# Hexi, Tianjin

Hexi District (simplified Chinese: 河西区; traditional Chinese: 河西區; pinyin: Héxī Qū; lit. 'west of the (Hai) River")' is a district in the south-western corner of urban Tianjin, People's Republic of China. It is bordered by Heping District in the north-west, Hedong District to the north-east, and Nankai District to the west. As of 2020, the district has a total population of 822,174.

## History

During the Northern Song dynasty, this area was on the border with Jin, and belonged to the Hechi county. In 1110 it was transferred into Jinghai county, before got merged into Qianning county 3 years later. Following the Jingkang incident, Qianning county was ceded to Jin dynasty, who reinstated Jinghai county.
The region remained under the same administrative division through Yuan and Ming dynasty. In 1731, the Qing government combined it into the newly created Tianjin county.
In 1895, a portion of the region was ceded to Germany as concession. The concession was taken back by the Beiyang government in 1917, and made into the first special district. During the Japanese occupation, part of the first district was made into the sixth district in 1938, the first special district was renamed the tenth district in 1943, and later combined into the sixth district in 1944.
In 1956, People's Republic of China renamed the sixth district as the current Hexi district. During the Cultural Revolution, Hexi district was changed to Hongqi (Chinese: 红旗; lit. 'Red Flag') district from 1966 to 1968.

## Administrative divisions

There are 14 subdistricts in the district:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Dayingmen Subdistrict | 大营门街道 | Dàyíngmén Jiēdào | 28,358 | 0.99 |
| Xiawafang Subdistrict | 下瓦房街道 | Xiàwǎfáng Jiēdào | 49,767 | 1.693 |
| Taoyuan Subdistrict | 桃园街道 | Táoyuán Jiēdào | 51,061 | 1.4 |
| Guajiasi Subdistrict | 挂甲寺街道 | Guàjiǎsì Jiēdào | 88,190 | 2.63 |
| Machang Subdistrict | 马场街道 | Mǎchǎng Jiēdào | 54,949 | 4.12 |
| Yuexiu Road Subdistrict | 越秀路街道 | Yuèxiùlù Jiēdào | 76,409 | 3.69 |
| Youyi Road Subdistrict | 友谊路街道 | Yǒuyìlù Jiēdào | 77,883 | 2.87 |
| Tianta Subdistrict | 天塔街道 | Tiāntǎ Jiēdào | 83,753 | 3.28 |
| Jianshan Subdistrict | 尖山街道 | Jiānshān Jiēdào | 91,767 | 6.36 |
| Chentangzhuang Subdistrict | 陈塘庄街道 | Chéntángzhuāng Jiēdào | 59,256 | 5.9 |
| Liulin Subdistrict | 柳林街道 | Liǔlín Jiēdào | 101,679 | 4.2 |
| Donghai Subdistrict | 东海街道 | Dōnghǎi Jiēdào | 80,013 | 2.12 |
| Meijiang Subdistrict | 梅江街道 | Méijiāng Jiēdào | 27,547 | 2.6 |
| Taihu Road Subdistrict | 太湖路街道 | Tàihúlù Jiēdào | N/A | 4.59 |

## Transportation
### Metro

Hexi is currently served by two metro lines operated by Tianjin Metro:
* Line 1 - Caijingdaxue, Huashanli, Fuxingmen, Chentangzhuang, Tucheng, Nanlou, Xiawafang
* Line 3 - Wujiayao

## Educational institutions
### Major secondary schools

* Tianjin Experimental High School
* Tianjin Haihe High School
* Tianjin High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University
* Tianjin No.4 High School
* Tianjin No.41 High School
* Tianjin No.42 High School
* Tianjin Xinhua High School

### International schools

* Tianjin International School

### Universities

* Tianjin Foreign Studies University
* Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
* Tianjin University of Science and Technology
* Tianjin University of Sport (Satellite campus, main campus in Jinghai.)
* Tianjin University of Technology and Education
* Tianjin University
* Nankai University
* Hebei University of Technology

## Attractions

* Tianjin Amusement Park
* Tianjin Grand Theatre
* Jiefang South Park
* People's Park

## Footnotes

* ↑ "统计公报_天津市统计局". stats.tj.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
* ↑ Hexi Qu zhi. Tianjin Shi Hexi Qu di fang zhi bian xiu wei yuan hui, 天津市河西区地方志编修委员会. (Di 1 ban ed.). Tianjin: Tianjin she hui ke xue yuan chu ban she fa xing bu. 1998. ISBN 7-80563-728-8. OCLC 43735103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
* ↑ "2021年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
* ↑ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.