Daoli District () is one of nine

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of the

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, the capital of

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, forming part of the city's urban core. It is located on the

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. It borders the districts of Songbei to the north, Daowai to the northeast, Nangang to the east, and Shuangcheng to the south, as well as the

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to the northwest. Nowadays, Daoli District is also famous because of Central Street, which is one of the main business streets in Harbin.

Administrative divisions

There are 19

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and four

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in the district:

History

In 1898 (the 24th year of

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), the

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government sent

Li Hongzhang Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi ( zh, t=李鴻章; also Li Hung-chang; February 15, 1823 – November 7, 1901) was a Chinese statesman, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty. He quelled several major rebellions and served in importan ...

to Tsarist Russia, and signed the " Sino-Russian Secret Treaty", in which the secret agreement agreed on the construction of the Middle East Railway (now the Binzhou Railway). After the completion of the railway, The west of the railway was called "Daoli District", and the east of the railway was called "Daowai District". In 1907 (the 33rd year of Guangxu), the China Eastern Railway Administration promulgated the "Constitution of the Harbin Autonomous Council", which classified Xinshi Street (now Nan'gang District) and Butou District as urban areas and handed over to the "Harbin Autonomous Council" under the jurisdiction of the Russians. In 1912, the

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was founded, and on March 30, 1926, the

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of the Eastern Provincial Special Region issued a proclamation to dissolve the Russian "Harbin Autonomous Council" and established the "Harbin Autonomous Provisional Committee", which was under the jurisdiction of Daoli District. After the 918 Incident, the

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placed Daoli District under the jurisdiction of the newly established Harbin Special City and changed its name back to "Butou District". After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the government changed the port area back to Daoli District. In December 1947, Xinyang District was divided into Daoli District, and in June 1948, it was divided into Daoli and Xinyang Districts. In November 1953, the Government of the People's Republic of China abolished Xinyang District and merged it into Daoli District. In November 1958, the Harbin government abolished Binjiang District and merged it into Daoli District, and in January 1960, Zhaodong County was abolished and included in Daoli District. In August 1972, Binjiang District was abolished and merged into Daoli District. In 1992, the Harbin Municipal Government designated Daoli District as one of the urban districts of Harbin City, located in the western part of the city

References

External links

Daoli District government official website
Districts of Harbin {{Heilongjiang-geo-stub