Qilihe 七里河区 | |
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.jpg) Qilihe District skyline | |
 Location in Lanzhou | |
.png) Lanzhou in Gansu | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lanzhou |
| Area | |
• District | 397 km2 (153 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• District | 635,000 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730050 |
| Website | qlhq |
Qilihe District (Chinese:七里河区;pinyin:Qīlǐhé Qū) is one of 5districts of theprefecture-level city ofLanzhou, the capital ofGansu Province,NorthwestChina. It is one of 17administrative districts of Gansu.
Qilihe District is located entirely on the southern bank of theYellow River, and includes part of Lanzhou's main urban area, being the second most populous district of Lanzhou. In the east, it borders onChengguan District (which includes the downtown Lanzhou), and in the west, onXigu District. The district also includes some sparsely populated arid highlands south of the river, stretching for several tens of kilometers up to the border of theDingxi prefecture-level city.
The area of Qilihe district has been inhabited since theNeolithic era. In 1083, a fort was built at present A'gan Town. In the 1940 it was part ofGaolan County, and two towns were located at the present urban centre, Huaqiao (握桥镇) in the east and Bingping (丙屏镇) in the west. In 1949, these two towns became the eighth and ninth districts of Lanzhou, which were renamed fourth and eighth district respectively in 1953. In 1955, the fourth district became Qilihe District. The name of the district is derived from a stream (hé), located seven (qī)li from downtown Lanzhou, and between the two former towns.[1]
In 2018, the district had a population of 635,000, of which about 100,000minority population (Hui,Dongxiang,Uyghur,Mongolian, andTibetan).[2] Most of the minority population of Lanzhou is concentrated in Qilihe.[3]
Lanzhou's biggest railway station,Lanzhou West railway station is located in Qilihe district.G212 starts in Qilihe andG109 passes through Qilihe,G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway begins in Qilihe District. Long-distance buses depart from Lanzhou West Bus Station.Line 1 andLine 2 of theLanzhou Metro pass through the core of Qilihe.
The district's sights include the waterfront Xihu Park (西湖公园), with a good view of the Yellow River and the well-known "Mother River" statue, symbolizing the role of theYellow River for Chinese civilization. The monument is considered the symbol of Lanzhou.[4]Gansu Provincial Museum is near the centre of Qilihe district. An amusement park is located in the northwest of Qilihe.[5] Lanzhou's soleaquarium and Lanzhou Workers' Palace of Culture are also located in the district.
The local economy mainly depended on state-owned enterprises, but service industry and commerce has become of greater importance.[6]
Both ofLanzhou University of Technology's campuses are in Qilihe District.
The district administers 9subdistricts, 5towns, 1township,[7] 59 administrativevillages and 78residential communities.
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