Huludao 葫芦岛市


Huludao (simplified Chinese:葫芦岛; traditional Chinese:葫芦岛; pinyin:Húludǎo) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Liaoning province, People's *****************, bordering Hebei to the southwest. It is one of the two principal cities, along with Jinzhou, in the Liaoxi Corridor. Known as Jinxi (锦西) until 1994, Huludao has a total area of 10,415 km (4,021 sq mi) and a population of 2.87 million, of whom some 531,000 live in the city proper. Its name literally means "Gourd Island".