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Gaixian belongs to which province and which city.

Gai County belongs to Yingkou City, Liaoning Province. Gaixian County, also known as Gaizhou, Gaiping and Chenzhou, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province and managed by Yingkou City. Located in the northwest of Liaodong Peninsula, it has a stepped landform with four distinct seasons and abundant sunshine. With a total area of 3 133.38 square kilometers, it governs 8 streets, 16 towns and 3 townships. In 20 15, the total population was 698938.

Gai County is an important town in the northeast of China, where merchants gathered as early as the Han Dynasty. In the middle of Qing dynasty, it became the "thoroughfare of wealth and goods" in Northeast China. It is the birthplace of shadow play and stilt yangko in southern Liaoning, and the art of shadow play and Gaizhou yangko are recognized as national intangible cultural heritage; It is the nearest seaport in the northeast of China.

The main rivers in Gaixian city are Daqinghe River and Biliu River. Daqing River originates from Bapanling, Jianyi Town, dashiqiao city, and flows into Bohai Sea from Huangtuling Town, dashiqiao city, with a domestic flow of 6 1.5km and a drainage area of 720.3km2. ..

Biliu River originates from Yangdingzi Mountain in Wolongquan Town, flows southward into the Yellow Sea through zhuanghe city and Pulandian District, with a domestic flow of 92.3 kilometers and a drainage area of 1.320.5 square kilometers.

Gaixian city is rich in animal and plant resources. There are 66 families and 278 species of wild animals, 166 genera, 40 families 18 1 species of woody plants and 50 families 183 species of herbaceous plants.

Gaixian City is a multi-ethnic community, with Han, Manchu, Hui, Korean, Mongolian, Xibe, Zhuang, Li, Tujia, Yao, Miao, Buyi, Daur, Ewenki, Tibetan, Oroqen and other ethnic groups 16.