Hedong, Tianjin

Hedong District (simplified Chinese: 河东区; traditional Chinese: 河東區; pinyin: Hédōng Qū) is located at the heart of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "east of the river", referring to its location east of the Hai River. Parts of the district were once part of the Russian Concession during the colonial period in the early 20th century.

Hedong 河东区
District
Coordinates: 39°07′47″N 117°15′04″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Tianjin
Township-level divisions	13 subdistricts
Area
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (21 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	858,787
• Density	22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	300171
Area code	0022
Tianjin district map	Subdivisions of Tianjin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16   Core districts See inset 1 Heping 2 Hedong 3 Hexi 4 Nankai 5 Hebei 6 Hongqiao   Suburbs 7 Dongli 8 Xiqing 9 Jinnan 10 Beichen   Binhai and   Rural 13 Binhai 14 Ninghe 11 Wuqing 15 Jinghai 12 Baodi 16 Ji Zhou

As of 2020, Hedong District has a population of 858,787. It hosts Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin Customs House and General Mail Office of Tianjin. It also hosts Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Polytechnic University (which used to be a branch of Tianjin University, the oldest university of China).

History

In 1125, the territory of what would become Hedong District was part of Dazhigu, and fell under the control of Jin dynasty. It became a maritime transport hub during the Yuan dynasty. In 1404, the Ming dynasty built a series of military settlement on the southern bank of Hai River, causing the economic center of the region to shift south away from Dazhigu. For the rest of the Ming dynasty, Dazhigu remained part of Jinghai county.

During the Qing dynasty, the area belonged to Wuqing county. After Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Tianjin in 1900, a portion of Wuqing county became part of Russian concession, while a piece of land south of Russian concession was given to Belgian as concession. In 1924, Republic of China regain the control of Russian concession, and set it as the 3rd district. Belgian concession was returned in 1931, where it became the 4th district. The city of Tianjin was occupied by Japan from 1937 to 1945, during which the border of districts within the city was redrawn 4 times.

After the founding of People's Republic of China, the area was divided into the 4th and 5th districts in 1951, and the latter was merged into the 4th district a year later. In 1956, the 4th district was given the current name Hedong. Its name was shortly changed to Dongfeng(Chinese: 东风; lit. 'East Wind') district in 1966, before changing back two years later.

Administrative divisions

There are 13 subdistricts in the district:

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km2)
Dawangzhuang Subdistrict	大王庄街道	Dàwángzhuāng Jiēdào	65,614	3.0
Dazhigu Subdistrict	大直沽街道	Dàzhígū Jiēdào	88,860	3.7
Zhongshanmen Subdistrict	中山门街道	Zhōngshānmén Jiēdào	94,762	1.29
Fumin Road Subdistrict	富民路街道	Fùmínlù Jiēdào	45,419	5.32
Erhaoqiao Subdistrict	二号桥街道	Èrhàoqiáo Jiēdào	61,547	5.4
Chunhua Subdistrict	春华街道	Chūnhuájiē Jiēdào	69,829	3.13
Tangjiakou Subdistrict	唐家口街道	Tángjiākǒu Jiēdào	72,845	2.81
Xiangyanglou Subdistrict	向阳楼街道	Xiàngyánglóu Jiēdào	80,678
Changzhou Avenue Subdistrict	常州道街道	Chángzhōudào Jiēdào	51,447	3.64
Shanghang Road Subdistrict	上杭路街道	Shànghánglù Jiēdào	66,164
Lushan Avenue Subdistrict	鲁山道街道	Lǔshāndào Jiēdào	90,809
Dongxin Subdistrict	东新街道	Dōngxīn Jiēdào	43,109
Tianjin Tiechang Subdistrict	天津铁厂街道	Tiānjīn Tiěchǎng Jiēdào	29,769

Transportation

Metro

Hedong is currently served by three metro lines operated by Tianjin Metro:

•      Line 2 - Tianjinzhan , Yuanyangguojizhongxin, Shunchiqiao, Jingjianglu, Cuifuxincun
•      Line 2 - Tianjinzhan
•      Line 9 - Tianjinzhan , Dawangzhuang, Shiyijing Road, Zhigu, Dongxing Road, Zhongshanmen, Yihaoqiao, Erhaoqiao

Education

Universities

• Tianjin Conservatory of Music
• Tianjin Polytechnic

High schools

• Number Seven High School
• High School Attached to Conservatory of Music
• No. 32 High School

Primary schools

• Hedong Experimental Primary School
• Hedong First Center Primary School

Culture and leisure

Cultural Interests

• Tianjin Railway Station
• Tianjin Custom House
• General Mail Office of Tianjin
• Hedong Library
• Music Street

Parks

• Second Palace Park
• Hedong Park
• Riverside (Hebin) Park

Hospitals

• Tianjin First Center Hospital (Dong Yuan)
• Tianjin Third Center Hospital
• Tianjin Fragrant Hill Hospital