Get to know Mashan District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Jixi
- Chinese name
- 麻山区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 425.00 km²
- Population · 2014
- 38,000
- Administrative seat
- No.80, Zhongxin Street (中心街80号)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
Mashan is mostly mountains and hills; a local saying describes it as 'eight parts mountain, half a part water and one and a half parts farmland'. It has one subdistrict, Mashan Subdistrict (麻山街道), where the district government sits, and one town, Mashan Town (麻山镇).
History
The district was set up in 1957. The district government notes that the area was a main operating ground of the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and names local resistance figures such as Chen Zhenjiang (陈振江) and Zhao Liankui (赵连奎).
The Mashan coal mine opened in 1939, was taken over by the democratic government in November 1946, and produced 19.4 million tonnes of coal between 1946 and 1983 before moving its operations in the 1980s to the Donghai and Xinghua mines. Mashan railway station, in Mashan Subdistrict on the Linmi railway (林密铁路), dates from 1943. Among recent industrial projects, a low-sulphur expandable-graphite plant has gone into production and a graphene project is under way.
What to see
Jilong Lake (吉龙湖), at Longshan village (龙山村) in Mashan Town, is the village's main draw; the Ministry of Culture and Tourism describes its clear water and good ecology bringing visitors in every season. Longshan was named a national model of village civility in 2022, and its farm-produce brands, including Longshan hazelnuts, Jilong Lake rice, Longshan wood-ear fungus and Longshan honey, are sold to visitors. In the district town, new parks and flower-field landscaping have been added, and the district hosts a Mashan Music Season among its cultural events.
Highlights
- Jilong Lake 吉龙湖: Clear-water lake at Longshan village that draws visitors in all four seasons.
- Longshan hazelnuts and Jilong Lake rice 龙山大榛子、吉龙湖大米: Branded farm products of Longshan village, alongside its wood-ear fungus and honey.
Sources for this guide
麻山区概况 · Mashan District People's Government, Jixi
麻山区 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
全国人大代表李广丽：文旅助力奔小康 · Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the PRC
麻山站 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-24.
Explore Mashan District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Mashan District 麻山区
Plan your visit
Getting there
Mashan District is about 40 km in a straight line from central Jixi. Search for 麻山区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →More in Jixi
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 麻山区 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 麻山站 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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