Wangkui County () is a county of western
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is th ...
province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Suihua
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.
Wankui in its Chinese name could be translated as Watch Kui. Kui represents the old name of QiqiHaer which is the second largest city in Heilongjiang province. Because the terrain of Wangkui is high, people in the past are able to watch Kui. And that is the why this little county is called Wang(Watch)kui.
One of the most famous cultural icon of this county is traditional Chinese barbecue. Two thirds of restaurants in this county would be a barbecue restaurant. Big stick with fat meat is no more popular here, locals appreciate small stick with small pieces of meat.
This county has four elementary schools and four secondary schools. It also has two high schools, No.1 High school and No.2 High school. Most students who want to have 'Gaokao' would choose to study at No.1 High school; and those who have talents about music and painting would go to No.2 High school.
Administrative divisions
Wangkui County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 9 towns, 1 ethnic town, 3 townships and 2 ethnic townships.
;4 subdistricts
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Dongfeng (),
Qianjin (),
Dongsheng (),
Xing'an ()
;9 towns
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Wangkui (),
Tongjiang (),
Weixing (),
Haifeng
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History
Hakka peasants from nearby villages of Chengxiang county (modern-day Meixian) immigrated to Haifeng, fo ...
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Lianhua (),
Xianfeng (),
Yezi
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Dongjiao (),
Dengta
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;1 ethnic town
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Huiqi Manchu ()
;3 townships
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Housan (),
Dongsheng (),
Gongliu ()
;2 ethnic townships
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Lingshan Manchu (),
Xiangbai Manchu ()
Demographics
The population of the district was in 1999.
[ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in']
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Climate
Notes and references
Wangkui
Suihua
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