Fate, Jilin
town in Jilin, Jilin, China
Fate (Chinese: 法特; pinyin: Fǎtè) is a town within the county-level city of Shulan, in the north of Jilin Province in Northeast China. It is located on the right (eastern) bank of the Songhua River, 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of downtown Shulan, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the prefectural capital of Jilin City.
According to the local government, the town occupies 146.98 square kilometres (56.75 sq mi); as of 2003, its population was 38,105, most of which (35,654) is rural population.
It was formerly organised as a township (法特乡).
Economy
Fate Town is primarily agricultural. There are 9,000 hectares of cropland there (5,000 ha dry fields and 4,000 ha rice paddies). Annual production of rice is 38,000 tons, and of maize (corn), 50,000 tons. Fruits (1,000 tons a year) and vegetables are grown as well, and animal husbandry and aquaculture are important.
History
During the Qing dynasty, the so-called Outer Willow Palisade, separating the Mongolian and Manchurian lands to the west and east respectively, ended near Fate.
A local historical site is the so-called "Yellow Fish Circle" (黄鱼圈, Huang Yu Juan; 44°31′N 126°26′E): a large round pool with stone walls constructed during the Qing dynasty, and used to store live sturgeon (the Amur sturgeon and Kaluga sturgeon), considered a delicacy by the Manchu Qing Emperors.
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