The former site of the Niuzhuang Post Office is located in the Sanlou Community of Batiandi Subdistrict Office, Zhanqian District, south of the office building of the Yingkou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and is currently used by the Yingkou Red Cross. The Niuzhuang Post Office was a post office established by modern Japan in Yingkou, responsible for postal services between Yingkou and Dashiqiao. In August 1906 (the 32nd year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty)...
The former site of the Yokohama Specie Bank is located in the Third Floor Community of Batiandi Subdistrict Office, Zhanqian District, and is currently used by the Liaohé Branch of Bank of Communications Yingkou Branch. The site is situated to the north of the Yingkou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and faces the former site of the Niuzhuang Post Office to the south. This building was constructed in the 32nd year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1906) and is now well preserved. Its structure is…
The former site of the Niuzhuang Club is located in Sanlou Community, Batandi Subdistrict Office, Zhanqian District. It was originally a foreign social club established in China, initially developed from the British Chamber of Commerce founded in 1904. The former site of the Niuzhuang Club was built in 1915, with the number “1915” originally displayed on its rooftop, marking it as the location of a foreign social club established after the modern port of Yingkou was opened.
The former site of Rentai Foreign Firm is located in Zhanqian Community, Zhanqian District. Also known as the Russian Foreign Firm, according to the book *The Development History of Japanese in Yingkou*: “This building was originally an oil mill. It was completed in October 1921.” It was rebuilt after the 1975 earthquake but still retains its Russian architectural style. The structure faces south, sits on a tiger-head stone foundation…
The former site of the Yokohama Specie Bank dormitory is located in the Sanlou Community of Batiandi Subdistrict Office, Zhanqian District. It is a building constructed by the Japanese during Yingkou’s modern period. The structure is 28.6 meters long from north to south, 26 meters wide from east to west, with a total floor area of 744 square meters. Its slightly concave layout covers an area of approximately 519 square meters. According to…
The former site of the Yingkou East Chamber of Commerce is located at No. 6–1 Zhongxing Li, Sanlou Community, Batiandi Subdistrict Office, Zhanqian District. To its north is Liaohe Street, to the west is the office building of the Democratic Parties of the Yingkou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), to the south is the Yingkou Public Security Bureau, and to the east is the office building of the Yingkou Municipal CPPCC. This building is a two-story structure built with blue bricks on a bluestone foundation, featuring a hip-and-valley tiled roof and arched...
Yingkou Customs was established in 1864. Originally known as Shanhaiguan and also referred to as Niuzhuang Customs, the current location of Yingkou Customs is at No. 60, East Liahe Street, Zhanqian District, Yingkou City. Built in 1864, it is the earliest customs institution established in Northeast China. Initially called Shanhaiguan and also known as Niuzhuang Customs, the customs authority was dominated by foreign powers such as Britain...
The Site of the Western Fort in Yingkou The Site of the Western Fort in Yingkou is located on the eastern bank of the Liaohe River estuary in the western urban area of Yingkou City, about 3 kilometers from the city center. Like an old frontier general standing guard, it watches over the country’s maritime borders day and night. The Western Fort was initially built in the eighth year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1882) and completed in the fourteenth year (1888). It is a...
Yuan Chonghuan, recognizing the combat prowess of soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi, specially recruited two thousand Yao troops each from Tianzhou in western Guangxi (now Tiandong County), Sicheng Zhou (now Lingyun County), and Longying Zhou (now Tiandeng County), and sent them to Shanhaiguan for training. At the same time, Yuan dispatched people to Tianjin and other places to purchase strategic supplies and actively developed Guang-style warships. He also requested the deployment of two thousand troops from the Guangdong navy to...
Yingkou Liaohe Old Street is located in the western section of Liaohe Avenue, stretching 1.3 kilometers in length, with the entire district covering an area of over 200,000 square meters. After the signing of the Sino-British Treaty of Tianjin in the 11th year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1861 AD), Yingkou became the first open trading port in Northeast China. Successively, 11 countries including Britain, France, the United States, Russia, and Japan...
Liaohe Park is the only riverside linear park in Yingkou City. Located in the middle section of Liaohe Street, it gets its name from being situated along the northern bank of the Liao River. Established in 1964, it was expanded in 1981 from its original 40,000 square meters to 182,000 square meters. The park features facilities such as activity centers for retired officials and workers, sculptures, and mushroom-shaped pavilions. Address: Binhe Street, Xishi District, Yingkou City, Liaoning Province…
The former site of the Yingkou Branch of the Manchurian Bank is located in Ping’an Community, Shengli Subdistrict Office, Xishi District. It was once used as the Xishi Branch of the Yingkou Industrial and Commercial Bank and is currently occupied by the Yingkou Bank. In 1933, the puppet Manchukuo Central Bank decided to establish a Yingkou branch. In 1934, it was designed by the Architectural Affairs Department of the Manchukuo Central Bank, featuring a reinforced concrete...
The former site of the Yingkou Branch of Shanghai Ruichangcheng Head Office is located in the Dock Community, Yushi Subdistrict Office, Xishi District. The main office of Ruichangcheng was in Shanghai. In the second year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1910), its Yingkou branch was established and officially opened. With substantial capital, it ranked among the top businesses in Yingkou's national industry and commerce, and its trade extended far and wide. In 1910, China was…
The former site of the Yingkou branch of Butterfield & Swire Steamship Company is located in the Liaohe Community under the Victory Subdistrict Office of the West District. Situated along Houheyan in Yingkou City and to the west of the Yingkou Daily newspaper office, this British-owned dock was primarily engaged in shipping and insurance operations, bearing authentic witness to the influx of foreign capital following Yingkou’s opening as a port. The former site of the Yingkou branch of Butterfield & Swire Steamship Company…
The Group of Modern and Contemporary Architectural Buildings on Yingkou West Street is located within the jurisdiction of Yushi Subdistrict Office in Xishi District, on the western section of Liahe Street. West Street stretches approximately 1,300 meters. The western part of our city is the birthplace of Yingkou and was once its political and economic center. After Yingkou Port was opened, urban development gradually expanded from west to east. Due to its proximity to the port, this area saw highly active economic...
Xidamiao Temple is located in Xidamiao Community, Yushi Subdistrict Office, West District, Yingkou City, and was originally known as the Heavenly Queen’s Palace. The temple structure was rebuilt in 2001 on its former site using modern construction materials. The earliest temple in Yingkou City was the Dragon King Temple, and Xidamiao Temple was built on the site of the former Dragon King Temple. According to a stone tablet from the fourth year of the Yongzheng reign during the Qing Dynasty (172…
The former site of the Temple of the God of Fire is located in the Dock Community, Yushi Subdistrict Office, Xishi District. Built in 1840, it is one of the earlier temple structures in Yingkou from the modern era. Before the advent of modern transportation such as railways, waterways were a vital lifeline for transport. For a period during the modern age, the Liao River served as a major transportation…
The Site of the Old Yingkou Prison is located in Yongqiang Community, Qinghua Subdistrict Office, Xishi District. It is a representative example of modern government buildings in Yingkou. In 1909, the Jinxin and other Sub-prefectural Patrol and Defense Offices established a Criminal Reformatory in Yingkou. The old prison was built in 1915 from sandstone and concrete, making it very sturdy. This modern judicial building used to incarcerate prisoners...
The Site of the Former Shanhai Customs House is located at No. 40, Xidamiao Li, Xidamiao Community, Yushi Subdistrict Office, Xishi District, approximately 30 meters north of the Liao River. It is a modern-era customs building that represents the establishment of customs after Yingkou Port was opened. Due to its location in the western part of Yingkou’s port area, it is also known as the “West Customs.” The jurisdiction of the West Customs included Fengtian...
Yingkou Western Mosque is located at No. 12, Mosque Lane, Ping’an Street, Ping’an Community, Shengli Subdistrict Office, Xishi District. It features Islamic architectural style. The entire structure faces east, with the main entrance gatehouse on the east, the prayer hall to the west, the moon-sighting tower further west, bathing facilities and other structures to the south, and the funeral room to the north. The mosque was first built in the fifth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty...