Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island is a hot topic.today. Such popularity is due to certain circumstances, which were publicized by the media a year ago. To reveal the essence of the problem will help the text of this article.
Where is the Big Ussuri Island?
The geographical location of the island of whichin question, the largest river of the Far East is considered - the famous Amur. To be more precise, a little below the mouth of the Ussuri River, the northern part of the island is washed by Amur, the eastern part - the village of Ussuriysk - is now located within the Industrial District of Khabarovsk. From the northwestern side, it is adjacent to the Chinese island of Tarabarov. The island is separated by a duct.
Another duct, Kazakevicheva, separates the BigUssuriysky island from the south-west of the territory of the PRC. The eastern part is washed by the waters of the Amur channel from the Russian Federation. Since the water level in Amur is not constant, the island’s territory varies from 327-350 square kilometers from time to time (in other sources it is about 254 sq. Km). Thus, the greatest width is 10 kilometers, and the length from west to east is 38 kilometers.
The history of the island in the 20th and 21st centuries
Since 1929, two large objects - the islandTarabarov and Bolshoi Ussuriysky - as well as nearby islands, much smaller ones became owned by the Soviet state. When the USSR collapsed after the famous events of 1991, these territories became part of the Russian Federation.
In the period of conflict that arose in 1967 between the once friendly states, the Chinese tried to challenge the ownership of the Big Ussuri Island.
The two big neighbors in 2004The agreement was preliminary concluded and ratified the following year. Thanks to this document, the PRC gained possession of the western part of the Great Ussuriysk, the whole of Tarabarov Island, and a number of small islands. This step of the Russian public leadership is not very much.
Final line designationRussian-Chinese border (demarcation) was held on October 14, 2008. So began to belong to another country Big Ussuri Island. China gladly joined a large part of it to Heilongjiang Province. Russia owns 174 square meters. km with a population of almost half a thousand people.
Chinese part
Chinese with peculiar pragmatism andthey began to develop new territory with hard work, gradually turning it into a recreation zone to attract tourists. At the moment there is a state reserve with a frontier post. The created hotel complex called “Peace Square” includes wooden buildings, a pagoda with a height of 81 meters and other objects. Communication with the mainland through the bridge.
Numerous tourists are attracted by the Big Ussuri Island. Infrastructure development is happening now.
Russian side of the Big Ussuri Island
Местные российские власти, следуя примеру своих Chinese colleagues intended to create a tourist-recreational zone. Moreover, it was supposed to give it a special visa regime for foreign tourists, the number of which during the month should be about 200 thousand.
В конечном итоге Большой Уссурийский остров should become a territory of advanced development (TOR). In particular, the government plans to build the International Expo Center, the International Youth Camp, Safari Park, the Palace of Martial Arts, the International Equestrian Center and other significant facilities.
What is the essence of the problem on the island?
For the Russian part of the island are characterized by the following pressing issues that need to be addressed.
In 2013, the island was severely flooded,which forced the regional authorities to ban construction work in areas at risk of flooding. The ban is relevant today. The bridge to Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island allowed for the supply of many products and other materials, but this did not solve the problems of the local population.
In due time, an order was made to demolish everything.apartment buildings: 4 - in the village Bychikha and 11 - in the village Ussuriysky, which locals call Chumka. But the fact is that in one of these buildings in the village of Ussuriysk there is a single store selling products. Among the apartment buildings are private houses. They are also subject to the specified order of local authorities. Almost half of them have no documentation. This category of buildings is called "samostroem." For various reasons, not all residents have agreed to move to the mainland. For some families, cash is not enough to pay utility bills in a new place. Others simply did not want to leave their habitable dwellings, which they had time to get used to.
Deadlock disputes
Over a long period took placeunstable electricity supply and water supply. And the issue with central heating remained unresolved. The fact that the village is distant from the city, causes certain inconveniences associated with the organization and maintenance of the infrastructure, ie, educational and medical institutions, the precinct post, etc.
The settlement is an obstacle to the creation ofinternational tourist area. Moreover, foreign investments have already been attracted here. Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island can become a developed infrastructure only after all disputed issues are resolved.
