Pingliang
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Pingliang is well known for the nearby Kongtong Mountains, which are sacred to Taoism and location of the mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor and Guangchengzi, an immortal.
The Book of Sui and Tongdian record that the Ashina tribe who founded the First Turkic Khaganate (also known as Göktürk Khaganate) were from Pingliang.[3][4]
List of divisions
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| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | |
| Kongtong District | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Kōngtóng Qū | 504,848 | 1,936 | 261 | |
| Huating City | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Huátíng Shì | 189,333 | 1,183 | 160 | |
| Jingchuan County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Jīngchuān Xiàn | 281,145 | 1,409 | 200 | |
| Lingtai County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Língtái Xiàn | 183,937 | 2,038 | 88 | |
| Chongxin County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Chóngxìn Xiàn | 102,116 | 852 | 120 | |
| Zhuanglang County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zhuānglàng Xiàn | 382,827 | 1,558 | 246 | |
| Jingning County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Jìngníng Xiàn | 423,827 | 2,193 | 193 | |
Geography and climate
Pingliang ranges in latitude from 34° 54' to 35° 46' N and in longitude from 105° 20' to 107° 51' E. Bordering prefecture-level cities are Xianyang (Shaanxi) to the east, Baoji (Shaanxi) and Tianshui to the south, Dingxi and Baiyin to the west, and Guyuan (Ningxia) and Qingyang to the north. It is located on the Loess Plateau with elevations ranging from Template:Convert; the city proper itself is at an elevation of around Template:Convert.
Due to its elevation of around Template:Convert, Pingliang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with cold but dry winters, and warm and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July. Much of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September, and the annual mean temperature is Template:Convert. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 46% in September to 65% in December, the city receives 2,381 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Transport
- G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway, which motorists can take to reach the south of neighbouring Ningxia and eventually Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu
- China National Highway 312, which motorists can take to reach Xi'an
Notable residents
- Zhao Jiping, film composer (b. 1945)
Notable births
Pingliang is the birthplace of Huangfu Mi, who wrote the first book on acupuncture,[5] of novelist Niu Sengru, and of Southern Song dynasty generals Wu Jie (吴玠) and Wu Lin.[1]
References
External links
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