Helong
County-level city in Jilin, China
| Helong | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 和 龙 市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和 龍 市 | ||||||
| |||||||
| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 화룡시 | ||||||
| Hancha | 和龍市 | ||||||
| |||||||
| South Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 허룽시 | ||||||
| Hanja | 허룽市 | ||||||
| |||||||
Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. In January 2024, several thousand North Korean migrant workers in the city initiated a series of protests over withheld payments.
01History
In 2014, seven people were killed in Longcheng, Helong by North Korean border guards who had crossed the border in search of money, with locals of the township reporting of North Korean soldiers of crossing the border to commit thefts and murders, especially during winter months when the Tumen River freezes over, allowing for easier access on foot. Later in 2015, three people were killed by North Korean border guards in the same area.
02Administrative divisions
Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.
Subdistricts:
- Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道 / 문화가도)
- Minhui Subdistrict (民惠街道 / 민혜가도)
- Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道 / 광명가도)
Towns:
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Helong”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Tengfei Plaza, Helong.jpg by H2v5o68z, CC0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.