Yengisar County Yangi Hissar, Yingjisha | |
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 Signs advertising Yengisar's famous knives | |
.png) Location of Yengisar County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang | |
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| Coordinates:38°55′33″N76°10′17″E / 38.92583°N 76.17139°E /38.92583; 76.17139 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County seat | Yengisar |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,425 km2 (1,322 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 276,641 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Postal code | 844500 |
| Website | www |
| Yengisar County | |||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||
| Uyghur | يېڭىسار ناھىيىسى | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | new town county | ||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 英吉沙县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 英吉沙縣 | ||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新城县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 新城縣 | ||||||||
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Yengisar County[5][6][7][8][9][10] (formerly transliterated asYangi Hissar, fromUyghur:يېڭىسار ناھىيىسى[11]), also known asYingjisha County[12][13] (Chinese:英吉沙县), is acounty ofKashgar Prefecture in southwestXinjiang, China. It covers an area of 3,373 km2 (1,302 sq mi). As of the 2002 census, it had a population of 230,000.
The county seat is the city of Yengisar, a town well known among the localUyghurs for its handmade knives. The finely-tuned skill of knife-making used to be passed down among generations in Yengisar,[14] but it is slowly dying due to China's strict response to deadly clashes in Xinjiang.[15]
In 1499,Ahmad Alaq seizedKashgar and Yengisar fromMirza Abu Bakr Dughlat.[16]
In 1847 and again in 1857, Kashgar and Yengisar were captured.[17]
In 1882, YengisarIndependent Subprefecture (英吉沙直隸廳) was created.[18]
In 1913, Yengisar Independent Subprefecture became Yengisar County.[18]
TheBattle of Yangi Hissar took place here in April 1934, whenMa Zhancang led theChinese Muslim36th division to attack the Turkic MuslimUighur forces at Yangi Hissar, wiping out the entire Uighur force of 500 and killing the EmirNur Ahmad Jan Bughra.[19][20]
In 1955,Barin,Jamaterek andUjme were transferred from Yengisar County toAkto County.[21]
In September 2017, Horigul Nasir, then 21, was jailed for ten years for allegedly promoting the wearing of head scarves. Her brother Yusupjan Nasir was subsequently demoted from his position as an assistant officer of the Saghan township police office to a security guard at the township's Family Planning Department.[22]
Yengisar County included 4towns, 10townships, and two other areas:[2][23][24]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes | |
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| Towns | |||||||
| Yengisar Town | 英吉沙镇 | Yīngjíshā Zhèn | يېڭىسار بازىرى | yëngisar baziri | 653123100 | ||
| Ulugqat Town | 乌恰镇 | Wūqià Zhèn | ئۇلۇغچات بازىرى | Ulughchat baziri | 653123101 | Formerly Ulugqat Township (乌恰乡) | |
| Mangshin Town (Mangxin Town[25]) | 芒辛镇 | Mángxīn Zhèn | ماڭشىن بازىرى[26] | mangshin baziri | 653123102 | Formerly Mangshin Township (ماڭشىن يېزىسى /芒辛乡) | |
| Saghan Town | 萨罕镇 | Sàhǎn Zhèn | ساغان بازىرى | saghan baziri | 653123102 | Formerly Mangshin Township (ساغان يېزىسى /萨罕乡) | |
| Townships | |||||||
| Sheher Township (Chengguan Township) | 城关乡 | Chéngguǎn Xiāng | شەھەر يېزىسى | sheher yëzisi | 653123200 | ||
| Qolpan Township[27] | 乔勒潘乡 | Qiáolèpān Xiāng | چولپان يېزىسى | cholpan yëzisi | 653123201 | ||
| Lompa Township | 龙甫乡 | Lóngfǔ Xiāng | لومپا يېزىسى | lompa yëzisi | 653123202 | ||
| Siyitle Township | 色提力乡 | Sètílì Xiāng | سىيىتلە يېزىسى | siyitle yëzisi | 653123204 | ||
| Yengiyer Township | 英也尔乡 | Yīngyě'ěr Xiāng | يېڭىيەر يېزىسى | yëngiyer yëzisi | 653123206 | ||
| Qizil Township | 克孜勒乡 | Kèzīlè Xiāng | قىزىل يېزىسى | qizil yëzisi | 653123207 | ||
| Topluq Township | 托普鲁克乡 | Tuōpǔlǔkè Xiāng | توپلۇق يېزىسى | topluq yëzisi | 653123208 | ||
| Soget Township | 苏盖提乡 | Sūgàití Xiāng | سۆگەت يېزىسى | söget yëzisi | 653123209 | ||
| Egus Township | 艾古斯乡 | Àigǔsī Xiāng | ئەگۈس يېزىسى | Egüs yëzisi | 653123211 | ||
| Egizyer Township | 依格孜也尔乡 (依格孜牙乡[28]) | Yīgézīyě'ěr Xiāng | ئېگىزيەر يېزىسى | Ëgizyer yëzisi | 653123212 | ||
| Climate data for Yengisar, elevation 1,298 m (4,259 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 34.8 (94.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 39.5 (103.1) | 40.7 (105.3) | 42.1 (107.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | −3.1 (26.4) | 12.7 (54.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −4.7 (23.5) | 3.5 (38.3) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | −7.0 (19.4) | 7.0 (44.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −10.1 (13.8) | −1.4 (29.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.4 (38.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | −12.0 (10.4) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −22.6 (−8.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) | 6.1 (0.24) | 7.1 (0.28) | 4.9 (0.19) | 12.1 (0.48) | 10.4 (0.41) | 10.1 (0.40) | 11.9 (0.47) | 12.1 (0.48) | 4.7 (0.19) | 2.7 (0.11) | 2.2 (0.09) | 87.5 (3.47) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 34.9 |
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 18 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 66 | 57 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 58 | 68 | 50 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 137.6 | 147.6 | 179.5 | 211.2 | 257.6 | 293.6 | 295.9 | 270.5 | 248.5 | 236.7 | 184.7 | 131.9 | 2,595.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 45 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 62 | 45 | 58 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[29][30] | |||||||||||||
As of 1885[update], there was about 72,700 acres (480,014mu) of cultivated land in Yengisar.[31]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2000 | 213,338 | — |
| 2010 | 262,067 | +2.08% |
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As of 2015, 297,290 of the 302,542 residents of the county wereUyghur, 25,404 wereHan Chinese and 851 were from other ethnic groups.[32]
As of 1999, 97.82% of the population of Yengisar (Yingjisha) County was Uyghur and 1.79% of the population was Han Chinese.[33]
Yengisar is served byChina National Highway 315 and theSouthern Xinjiang railway.
The city of Yengisar gave its name toYangihissar gecko (Cyrtopodion elongatum) lizard species, which occurs throughout easternCentral Asia, including Xinjiang andGansu Province.[1]
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2000年第五次人口普查，英吉沙县常住总人口213338人，{...}2003年，英吉沙县总面积3420.9平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，英吉沙县常住总人口262067人，其中：城镇31113人，城关乡13058人，乔勒潘乡11848人，龙甫乡6882人，芒辛乡25746人，色提力乡10424人，萨罕乡30029人，英也尔乡12593人，克孜勒乡24772人，托普鲁克乡13860人，苏盖提乡23280人，乌恰乡42385人，艾古斯乡9371人，依格孜也尔乡5114人，兵团东风农场1592人。
面积4306.5平方千米，人口20.5万，有维吾尔、汉、柯尔克孜、乌孜别克、塔吉克、哈萨克、蒙古等民族，其中维吾尔族占98％，
Yengisar County
The farmers benefitted from the transformation. Having harvested 86,000 tonnes of apricots this year, Yengisar County's farmers increased their per capita income by around 1,000 yuan.
As a staff member of the culture center in Yengisar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urziashim performs traditional cloth stamping, a 1,000-year-old Chinese intangible cultural heritage.
The Hazriti Beg mazar, Yengisar, Kashgar prefecture.
The head of a local neighborhood committee in Yengisar county, who also declined to be named, confirmed that male officials regularly sleep in the same beds or sleeping platforms with female members of Uyghur households during their home stays.(See:Civil Servant-Family Pair Up)
Located in Yingjisha County of Xinjiang, Adili Dawazi Art Heritage Center was founded by Adili Hoshur, a sixth generation Dawazi practitioner known as the "tightrope walking prince". The center currently has 22 members, with the youngest being just 11 years old.
统计用区划代码 名称 653123100000 英吉沙镇 653123101000 乌恰镇 653123102000 芒辛镇 653123103000 萨罕镇 653123200000 城关乡 653123201000 乔勒潘乡 653123202000 龙甫乡 653123204000 色提力乡 653123206000 英也尔乡 653123207000 克孜勒乡 653123208000 托普鲁克乡 653123209000 苏盖提乡 653123211000 艾古斯乡 653123212000 依格孜也尔乡 653123401000 英吉沙工业园区 653123500000 兵团东风农场
英吉沙县辖2个镇、12个乡。英吉沙镇、乌恰镇、城关乡、乔勒潘乡、龙甫乡、芒辛镇、色提力乡、萨罕乡、英也尔乡、克孜勒乡、托普鲁克乡、苏盖提乡、艾古斯乡、依格孜也尔乡。
In the seventh village of Mangxin town in Yengisar county, a stage which was used by residents for dancing is now also used as a place to lock-stitch carpets.
يېڭىسار ناھىيە ماڭشىن بازىرى
Qiaolepan/Qolpan Township (乔勒潘乡,چولپان يېزىسى), Village 7 in Yingjisha/Yengihisar County
眼下，位于昆仑山脚下的新疆英吉沙县依格孜牙乡天气逐渐转凉。{...}依格孜牙乡塔克里克艾日克村