Jinghai, Arbre-Rose

Jinghai (靖海市; Jìnghǎi Shì) is the largest city in Arbre-Rose, population 501,338.

History
Jinghai was settled and incorporated by the French in 1803 as Saint-Martin.

During Japanese rule the town was upgraded to a city in 1940 and named Seikai, meaning "peaceful sea.", where it held 400 prisoners-of-war in a harsh camp in modern Gongyuan District. After briefly being renamed Saint-Martin during the American occupation (1945-1946), it was sinicized Jinghai in 1946.