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Qidaohe Manchu Ethnic Township

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Qidaohe Manchu Ethnic Township was a historical ethnic-township unit in the northern mountains of former Huairou County, now Huairou District of Beijing, in the Tang River drainage. It no longer exists as a separate township. It should not be confused with a locality of similar n…

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Overview

Qidaohe Manchu Ethnic Township was a historical ethnic-township unit in the northern mountains of former Huairou County, now Huairou District of Beijing, in the Tang River drainage. It no longer exists as a separate township. It should not be confused with a locality of similar name in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei; nor should the present village of Qidaohe be treated as equivalent to the entire former township.

Historical Background

An account of village histories published by the Huairou District government traces the jurisdiction's successive institutional forms. Qidaohe Township was established in 1956, incorporated into the people's commune system in 1958, designated a management district in 1960, reorganized as a commune in 1961, and restored as a township in 1983. According to this local history, it became Qidaohe Manchu Ethnic Township in 1984. In 1998 it merged with Changshaoying Township to form Changshaoying Manchu Ethnic Township, ending Qidaohe's separate administrative existence.

Sources and Interpretation

A different chronology appears in material published by China's National Ethnic Affairs Commission, which includes Qidaohe among the ethnic townships reportedly established in suburban Beijing in 1957. The apparent discrepancy with the local account's 1984 designation should be acknowledged rather than silently reconciled. Its precise significance would require examination of the original authorizing decisions. Qidaohe survives as a local place-name within the later administrative landscape, but the continued use of that name is not evidence that the former township government remains in operation.

Sources and Bibliography

  1. www.bjhr.gov.cn
  2. www.neac.gov.cn
  3. www.xzqh.org

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