Gansu Pingchuan is located in Baiyin City, Gansu Province, China.
Pingchuan District is located in the center of Gansu and the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and is named after the 100,000 acres of Pingchuan River in its territory. The geographical location of Pingchuan District is relatively advantageous and the transportation is convenient, with highways and national highways passing through its territory, and it is about 200 kilometers away from Lanzhou City, the capital of the province.
Pingchuan District's economy is dominated by coal, electric power, ceramics and other industries. In recent years, with the restructuring of industries, new industries such as new energy and new materials have also developed faster. Pingchuan District had been included in Gansu Province to the county as an important carrier of urbanization construction of early and pilot demonstration area, by the China Ceramic Industry Association awarded the Chinese ceramic industry transfer demonstration base.
In education and medical care, Pingchuan District has also made certain achievements. The district *** has 97 schools of all levels and types, with four secondary vocational education schools. *** There are 173 medical and healthcare institutions of all levels and types, including triple A hospitals, second A hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, maternal and child healthcare institutions, and private hospitals.
Pingchuan's history and culture:
1, Pingchuan District has a long history, as early as the late Neolithic period there were human beings thriving here. During the Warring States period, Pingchuan belonged to the territory of the State of Zhao, and later came under the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Pingchuan area was known as Pingchuan County, which was an important transportation hub and trade center at that time.
2, Pingchuan District has a rich cultural heritage. One of the most famous is the Pingchuan ancient city ruins. The site is located in Pingchuan Town, Nanguan Village, covers an area of about 10,000 square meters, is an ancient city ruins of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Inside the ancient city, there are relatively complete city walls, gates, corner towers and other architectural remains preserved, which are of great value to the study of urban planning and construction technology in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
3, Pingchuan District is also one of the important nodes on the ancient Silk Road in China. Historically, it was through Pingchuan that many merchants and missionaries entered the Central Plains. In order to facilitate transportation and trade exchanges, the local government also built many post stations and trading houses in Pingchuan, and some remnants of these buildings can still be seen today.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pyongchon District