Huiyuan, Xinjiang
| Huiyuan | |
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 Huiyuan
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| Coordinates: 44°03′N 80°52′E / 44.050°N 80.867°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture |
| County | Huocheng County |
| 20564 | |
Coordinates: 44°03′N 80°52′E / 44.050°N 80.867°E
The town of Huiyuan (simplified Chinese: 惠远镇; traditional Chinese: 惠遠鎮; pinyin: Huìyuǎn Zhèn) is located within Huocheng County, in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is situated close to the Ili River, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west of Yining, the main city of the prefecture, and some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Shuiding, the county seat. As of the 2000 census[update], Huiyuan's population was reported as 20,564.
Between 1762 and 1866 the Huiyuan Fortress, or Huiyuan City (惠远城, Huìyuǎn Chéng), the center of the Chinese authority in Xinjiang was located within the southern area of the modern Huiyuan town.
Once part of the Dzungar Khanate, this area was annexed by the Manchus in the 1750s. The Old Huiyuan fort was built in 1764 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor after the Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas. It acted as the center of Manchu military power and civilian administration in Xinjiang. The main fortress of the "Nine Forts" of Ili (see Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture#Qing dynasty for the history of the region), Huiyuan was the seat of the Governor-general of the region, the General of Ili The fort was located less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north the Ili river in the modern Laocheng Village (老城村) in the south of the modern Huiyuan.
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