NW China
Gansu
Baiyin Prefecture

Huishi

Huishi is a town of , , . 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.
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  • Type: Town with 300,000 residents
  • Description: town in Gansu, China
  • Also known as: “Hui-ning-hsien”, “Huining”, “Huishi Zhen”, “Khuynin”, “会宁县”, and “会师”

Huishi

Latitude
35.69202° or 35° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
105.0559° or 105° 3′ 21″ east
Population
300,000
Elevation
1,730 metres (5,676 feet)
Open location code
8P77M3R4+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8105827775
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1806807
Wiki­data ID
Q10885469
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Huishi” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Huishi”
  • Chinese: “huìshī zhèn”
  • Chinese: “会师镇”
  • Gan Chinese: “会师镇”
  • Japanese: “会寧県”
  • Japanese: “会師鎮”
  • Korean: “후이닝 현”
  • Russian: “Хойши”
  • Ukrainian: “Хойнін”
  • Wu Chinese: “会师镇”

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