Zhongwei
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History
Under general Meng Tian, the Qin captured the area of Zhongwei and established the Beidi Commandery. In 205 BC a city built at the current location of Zhongwei urban area, which would grow as irrigation systems were built to allow farming.[5]
In 1226 Genghis Khan captured Zhongwei, and in 1403 the city was named Zhongwei, part of Shaanxi.[5]
In 1920 Zhongwei was struck by the Haiyuan earthquake; and in 1926 the highway from Lanzhou to Zhongwei opened.[5]
Tourism
Zhongwei's main attraction is Gao Miao, a temple that has hosted Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist ceremonies. A bomb shelter was also built beneath the temple during the Cultural Revolution. It has since been converted into a rendition of a Buddhist hell.[6] The prefecture is also the location of the beginning of the northern bend in the Yellow River that produces the Ordos Loop. A drum tower is located in the city center.[7]
Administrative divisions
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiao'erjing | Population (2019)[3] |
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| Shapotou District | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Shāpōtóu Qū | Template:Script/Arabic | 414,200 | 4,633 | 89 | |
| Zhongning County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Zhōngníng Xiàn | Template:Script/Arabic | 351,700 | 2,841 | 124 | |
| Haiyuan County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Hǎiyuán Xiàn | Template:Script/Arabic | 403,900 | 6,979 | 58 | |
Geography
Zhongwei is located on the northern banks of the Yellow River and bordered directly by the Tengger Desert in the north.[7] The city has been battling desertification since the 1950s.[8] Using straw checkerboard patterns the advance of sand dunes is stopped.[9][10]
Climate
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Transportation
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- Zhongwei Shapotou Airport
- Baotou–Lanzhou railway
- Baoji–Zhongwei railway, to points south (connections to Xi'an, Chengdu)
- Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan railway, to the east (connection to Beijing)
- Gantang–Wuwei railway, to western Gansu and westward
- Zhongwei–Lanzhou high-speed railway
- G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway
- G2012 Dingbian–Wuwei Expressway
- China National Highway 109
Gallery
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Desert Lake
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Desert Lake
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Desert Lake
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Shapotou scenic area
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Camels in Shapotou
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Zhongwei cultural centre
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See also
References
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External links
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