Yingquan District
Yingquan
颍泉区 | ||
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Postal code 236000 |
Yingquan District (simplified Chinese: 颍泉区; traditional Chinese: 潁泉區; pinyin: Yǐngquán Qū) is a district of the city of Fuyang, Anhui Province, China.
Recent events
In early 2007, Chinese state media began reporting that in Yingquan District, a government building dubbed the "White House" was becoming controversial. The construction cost of the "White House" was reported to have reached 30 million yuan, nearly one third of the 100 million yuan annual fiscal income of the entire Yingquan district.[1] Despite being popularly deemed the "White House" (白宫), the building resembles the United States Capitol.
In 2008, it was widely reported that
Administrative divisions
In the present, Yingquan District has 2 subdistricts and 4 towns.[5]
- 2 subdistricts
- 4 towns
- Renming (任明镇)
- Ninglaozhuang (宁老庄镇)
- Wenji (闻集镇)
- Hangliu (行流镇)
References
- ^ "Local officials need oversight". China Daily. 2007-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Officials investigated over petitioner's death in prison". China Daily (Xinhua). 2008-06-23.
- ^ Wang Jingqiong (2009-11-20). ""White house director" on trial for corruption".
- ^ Lan Tian (2010-02-09). "Death sentence for "White House boss"". China Daily.
- ^ 阜阳市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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