Qingyang 庆阳市 | |
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.png) Location of Qingyang Prefecture within Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Qingyang municipal government):35°42′33″N107°38′37″E / 35.7091°N 107.6436°E /35.7091; 107.6436 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| County-level divisions | 1 district 7 counties |
| Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 36 towns 79 townships 1 ethnic township |
| Village-level divisions | 74 residential communities 1,254 villages |
| Municipal seat | Xifeng District |
| Area | |
| 27,119 km2 (10,471 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| 2,158,400 | |
| • Urban | 949,200 |
| • Rural | 1,209,200 |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 60.9 billion US$ 9.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 27,366 US$ 4,394 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 745100 |
| Area code | 0934 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-10 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 甘M |
| Administrative division code | 621000 |
| Website | www |
Qingyang (simplified Chinese:庆阳;traditional Chinese:慶陽;pinyin:Qìngyáng) is aprefecture-level city in easternGansu province, China.
Qingyang is the easternmostprefecture-level division of Gansu and is thus sometimes referred to as "Longdong"lit. 'eastern Gansu' (Chinese:陇东;pinyin:Lǒng dōng). It forms an administrative peninsula, as it is surrounded, on all sides but the south, byShaanxi andNingxia. It is along the lower middle part of theYellow River on theLoess Plateau and is in the eastern Gansu basin. Elevation ranges from 885 to 2082 meters above sea-level. There are 5 major rivers in Qingyang including theMalian (马莲河;pinyin:Mǎliánhé),Pu (蒲河;pinyin:Púhé), Hong (洪河;pinyin:Hóng hé), Silang (四郎河;pinyin:Sìláng hé), andHulu (葫芦河;pinyin:Húlu hé). Their combined annual flow is more than 800 million cubic meters. Bordering prefecture-level cities are:
Gansu:
Qingyang has ahumid continental climate (KöppenDwb) withmonsoonal influences. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from −3.8 °C (25.2 °F) in January to 21.9 °C (71.4 °F) in July, with the annual mean standing at 9.8 °C (49.6 °F). The normal annual precipitation is 542.2 mm (21.35 in), 68% of it occurring from June to September, and winter seeing minimal precipitation.
| Climate data for Qingyang (Xifeng District), elevation 1,421 m (4,662 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.6 (92.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.5 (38.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.2 (31.6) | −5.8 (21.6) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −15.9 (3.4) | −10.0 (14.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | −0.8 (30.6) | −7.3 (18.9) | −16.8 (1.8) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −22.6 (−8.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) | 8.9 (0.35) | 17.6 (0.69) | 32.8 (1.29) | 46.2 (1.82) | 69.2 (2.72) | 110.5 (4.35) | 104.9 (4.13) | 84.1 (3.31) | 44.0 (1.73) | 14.7 (0.58) | 3.5 (0.14) | 542.2 (21.34) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 94.7 |
| Average snowy days | 6.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 30.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 60 | 52 | 60 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 187.8 | 174.7 | 202.5 | 228.4 | 247.0 | 239.1 | 228.8 | 205.9 | 161.3 | 172.4 | 182.0 | 194.4 | 2,424.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 60 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 55 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Qingyang was part of the area where the earliest cultures along theYellow River developed and was part of the heartland of theQin state that would eventually unite China. It was also an important place in theChinese Communist Revolution, as a part of theShaan–Gan–Ning Border Region.
In March or April 1490 AD a presumedmeteor shower occurred in the Qingyang district.[5][6] If a meteor shower did occur, it may have been the result of the breakup of anasteroid. At least three surviving Chinese historical records describe a shower during which "stones fell like rain", killing more than 10,000 people.[5][7] Due to the paucity of detailed information and the lack of surviving meteorites or other physical evidence, researchers have also been unable to definitively state the exact nature of the dramatic event.[8]
Qingyang has 1 urban district, 7 counties, and 146 towns with a total population of 2,158,400, of which 949,200 live in urban areas.[1]
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2022 est.)[9] | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| 1 | Xifeng District | 西峰区 | Xīfēng Qū | 513,900 | 996 | 331 |
| 2 | Qingcheng County | 庆城县 | Qìngchéng Xiàn | 235,200 | 2,673 | 120 |
| 3 | Huan County | 环县 | Huán Xiàn | 301,700 | 9,236 | 37 |
| 4 | Huachi County | 华池县 | Huáchí Xiàn | 118,300 | 3,776 | 34 |
| 5 | Heshui County | 合水县 | Héshuǐ Xiàn | 134,700 | 2,976 | 57 |
| 6 | Zhengning County | 正宁县 | Zhèngníng Xiàn | 173,200 | 1,329 | 173 |
| 7 | Ning County | 宁县 | Níng Xiàn | 331,700 | 2,633 | 197 |
| 8 | Zhenyuan County | 镇原县 | Zhènyuán Xiàn | 510,000 | 3,500 | 146 |
In 2022 Qingyang's GDP was 102.226 billion RMB, 4.4 % growth over the previous year. 12.2 % of GDP was generated by theprimary sector, 54.0% by thesecondary sector and 33.8% by thetertiary sector. The per capita income was 22,878 RMB, for urban residents 37,585 RMB and for rural residents 12,276 RMB.[1]
Petroleum and natural gas are the backbone of Qingyang's economy. Agricultural products include grains, donkeys, Huan County sheep, cattle, dates, milk, apples, apricots and other fruits, vegetables, and berries. 69 different kinds of Chinese medicinal plants and herbs are collected or grown here, 25 of which are exported.
Qingyang is famous for its rich folk culture. Traditional Chinese art forms such asshadow puppet theater, paper cuts (such as theQingyang sachet), folk music, and songs are still part of Qingyang's culture.
The local newspaper is called Longdong Daily (Chinese:陇东报;pinyin:Lǒng dōng bào).[1]
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