Huayuankou, Henan
| Huayuankou 花园口 | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| 花园口镇 | |
  Huayuankou Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′37.08″N 113°40′21.96″E / 34.8769667°N 113.6727667°ECoordinates: 34°52′37.08″N 113°40′21.96″E / 34.8769667°N 113.6727667°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture | Zhengzhou |
| District | Huiji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 450053 |
| Area code(s) | 0371 |
Huayuankou (simplified Chinese: 花园口; traditional Chinese: 花園口; pinyin: Huāyúankǒu) is a town in Huiji District, used to be a ferry of the Yellow River in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
It has an area of 39 square kilometers and a population of 15,000.[1] Its name means "Flower garden mouth".
1938 Yellow River flood
Main article: 1938 Yellow River flood
In June 1938, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Nationalist troops under Chiang Kai-Shek intentionally broke the levees of the Yellow River near Huayuankou[2] to slow the advance of the Japanese army. Although several thousand Japanese troops were drowned, 12 million Chinese were affected, nearly 900,000 of them dying.[3]
References
- ↑ "Profile of Huayuankou" (in Chinese). Official website of Huiji District Government. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ Mark Selden, "War and State Terrorism: The United States, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific in the Long Twentieth Century (War and Peace Library)", Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (November 22, 2003)
- ↑ Nick Middleton. Rivers: A Very Short Introduction. (page 94) ISBN 9780199588671
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