Shangzhi

Shangzhi 尚志市
County-level city
Location of Shangzhi in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°12′25″N 127°57′54″E / 45.207°N 127.965°E / 45.207; 127.965[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Sub-provincial city	Harbin
Divisions	10 towns 7 townships
Seat	Shangzhi Town (尚志镇)
Area [2]
• Total	8,824.9 km2 (3,407.3 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	560,448
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	1506XX
Area code	0451
Climate	Dwb
Website	www.shangzhi.gov.cn

Shangzhi (Chinese: 尚志; pinyin: Shàngzhì) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is 127 kilometres (79 mi) away from central Harbin and has an area of approximately 9,000 km² (3,500 sq mi). The city proper has a population of around 120,000, while the total administrative population is approximately 600,000 inhabitants.^[when?] The most spacious county-level division of Harbin City, it borders Yanshou County to the north, Wuchang to the southwest, Acheng District to the northwest, and Bin County to the northwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang to the southeast.

The city of Shangzhi was once called Zhuhe (珠河; Zhūhé). It was developed during the Guangxu era in the late Qing dynasty, and was renamed to Shangzhi to commemorate the Second Sino-Japanese War hero Zhao Shangzhi in 1946.

The most famous place in Shangzhi is the Yabuli (simplified Chinese: 亚布力; traditional Chinese: 亞布力; pinyin: Yàbùlì) Skiing Centre - ^{[citation needed]}