is also the county seat. The town had a population of 136,000 in 2019. In October 1936, the Red Army met in Huishi to celebrate the end of the Long March.^[2]^[3]^[1] The town is named after this event,^[4] its name literally means 'meeting of the armies'.

Huishi governs over 8 residential communities and 8 villages.^[5]

References

^ a b c d "会宁概况 - 会宁县人民政府". www.huining.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^ Huang, Zhen (1982). Sketches on the Long March. Foreign Languages Press. ISBN 978-0-8351-0994-9.
^ Translations from Red Flag. Joint Publications Research Service. 1986.
^ "甘肃省白银市会宁县会师镇地名介绍". www.tcmap.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^ "2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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[gov-1] "会宁概况 - 会宁县人民政府". www.huining.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

[2] Huang, Zhen (1982). Sketches on the Long March. Foreign Languages Press. ISBN 978-0-8351-0994-9.

[3] Translations from Red Flag. Joint Publications Research Service. 1986.

[4] "甘肃省白银市会宁县会师镇地名介绍". www.tcmap.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

[5] "2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-10.