19世纪中叶,在内外压力的夹击下,东北随着营口"开埠",被迫对外开放。为进一步加强其殖民统治,掠夺中国资源,俄日等列强旋即在东北地区敷设铁路,建成"丁"字型铁路网。由于铁路的修筑,近代城市迅速兴起,近代城市化开始起步。因其城市化过程中的起步晚、发展快、程度高、城市人口的外来性等特征,都与铁路建设密不可分,从而产生了独特的历史影响,带有浓重的殖民色彩。
In the middle of the 19th century,under the internal and external pressure,the Northeast with the "incep- tion"of Yingkou was forced to be open to the outside world.To further strengthen its colonial control, and plunder resources from China, Russia and Japan began to built railways in Northeast, and built "T" shaped railway network. As the construc- tion of the railways, modem cities grew rapidly and modem urbanization started. In the process of urbanization, there were some characteristics,such as starting late,rapid development, high levels and the urban Immigrant. AU this was in a close relationship with the railway construction and had a unique historical influence with strong colonial colors.