Fangchuan
Fangchuan
防川 · 방천 | |
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Village | |
 China–North Korea–Russia tripoint monument in Fangchuan | |
| Nickname: First Village of the East | |
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| Coordinates: 42°26′19″N 130°35′40″E / 42.43861°N 130.59444°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Autonomous prefecture | Yanbian |
| County-level city | Hunchun |
| Town | Jingxin |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 100 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Area code | 0431 |
| Fangchuan village | |||||||
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| Chinese | 防川村 | ||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 방천촌[2] | ||||||
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Fangchuan (Chinese: 防川; Korean: 방천) is a village in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China. It is located near the tripoint where China's borders with North Korea and Russia intersect. Administratively, it is part of the town of Jingxin, itself a part of Hunchun, the easternmost city of Yanbian Prefecture. The 100 residents who live in Fangchuan are all ethnic Koreans (as of 2018[update]).
Geography
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Fangchuan is located along the Tumen River, near the China–North Korea–Russia tripoint where the borders of the three countries converge. Nearby settlements along the border include Tumangang in North Korea and Khasan in Russia. Historically, Fangchuan had access to Lake Khasan and the Sea of Japan (located 15 km (9.3 mi) away), but access is now cut off by North Korean and Russian territory.[3]
Administration
[edit]The village is administered as part of Jingxin, a town which is under the jurisdiction of Hunchun, the easternmost city of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.[3][4]
Tourism
[edit]The Chinese government promotes Fangchuan as an open-air folk museum and a symbol of interethnic unity between the Han Chinese and (Chinese) Koreans.[5] Fangchuan's official nickname is the "First Village of the East" (东方第一村; 동방제1촌).[2][5]
The village is surrounded by the Fangchuan National Scenic Area, a designated tourist zone.[3] It covers 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) of mountainous, forested terrain. The area has a temperate, maritime, monsoon climate that is mild and humid, suitable for a variety of flora and fauna, including several species of endangered birds. Locals sell seafood caught in nearby waters, such as river shrimps (Macrobrachium), river crabs (Eriocheir sinensis), salmon, and crucian carp.[6]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2018[update], the village has about 100 residents, 43 of whom were born in the village, and all of whom are ethnic Koreans.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c 防川民俗村 [Fangchuan Folk Village]. Hunchun Municipal People's Government Portal (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b 방천촌, 민박업으로 촌민들 셈평 펴이여 [In Fangchuan village, villagers' livelihoods are improved by the homestay business]. Jilin Daily (in Korean). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b c 敬信镇 [Jingxin Town]. 行政区划网站 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). 行政区划网站/区划地名网站 (Administrative Divisions Web/District Geographic Names Web). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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} - ^ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：敬信镇 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Jingxin Town] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
222404101206 220 防川村委会
- ^ a b Li, Yang (30 October 2024). 以“旅”促融，团结之花香飘“东方第一村” [Promoting integration through 'tourism', the fragrance of the flower of unity spreads across the 'First Village of the East']. People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ 防川风景区 [Fangchuan National Scenic Area] (in Chinese). Yanbian University. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
