Luobei County
Luobei County
萝北县 | |
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  Luobei Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′N 130°42′E / 47.667°N 130.700°ECoordinates: 47°40′N 130°42′E / 47.667°N 130.700°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Hegang |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6,761 km2 (2,610 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 220,131 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Luobei County (simplified Chinese: 萝北县; traditional Chinese: 蘿北縣; pinyin: Luóběi Xiàn) is a county of eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Russia's Jewish Autonomous Oblast to the north. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Hegang.
Administrative divisions[]
Luobei County is divided into 6 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 6 towns
- (凤翔镇), (鹤北镇), (名山镇), (团结镇), (肇兴镇), (云山镇)
- 1 township
- (太平沟乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- (东明朝鲜族乡)
Demographics[]
The population of the district was 231,620 in 1999.[2]
Crush video[]
In 2006 an Internet crush video surfaced in which a woman stomps on a kitten with stiletto high-heels. Eventually the woman drives her heel into the kitten's eye and penetrates the eye socket, leading to loss of blood and the death of the kitten.[3] Internet users discovered and revealed the identity of the woman as Wang-Jue (simplified Chinese: 王 珏; traditional Chinese: 王 玨; pinyin: Wáng-Jué), a Chinese nurse, and revealed that the cameraman is a provincial television employee. Wang-Jue posted an apology on the Luobei city government official website, claiming that she was susceptible to persuasion to crush the kitten, being despondent from her recent divorce.[4] Both Wang-Jue and the cameraman lost their jobs as a result of the incident, although their actions were not illegal under Chinese animal cruelty laws.[5]
References[]
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ "The meow murderess brought to heel". Daily News and Analysis. 2006-03-18. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "High-heeled kitten killer apologizes". China Daily. 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ Robinson, Jill (7 Apr 2014). "China's Rapidly Growing Animal Welfare Movement". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
External links[]
Media related to Luobei at Wikimedia Commons- (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation
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