Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region in Northwestern China. Being the largest province-level division of China and the 8th largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million km2. Xinjiang contains the disputed territory of Aksai Chin, which is administered by China and claimed by India. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. Xinjiang also borders the Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. In recent decades, abundant oil and mineral reserves have been found in Xinjiang and it is currently China's largest natural gas-producing region.
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third or fourth largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
5th Division（Chinese:第5师）was activated in February 1949 from 359th Brigade, 2nd Column of the Northwest Field Army.The division commander was Xu Guoxian,and political commissar Li Quan. Its origin could be trace to 6th Army Corps, Chinese Red Army established in August 1933.
Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases not mutually intelligible, language varieties, forming the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese is spoken by the ethnic Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China. About 1.2 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their first language.
Li Quan was a Chinese general who served in the Jin dynasty.
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from July 7, 1937, to September 2, 1945. It began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 in which a dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops escalated into a battle. Some sources in the modern People's Republic of China date the beginning of the war to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. It is known as the War of Resistance in China.
Kelan County is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county.
Zhongyuan, Chungyuan, or the Central Plain, also known as Zhongtu, Chungtu or Zhongzhou, Chungchou, is the area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization. It forms part of the North China Plain.
March 1952, 5th Division of the 13th Regiment (Red Army, less 3rd Battalion) absorbed 15th Division of PLA 5th Corps.
The 88th Division was a German-trained and reorganized division in the National Revolutionary Army.
In March 1953, the 5th Division reorganized as 1st Xinjiang Agricultural Construction Division（Chinese:新疆农业建设第1师）, the city set up a Aksu Military Sub district offices, 14th Regiment, 15th Regiment, 13th Regiment 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Army Training Corps of the Border Camp combined into 4th Infantry Division 11th Regiment (14th regiment based).
Han Yong is a Chinese politician, serving since 2016 as the Chairman of the Shaanxi People's Political Consultative Conference. He spent his early career in his native Jilin province, before being transferred to work in Xinjiang in 2004, where he served as regional organization chief, deputy party chief, and political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Kunyu is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is geographically located in Hotan Prefecture of southern Xinjiang, but is directly administered by the Xinjiang regional government.
The 1st Amphibious Combined Arms Brigade, formerly the 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force of the People's Republic of China.
The 2nd Armed Police Mobile Division is a military formation of the People's Armed Police of the People's Republic of China.
The 7th Division (1st Formation) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 2nd Independent Brigade, 3rd Column of the PLA Northwestern Field Army. Its history can be traced to the 358th Brigade(2nd Formation), 120th Division of Eighth Route Army, formed in April 1939.
The 3rd Army Division was created in May 1969 from Beijing and Shenyang Military Region and soon sent to Ili, Xinjiang under the direct control of Xinjiang Military Region. The division was then composed of:
The 4th Division was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 4th Independent Brigade, 2nd Column of the PLA Northwest Field Army. Its history can be traced to the 4th Independent Brigade of Lvliang Military District, formed in November 1945.
The 21st Division was a short-lived division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army which was in service both during and after the Chinese Civil War. The division was created in June 1949 by the Regulation of the Re-Designations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, being formed from the People's Liberation Army 5th Independent Brigade. The division's history can be traced to 2nd Independent Brigade of the Jinzhong Military District, formed in October 1948.
43rd Airborne Division is one of three mobile assets of 15th Airborne Corps of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of People's Republic of China, and a Rapid Reaction, Level One unit of PLAAF.
The 45th Division, latterly known as 45th Airborne Division is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is now one of two mobile divisions of PLA 15th Airborne Corps, and a Rapid Reaction, First Level unit.
The 44th Division, now known as the 44th Airborne Division is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army and People's Liberation Army Air Force of the People's Republic of China. It is now a training formation of PLA 15th Airborne Corps.
The 28th Division was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 4th Brigade, 2nd Column of Zhongyuan Field Army.
The 5th Army Division formed in December 1967 by Jinan Military Region. Soon after its formation, in May 1968, the division was transferred to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
The 192nd Division was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 12th Brigade, 4th Column of Huabei Military Region. Its history could be traced back to 2nd Independent Brigade of Jinchaji Military Region, formed in March 1946.
195th Division, later 52nd Engineer Construction Division and 41st Engineer Brigade is a construction formation of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. During the 1960s to 1970s, it took part in two major top-secret construction projects of underground command complex for the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China.
The 1st Cavalry Division was a division of the People's Liberation Army. It was created in March 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on Cavalry Brigade of Jinsui Military District. Its history can be traced to Cavalry Brigade of Shanganning-Jinsui Coalition Army formed in 1942.
The 104th Division(Chinese: 第104师)(2nd Formation) was activated on February 26, 1951 from 6th Military Sub-district. The division was composed of:
The 102nd Division(Chinese: 第102师)(2nd Formation) was activated on October 11, 1950 from 9th Security Brigade of Huadong Military Region. The division was composed of:
2nd Independent Corps of Northwestern Military Region was formed on December 19, 1949 in Zhongwei, Ningxia.
The 131th Regiment of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团第131团), also known as the 131th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团131团), is an economic and paramilitary formed unit, that is part of the 7th Xinjiang Agriculture Construction Division (农七师). The Regiment is headquartered at Junggar Road (准噶尔路) in Kuytun City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Regiment is composed of 21 agriculture construction companys. As of 2010 census, its population was 24,154.
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