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'''Paotai''' ({{lang-zh|c=炮台镇|p=Pàotái Zhèn}}) is an ''unincorporated town'' ({{lang|zh-hans|非建制镇}}) located in [[Shawan County]], [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]], [[China]], it is known for the seat of [[121st Regiment (XPCC)|121st Regiment headquarters]] of the [[8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps|8th Division]], [[Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps]]. The town is 213 km away from [[Urumqi]] in the east, 78 km from [[Shihezi]] in the southeast, 110 km from [[Karamay]] in the northwest, and 120 km from [[Kuitun]] in the southwest. The county-level road of Guxin Line ({{lang|zh-hans|县道古新线}}) and the ''Keyu Expressway'' ({{lang|zh-hans|克榆高速公路}}, Karamay - Yushugou) cross the territory, and connected with contact line, its traffic is very convenient.<ref name="xpcc">about the history of [[Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps]] and its divisions, see {{cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/255929504_702253|script-title=新疆生产建设兵团的前世今生|publisher=[[Sohu]]|date=2018-09-25|accessdate=2019-09-03}}; about the history of 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Shihezi City, see {{cite web|url=http://www.chinaxinjiang.cn/ziliao/jbqk/2/201412/t20141225_462266.htm|script-title=石河子市概况|publisher=chinaxinjiang|date=2014-12-25|accessdate=2019-09-03}}</ref> |
'''Paotai''' ({{lang-zh|c=炮台镇|p=Pàotái Zhèn}}) is an ''unincorporated town'' ({{lang|zh-hans|非建制镇}}) located in [[Shawan County]], [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]], [[China]], it is known for the seat of [[121st Regiment (XPCC)|121st Regiment headquarters]] of the [[8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps|8th Division]], [[Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps]]. The town is 213 km away from [[Urumqi]] in the east, 78 km from [[Shihezi]] in the southeast, 110 km from [[Karamay]] in the northwest, and 120 km from [[Kuitun]] in the southwest. The county-level road of Guxin Line ({{lang|zh-hans|县道古新线}}) and the ''Keyu Expressway'' ({{lang|zh-hans|克榆高速公路}}, Karamay - Yushugou) cross the territory, and connected with contact line, its traffic is very convenient.<ref name="xpcc">about the history of [[Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps]] and its divisions, see {{cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/255929504_702253|script-title=新疆生产建设兵团的前世今生|publisher=[[Sohu]]|date=2018-09-25|accessdate=2019-09-03}}; about the history of 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Shihezi City, see {{cite web|url=http://www.chinaxinjiang.cn/ziliao/jbqk/2/201412/t20141225_462266.htm|script-title=石河子市概况|publisher=chinaxinjiang|date=2014-12-25|accessdate=2019-09-03}}</ref> |
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The territory of the town is also the area of reclaimed land for the 121st Regiment. It has an area of 704.74 square kilometers with a population of 38,320 (as of 2010 census<ref name="shawan">{{cite web|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22393.html|script-title=zh:沙湾县历史沿革|publisher=xzqh.org|date=2014-12-04|accessdate=2019-09-03}}</ref>). The name of Paotai ({{lang|zh-hans|炮台}}) was the homophonic Chinese word of "bortai" ({{lang|zh-hans|博克泰}}) from the [[Mongolian language]], meaning ''land with deers'' ({{lang|zh-hans|有鹿的地方}}).<ref name="Paotai">{{cite web|url=https://www.redianshuo.cn/article/73735.html|script-title=新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇|publisher=redianshuo.cn|date=2018-07-19|accessdate=2019-09-03}}; {{cite web|url=https://88news.cc/game/374861.html|script-title=新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇|publisher=88头条新闻|date=2018-07-25|accessdate=2019-09-03}}</ref> |
The territory of the town is also the area of reclaimed land for the 121st Regiment. It has an area of 704.74 square kilometers with a population of 38,320 (as of 2010 census<ref name="shawan">{{cite web|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22393.html|script-title=zh:沙湾县历史沿革|publisher=xzqh.org|date=2014-12-04|accessdate=2019-09-03}}</ref>). The name of Paotai ({{lang|zh-hans|炮台}}) was the [[Homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese|homophonic]] [[Chinese language|Chinese]] [[Chinese characters|word]] of "bortai" ({{lang|zh-hans|博克泰}}) from the [[Mongolian language]], meaning ''land with deers'' ({{lang|zh-hans|有鹿的地方}}).<ref name="Paotai">{{cite web|url=https://www.redianshuo.cn/article/73735.html|script-title=新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇|publisher=redianshuo.cn|date=2018-07-19|accessdate=2019-09-03}}; {{cite web|url=https://88news.cc/game/374861.html|script-title=新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇|publisher=88头条新闻|date=2018-07-25|accessdate=2019-09-03}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:59, 3 September 2019
Paotai (Chinese: 炮台镇; pinyin: Pàotái Zhèn) is an unincorporated town (非建制镇) located in Shawan County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, it is known for the seat of 121st Regiment headquarters of the 8th Division, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The town is 213 km away from Urumqi in the east, 78 km from Shihezi in the southeast, 110 km from Karamay in the northwest, and 120 km from Kuitun in the southwest. The county-level road of Guxin Line (县道古新线) and the Keyu Expressway (克榆高速公路, Karamay - Yushugou) cross the territory, and connected with contact line, its traffic is very convenient.[1]
The territory of the town is also the area of reclaimed land for the 121st Regiment. It has an area of 704.74 square kilometers with a population of 38,320 (as of 2010 census[2]). The name of Paotai (炮台) was the homophonic Chinese word of "bortai" (博克泰) from the Mongolian language, meaning land with deers (有鹿的地方).[3]
References
- ^ about the history of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and its divisions, see 新疆生产建设兵团的前世今生. Sohu. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help); about the history of 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Shihezi City, see 石河子市概况. chinaxinjiang. 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2019-09-03.{{cite web}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help) - ^ 沙湾县历史沿革. xzqh.org. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ 新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇. redianshuo.cn. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help); 新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇. 88头条新闻. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-09-03.{{cite web}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help)