Huishi | |
Native Name: | 会师镇 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Baiyin |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Huining |
Population Total: | 136000 |
Population Urban: | 42500 |
Population Rural: | 18600 |
Elevation Max M: | 2100 |
Elevation Min M: | 1800 |
Huishi is a town of Huining County, Gansu, China. It is also the county seat. The town had a population of 136,000 in 2019. In October 1936, the Red Army met in Huishi to celebrate the end of the Long March.[1] [2] [3] The town is named after this event,[4] its name literally means 'meeting of the armies'.
Huishi governs over 8 residential communities and 8 villages.[5]