Basic tourist attractions Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is located in the south-central Gansu Province, now has jurisdiction over Linxia City, Linxia County, Hezheng County, Kangle County, Guanghe County, Yongjing County and Dongxiang Autonomous County, Jixi Mountain Anzheng Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County, a city and seven counties. The Yellow River, the mother river of Chinese children, runs across the north and south. In the 8,169 square kilometers of beautiful mountains and rivers, there live more than 1.9 million people of various ethnic groups of 22 nationalities, including Hui, Han, Dongxiang, Bao'an, Salar, Tu and Tibetan. Among them, Dongxiang and Bao'an are the unique national minorities living mainly in Linxia.
Into Linxia, close to Linxia, lifting the veil of her hazy and mysterious, feel her long and rich history, appreciate her profound and splendid culture, witness her unique and magnificent style, and enjoy her beautiful and colorful scenery, you will be surprised to find that: this is a piece of magical and charming place.
--Here is the "source of the Great Yu water"
Map of the ancient times, the Chinese land, the Yellow River, flooding, disemboweled and born of Xia Yu, undertake a great responsibility, the rate of the people, chiseling the Dragon Gate, open the Ique, dredge the "nine rivers". Xia Yu, who was born in a disemboweled body, took on a great responsibility and led the people to chisel the Dragon Gate, open the Yikue, and dredge the "Nine Rivers" for thirteen years, and finally rested the floods for the benefit of the common people. According to "Shangshu-Yugong", Yu ruled over the water by "guiding the river from Jishi to Longmen, and then into Canghai". The "Jishi" is the Jishi Pass in Linxia Prefecture. Under the Jishi Pass, the Yuwang Stone, which has survived through the vicissitudes of time and change, still bears witness to the great achievements of Dayu's water-control work, and silently celebrates the immortal spirit of Dayu's selflessness and dedication.
--This is the "Dry Dock of Western China"
Linxia, known as Hezhou in ancient times, is the only region in the Yellow River Basin named after the Yellow River - the State of the Great River. Since ancient times, it has been the economic, political and cultural link between the central and western regions. Good at business Linxia people activated the prosperous market. Silk Road, Tangfan Road, Ganchuan Road in this intersection, complement each other, known as "Huangshangxiong Town", ranked "Longshang eight states" first. The Ming Dynasty, the famous four major tea and horse Division I - Hezhou tea and horse Division is located here. Over the years, where the tea and horse market, merchants gathered, south to north, east into the west, the famous sociologist Mr. Fei Xiaotong said: "East of Wenzhou, west of Hezhou."
--Here is the "national architectural art of the Expo Park"
Colorful ceramic museum Linxia is one of the representatives of the East-West cultural fusion, architectural art is distinctive. Into the Linxia, the first into your eyes is lined up, very different styles of national architecture. Green mosque, towering in the clouds of the Wake Pavilion, a unique Arab architectural style, so that you suddenly enter the "Nights of the Tianfang Tan" in the mythological world; red garden, East Hall, Butterfly House set of traditional Chinese architectural art in one, unique Jiangnan water town style. The perfect combination of Hui brick carvings, Han wood carvings, Tibetan painting art, Arab architecture and Chinese classical architectural art skillfully used to make Linxia become a national architectural art, understanding of China's Islamic culture resorts.
--Here is the "ancient animals in the Garden of Eden"
Linxia is the ancient period of ancient life reproduction habitat paradise, the territory is very rich in natural relics. Unearthed in the Yellow River, Taiji Lake, formed in 170 million years ago, Yongjing dinosaur footprint fossil group, famous at home and abroad, the scale of the large, many kinds, the integrity of the remains, the clarity of the high, are among the world's largest; in the towering Taizi Mountain found under the more than 10 million to 2 million years ago and the political and the mammal fossil group, the male in Eurasia, the world's rare, with high scientific research, collection, exhibition value, the six and the most important and the most important fossil group in the world, the world's largest in the world. The Hezheng Museum of Ancient Animals and Fossils, which is the largest in the world, has more than 6,000 fossils of various kinds.
--Here is the "hometown of Chinese colored pottery"
Linxia is the birthplace of the ancient Yellow River culture and one of the ancient human habitats, this piece of fertile land is rich in ancient cultural relics. To "Majiayao" culture as the representative of all kinds of cultural sites scattered, "Banshan culture", "Qijia culture" named for the earliest discovery here. This is one of the areas with the most concentrated remains of Neolithic culture and the largest number of archaeological excavations in China. The national treasure named "King of Painted Pottery" by Mr. Guo Moruo in the National Museum of China was unearthed in Linxia.
--Here is the "hometown of Chinese flowers"
Scenic Linxia is the birthplace of two major systems of Chinese flowers--Hezhou flowers and Tao Min flowers. The culture of "Hua'er" has endured for a long time. "Flowers" is popular in Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other vast areas of a folk song, is the local ethnic groups in the widely popular form of oral literature. The number of "Hua'er" songs in Hezhou ranks among the most popular in the world. In Linxia, you can hear the most authentic "flower children". Whether it's in the fields or on the mountain paths, the wonderful melody of "flower children" floats everywhere. Once a year, Songmingyan "flower will", Lotus Hill "flower will", singers gathered, crowded, a "flower" of the sea. 2003, the Chinese Folk Literary Association In 2003, the Chinese Folk Literary Artists Association officially named Linxia Prefecture as the "Hometown of Chinese Flowers", and Kangle County and Hezheng County as the "Chinese Flowers Protection Base" and "Chinese Flowers Inheritance Base" respectively. Not long ago, the Chinese folk artists association flower culture professional committee was established in Linxia and held a plaque ceremony.
Tourism resources Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Linxia has a long history and culture, many natural relics, rich tourism resources. In recent years the excavation of ancient animal fossils with its number, variety, size and completeness of the six world's largest, the territory of the Majiayao culture, the Banshan culture, Qijia culture and other cultural heritage sites, is China's Neolithic culture is the most centralized, one of the most archaeological excavations, is now treasured in the National Museum of China's "King of the Painted Pottery", known as "China's Painted Pottery", is known as "China's Painted Pottery", and is the most important cultural heritage site. Known as "China's colored pottery township". The whole state **** there are all kinds of tourist attractions, attractions 107, of which the national level 5, provincial level 3. The more well-known Bingling Temple Grottoes, "Three Gorges of the Yellow River", Songming Rock, Lotus Hill and so on. It is the birthplace of the folk song "Hua'er", and has been named the "Hometown of China's Hua'er" by the China Folk Artists Association. Linxia rich ethnic flavor, is the ancient Qiang culture, Islamic culture, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism culture convergence and integration of the place, especially the Islamic culture has a long history, in China's Muslim masses have a greater influence.
The comprehensive economic strength of the national economy has been significantly enhanced. in 2008, the state's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 7.859 billion yuan, an increase of 13.6% year-on-year. Among them: the primary industry realized added value of 1.868 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1%; the secondary industry realized added value of 2.367 billion yuan, an increase of 13.5%; the tertiary industry realized added value of 3.624 billion yuan, an increase of 17.0%. The industrial structure was further optimized, and the structure of primary, secondary and tertiary industries was adjusted from 26.6:28.6:44.8 in the previous year to 23.8:30.1:46.1. The per capita gross domestic product of the whole state was RMB 3,971 yuan, with an increase of 14.2%. The secondary and tertiary industries became the main driving force of economic growth, the contribution rate of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries were 12.7%, 30.2% and 57.1% respectively, pulling the economic growth by 1.7, 4.1 and 7.8 percentage points respectively. The non-public economy is developing rapidly, and the added value it realizes accounts for 43.55% of the state's gross domestic product.
Agriculture and rural economy in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture maintained rapid development. 2008, the state completed crop sowing area of 2,363,200 acres, with a total grain output of 525,400 tons, hitting a new record high. Continuously optimize the planting structure, corn, potato, double low rape, Chinese herbs and other characteristics of advantageous agricultural products planting area of 1,483,100 acres, accounting for 62.8% of the total area of crops planted. Support the development of facilities for agriculture, accelerate the construction of vegetable bases, new solarium 22 million acres, plastic greenhouses 1500 acres. Strengthen forestry ecological construction, the state afforestation 163,500 mu, 5,453,000 compulsory tree planting, the new green channel 380.8 kilometers; vigorously develop the characteristics of the forest and fruit industry, the new pepper planting area of 25,500 acres, beer fruit of 30,700 acres, 11,000 acres of nursery. Vigorously develop animal husbandry industry, the new standardized farming community of 72, 184 large-scale farms, the state's large livestock inventory, animal husbandry output value, total meat production increased by 5.04%, 8%, 8.85%. Strengthen agricultural industrialization, key leading enterprises are developing well. The implementation of 73 whole-village poverty alleviation and development projects has solved the problem of subsistence for 12,600 absolutely poor people and 45,000 low-income people. Strengthening the construction of new rural areas, and fully completing the tasks of Yongjing provincial pilot county and 9 provincial pilot villages in the new rural construction pilot work. Efforts to improve rural production and living conditions, farmland water conservancy, rural roads, drinking water projects, biogas construction, the transformation of dangerous houses has made great progress, 50,000 acres of new terraces, completed 0.6 million acres of Dongxiang Nanyang Canal field supporting the construction of the task of adding 10,000 acres of new effective irrigation, water-saving irrigation area of 30,000 acres, hardening of 556 kilometers of rural roads to solve the 155,100 people's drinking water safety and 13,000 people of drinking water difficulties, and built 16,000 biogas digesters. Labor training and export efforts have been stepped up, with 185,200 laborers trained and 453,200 laborers transferred throughout the year. Realized labor income of 1.994 billion yuan, an increase of 27.9%.
Industrial production grew faster, and the quality of operation improved. in 2008, the state realized industrial added value of 1.771 billion yuan, up 12.4%, of which the above-scale industries realized added value of 1.314 billion yuan, up 11.1%. According to the affiliation, the central enterprise realizes the value-added of 575 million yuan, decreases 3.1%; The provincial enterprise realizes the value-added of 247 million yuan, increases 11.4%; The state and county enterprise realizes the value-added of 492 million yuan, increases 33.69%. According to the light and heavy industry, light industry realized added value of 163 million yuan, an increase of 51.4%; heavy industry realized added value of 1.151 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0%. In the pillar industries, electric power production and supply industry realized added value of 569 million yuan, a year-on-year decline of 0.03%; chemical raw materials manufacturing industry realized added value of 158 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.69%; leather fur and its products industry realized added value of 73 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.45 times; beverage and wine manufacturing industry realized added value of 0.15 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.22%; food Manufacturing industry realized added value of 0.34 billion yuan, an increase of 18.16%. Realize the main business income of 3.573 billion yuan, an increase of 17.88% over the previous year; industrial production and sales rate of 97.73%, a decline of 1.66 percentage points over the previous year; industrial labor productivity of 99,242 yuan / person, an increase of 14,489 yuan / person over the previous year.
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture construction industry continued to develop rapidly. The value added of the construction industry for the year amounted to 596 million yuan, an increase of 16.8% year-on-year.
Investment in fixed assets has increased with remarkable results. The annual completion of the whole society fixed asset investment of 5.267 billion yuan, an increase of 64.95% over the previous year. According to the main body of investment, the central investment of 110 million yuan, down 25.17%; provincial investment of 1.748 billion yuan, an increase of 1.57 times; state and county investment of 3.409 billion yuan, an increase of 44.08%. By urban and rural areas, urban fixed asset investment of 4.705 billion yuan, an increase of 70.84% over the previous year; rural fixed asset investment of 562 million yuan, an increase of 27.63%. In the urban investment, primary industry investment of 0.058 billion yuan, an increase of 5.45%; secondary industry investment of 2.219 billion yuan, an increase of 59.28%; tertiary industry investment of 2.428 billion yuan, an increase of 1.29 times. Investment in major projects is progressing well. 20 major projects under construction throughout the year, completed investment of 2.243 billion yuan this year, accounting for 42.59% of the total investment in fixed assets.
The rapid development of transportation, postal and telecommunication industry. 2008, the state's highway mileage reached 4,341.49 kilometers, of which 212.27 kilometers of highway mileage above the second level. Freight turnover 342 million tons kilometers, an increase of 2.71%; passenger turnover 358 million people kilometers, an increase of 9.78%. Post and telecommunications business totaled 353 million yuan, an increase of 12.2%; the end of the year 159,900 local telephone subscribers, an increase of 3.76%; cell phone subscribers 291,000, an increase of 5.5%. Telephone penetration rate per 100 people reached 17.66.
The circulation of commerce and trade has become increasingly active, and the development of the tourism industry has gained momentum. The total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 2.472 billion yuan, an increase of 19.3% year-on-year. The total consumer price level rose by 8.4% over the previous year, and export earnings of 20.1 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 16.3% over the previous year. Received 1,448,200 domestic and foreign tourists, total tourism revenue of 423 million yuan, respectively, an increase of 16.1% and 27.4% over the previous year.
Fiscal revenues grew substantially, and financial and insurance ran smoothly. The state completed the large-caliber financial revenue of 723 million yuan, an increase of 20.64%, of which 349 million yuan of local financial revenue, an increase of 27.97%, the annual financial expenditure of 5.103 billion yuan, an increase of 38.84%. Various types of financial institutions at the end of the year deposit balance of 11.435 billion yuan, an increase of 26.59% over the beginning of the year; loan balance of 5.412 billion yuan, an increase of 29.57% over the beginning of the year. Property insurance premium income of 54.6 million yuan, an increase of 22.34%; life insurance premium income of 54.51 million yuan, an increase of 41.0%.
Infrastructure Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to increase project construction efforts, infrastructure significantly improved. The state started 290 new projects, completed investment of 2.25 billion yuan; renewed 794 projects, completed investment of 2.38 billion yuan. Lanzhou - Linxia - Gannan railroad was included in the national railroad construction planning, a total investment of 1.57 billion yuan of folding of the secondary highway construction, Kang Lin highway, Liu Jiaxia reservoir area soil and water conservation ecological construction of a project is progressing smoothly, Dongxiang County, locks up the reconstruction of the road, and the northern part of Hezheng County, such as rural drinking water safety project projects completed. Pay close attention to the production of financial resources for the construction of projects, the implementation of the Liu Chemical Group annual output of 200,000 tons of low-pressure ammonia, Hezheng County Long Dian Company steel production project, Yongjing County annual output of 20,000 tons of ionic membrane caustic soda production line, Guanghe County Hongliang Leather Company, the second phase of the project, Dongxiang County, up to 10,000 tons of colorful aluminum production line and other projects. Strengthen the construction of electric power infrastructure projects, started construction of salt pan gorge 110 kV power transmission project, Yongjing County, Linxia 330 kV power transmission project construction into the preliminary work. Strengthen the construction of social undertakings projects, Linxia Hui Min Middle School teaching building, 5 Mind Primary School, the state maternity hospital outpatient building and infectious disease area, and the overall relocation of the county hospital and other projects are progressing well. Increase investment efforts, signing 91 investment projects, funds 6.07 billion yuan, in place funds 1.733 billion yuan, project fulfillment rate of 84.5%. Recently, according to the central government to expand domestic demand, promote stable and rapid economic growth of the major strategic deployment, and actively carry out the project declaration and strive for work, has implemented 60 projects, funds 179 million yuan. Increase the development and construction of towns and cities, accelerate the construction of municipal infrastructure, Yongjing County, the ancient city of the new area, Guanghe County, Hebei, the new area of the city's open people project started successfully, and Zhengzhou County, the development of the county, Jieshishan County, the county municipal construction, Linxia City, the south bank of the Daxia River comprehensive treatment and industrial park construction, Kangle County, the county's development of the new area of the riverfront and the transformation of the old urban areas is progressing well. Pay close attention to the construction of small towns, to determine the 39 market towns for planning, design and renovation and construction. Energy saving and emission reduction has achieved positive results, through the adjustment of industrial structure, strengthen the governance of industrial pollution sources, sulfur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand emissions fell by 4.7%, 5%, Liu Chemical Company, Linxia City, the two sewage treatment plants to achieve discharge standards, the protection of drinking water sources have been strengthened.
Social undertakings Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, social undertakings have made comprehensive progress. Conscientiously implement the policy of free compulsory education in urban and rural areas, 246,000 primary school students, 73,000 junior high school students were exempted from miscellaneous fees, the free distribution of textbooks; 5,711 vocational students were issued 4.28 million yuan of national scholarships; to fight for the national scholarships in lieu of money, the source of credit loans 11.08 million yuan, subsidized 2,038 poor students in colleges and universities. Pay close attention to the "two bases" attack, Guanghe County, Hezheng County "two bases" work through the provincial government acceptance. The state's college entrance examination on-line 1452 people, an increase of 54.3%. Accelerate the development of health undertakings, efforts to improve medical and health conditions, 48 township health centers, 52 village health centers (rooms) and other projects are progressing well, 128 township health centers equipped with medical equipment 5,318 (pieces); pay close attention to the new rural cooperative medical care, the participation rate of farmers reached 94.67%; improve the ability of emergency response to health emergencies, improve emergency response plan, strengthen the emergency response team, strengthen preventive control and medical treatment work. Strengthen the prevention and control and medical treatment work, timely disposal of various epidemics and emergencies. Strengthen the construction of public **** cultural infrastructure, built 50 townships and townships comprehensive cultural station, 300 "Farmers' Bookstore"; Dongxiang felt rolling techniques, Mira Ga black, Yongjing July will be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Annual *** organization and implementation of science and technology plans 60 projects, **** 22 scientific and technological achievements, of which 20 reached the domestic advanced level or above. Newly selected 246 science and technology specialists were sent to the grassroots level to carry out scientific and technological services. Population and family planning control goals have been achieved, the "fewer children, quicker and richer" project is fully implemented, extensive mass sports activities, the successful organization of the statewide sports.
People's life in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, urban and rural residents continued to improve living standards. Annual per capita disposable income of urban residents 6578 yuan, an increase of 12%. Farmers per capita net income of 1,847 yuan, an increase of 15.8%. The consumption structure of urban and rural areas was continuously optimized, with the Engel's coefficient of 37.5% in urban areas and 47% in rural areas. Actively expanding employment, the state added 10,500 new jobs, and the urban registered unemployment rate was controlled at 3.91%; 126 urban zero-employment families were registered and verified, realizing the goal of at least one person in each family being employed. Social insurance coverage was further expanded, with the number of participants in basic old-age pension, basic medical care, unemployment and work-related injury insurance reaching 28,000, 84,000, 49,000 and 0.9 million respectively. Across the state, 237,100 people were covered by the urban minimum subsistence guarantee. The per capita housing area of urban residents reached 27.02 square meters, and the per capita housing area of rural residents reached 18.4 square meters.
The rich Muslim flavor Linxia is a multi-ethnic settlement, Hui, Dongxiang, Baoan, Salar and other Muslim ethnic groups 1,097,600 people, accounting for 56.2% of the state's total population. Islam in Linxia has a long history of spreading and far-reaching influence, as early as in the Tang Dynasty, accompanied by the Silk Road's long camel bells, Islam began to take root here, through the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing extensive dissemination, this place has gradually become China's Islamic flourishing place. The Hui is the most populous group of Muslims in Linxia, with 627,000 people; the Dongxiang and Baoan are the two ethnic minorities with Linxia as their main residence. Linxia Muslims of all nationalities in clothing, food, marriage and funeral, festivals and rituals and other material, cultural life and preferences, customs, taboos, etc., have maintained a more complete Islamic style, passed down from generation to generation, and gradually formed a unique national flavor, every year to Mecca Hajj Muslims in Linxia nearly 1,000 people, the annual grand and enthusiastic Eid al-Fitr Festival, Gulbang Festival, the festival of the Holy Jihad is the traditional festivals of the Muslims in Linxia.
Scenic protection areas throughout the territory of Islamic characteristics of the building is Linxia Muslim flavor of an important embodiment. Here mosques and Gongbei (Sage Mausoleum) unique architectural style, mainly Chinese classical architecture, Arab style architecture, mixed Chinese and Arab three major types of architecture, modern construction technology is constantly integrated. The existing 2614 mosques in the territory, 143 arch north.
The unique halal diet is another manifestation of Linxia Muslim flavor. Whether it is a three bubble Taiwan cover bowl tea, hair son noodle sausage, stuffed skin, sweet wheat and fried food and other snacks, or buckle beef, Dongxiang hand-held mutton, paste mutton, fans pigeon eggs, mutton gourd eggplant and other traditional dishes are well-done, colorful and delicious. For a long time, especially after the reform and opening up, with the footsteps of Linxia people traveling around the world, Linxia Halal diet is widely spread throughout the motherland.