Pingfang, Harbin
Template:Redirect Template:Use American English Template:Infobox settlement Pingfang District (Template:Zh) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. The least spacious of Harbin's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xiangfang to the north, Acheng to the east, Shuangcheng to the southwest, and Nangang to the west.
History
Pingfang was the headquarters of the Japanese biological warfare research facility Unit 731 during the Japanese invasion of China and World War II. It had an airport, railway and dungeons. Most of Pingfang was burnt by Japanese officials to destroy evidence but the incinerator where the remains of victims were burnt remains and is still in use as part of a factory.
Administrative divisions
Pingfang District is divided into 9 subdistricts and 1 town.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 9 subdistricts
- Xingjian (Template:Lang), Baoguo (Template:Lang), Lianmeng (Template:Lang), Youxie (Template:Lang), Xinjiang (Template:Lang), Xinwei (Template:Lang), Pingxin (Template:Lang), Jian'an (Template:Lang), Pingsheng (Template:Lang)
- 1 town
Economy
Pingfang is an industrial center of Harbin nowadays. Hafei (a factory producing helicopters, small airplanes, minivans, and cars), Dongan (a factory producing aircraft and automobile engines), and Northeast Light Alloy Processing Plant are the three major manufacturers there.
Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (Hafei) has its headquarters in the district.<ref>"Home Template:Webarchive" (English). Harbin Aircraft Industry Group. Retrieved on August 8, 2014. "ADDRESS: NO,15, YOUXIE STREET, PINGFANG DISTRICT, HARBIN." - Chinese address Template:Webarchive: "Template:Lang"</ref>