title: Mingshan District, Benxi
text: # Mingshan District, Benxi
  
  Mingshan District (simplified Chinese: 明山区; traditional Chinese: 明山區; pinyin: Míngshān Qū) is a district under the administration of the city of Benxi, Liaoning Province, China. It has a total area of 410 square kilometres (160 sq mi), and a population of approximately 300,000 as of 2002.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  There are seven subdistricts and two towns in the district.
  
  Subdistricts:
  
  * Jinshan Subdistrict (Chinese: 金山街道; pinyin: Jīnshān jiēdào)
  * Dongxing Subdistrict (simplified Chinese: 东兴街道; traditional Chinese: 東興街道; pinyin: Dōngxìng jiēdào)
  * Xinming Subdistrict (新明街道; Xīnmíng jiēdào)
  * Gaoyu Subdistrict (高峪街道; Gāoyù jiēdào)
  * Mingshan Subdistrict (明山街道; Míngshān jiēdào)
  * Niuxintai Subdistrict (牛心台街道; 牛心臺街道; Niúxīntái jiēdào)
  * Beidi Subdistrict (北地街道; Běidì jiēdào)
  
  Towns:
  
  * Wolong (卧龙镇; 臥龍鎮; Wòlóng zhèn)
  * Gaotaizi (高台子镇; 高臺子鎮; Gāotáizǐ zhèn)
  