Pingxiang is a subtropical monsoon climate zone, abundant heat and light, abundant rainfall, four distinct seasons, mild climate, the average annual temperature of 17.2 ℃, the average annual rainfall of 1600 mm. Annual sunshine hours of about 1600 hours, frost-free period of 270 days.
Pingxiang is rich in mineral resources. The city's arable land area of 527,000 hectares, the main mineral resources are coal, iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, aluminum, limestone, kaolin, granite, mineral water and other 36 kinds of coal reserves of 852 million tons of coal, iron ore reserves of 67.6 million tons of a variety of non-metallic mineral resources have a very broad potential for development.
As far as 5000 years ago in the Neolithic era, there are three Miao in Pingxiang production and labor and prosperity. Western Zhou Dynasty, Pingxiang belongs to Yangzhou, the Spring and Autumn belongs to the State of Wu, the Warring States for the land of Chu, Han Gaozu Liu Bang, when belonging to the Yuzhang County Yichun County, the Three Kingdoms, Wu Emperor Sun Hao in the second year of the Bao Ding (267) set up the Pingxiang County, the county seat of the Lushigang. Tang Wude two years (619), the county seat from Luxi Gugang moved to Pingxiang Phoenix Pond (now the city seat). Tang zhenguan yuan year belongs to jiangnan west province, yuan yuan zhen yuan year (1295) pingxiang from county upgraded to state. Ming Hongwu two years (1369) from state to county. Qing belongs to jiangxi province yuanzhou province. Republic of 3 years (1914) belongs to Luling Road. Republic of 15 years directly under the province. In 1914, it belonged to Luling Road. In 1914, it belonged to Luling Province. Republic of China in 24 years belongs to the second administrative region. After the founding of the Republic of Nanchang Prefecture, in January 1959, Nanchang Prefecture renamed Yichun Prefecture, Pingxiang belongs to it. 1960 September County set up a city, by the Yichun Prefecture in charge. 1970 March Pingxiang for the provincial municipality. 1971 by the Jiangxi Provincial Revolutionary Committee approved the establishment of four districts.
Pingxiang City is now under the jurisdiction of Luxi, Shangli, Lianhua County (approved by the State Council, Lianhua County in August 1992 from the Ji'an area under the jurisdiction of the city of Pingxiang), Anyuan, Xiangdong two districts, and the provincial level of the Anyuan Economic Development Zone, 28 townships, 18 townships, 7 street offices, 641 villagers committees, 128 neighborhood committees.
The city's total population of 1.802 million, non-agricultural population of 524,800, the city's population density of 470 people per square kilometer.
The city's family planning rate is 95.45%, the birth rate is 13.28 per thousand, the death rate is 5.95 per thousand, and the natural growth rate is 7.30 per thousand.
The city has 927,800 employees, including 295,200 urban employees and 632,600 rural employees.
The total number of employed workers in the city is 128,300, with an average annual salary of 10,345 yuan, of which 94,700 are employed in state-owned units, with an average annual salary of 11,647 yuan.
The data quoted above are statistics for the end of 2003.
Pingxiang City is an important industrial city in Jiangxi Province, formed a coal, machinery, metallurgy, chemical industry, building materials, ceramics and other relatively complete industrial system, steel, electric porcelain, industrial porcelain, fireworks and firecrackers and other products sell well in domestic and international markets. At present, coal production accounted for 40% of the province; steel accounted for more than 30% of the province; chemical filler production and sales accounted for 70% of the country; electric porcelain production occupies an important position in the country, low-voltage porcelain in the national market share of more than 60% of the province's exports of electric porcelain accounted for 85% of the province, PC porcelain for the national famous trademark; building materials industry is developing rapidly, has become the province's important production base for building materials, the annual production capacity of cement is The annual production capacity of cement is more than 5 million tons; the output of float glass reached 5.55 million weight boxes in 2001, ranking the eighth in the country; "Anyuan brand" buses sell well all over the country. Anyuan shares on July 2, 2002 grand listing, the city's first listed enterprises. Private enterprises flourish, Tengfei Plastic General Factory production of "Tengfei" plastic products and waterproof materials produced by the Wuguan Group, refined tea oil, "red" white wine sells well in the domestic market. Food industry focusing on the processing of agricultural products is developing rapidly, the Chinese Duzong tea, "every day on", "Wugongshan", "moon pool" mineral water is increasingly popular in the market.
Light industry products have been awarded more than 300 awards for various types of famous products (times), of which 15 won the National Award. Awarded more than 100 new product achievements (times), of which "flying saucer" fan "flying saucer" trademark by Jiangxi Province, the city of towel factory "Queen Towel" by the inspection-free export products, the city of Huahai Rainproof Clothing Factory. City Huahai Rainproof Clothing Factory's "odd" brand of breathable rainproof clothing won the "National 98 Patent Product Gold Medal" and "94 years of the largest scientific and technological Gold Medal", the Shangli export fireworks production "Sino-Western friendship waterfall", "combination of fireworks" and other five varieties of fireworks in Spain 24th International Fireworks Grand Prix won the collective second prize.
Since the reform and opening up, the economy of Pingxiang has been developing at an unprecedented speed. the GDP grew at an average annual rate of 10.2% from 1978 to 2001. The economic structure is constantly optimized, the added value of the first, second and third industries in the GDP constitutes the ratio from 1978 33.3:43.8:22.9 to 2001 13.6:54.8:31.6, the economic strength continues to grow. 2003, the city's industrial enterprise units 12,243, of which: state-owned and annual product sales revenue of more than five million yuan In 2003, the city's total industrial output value of 27.560 billion yuan. 2002, the output of major industrial products: 65.447 million tons of raw coal, power generation of 2.102 billion kilowatt hours, 1.8528 million tons of steel, 3.7358 million tons of cement, 5.8352 million weight boxes of flat glass. In 2003, the city's state-owned and annual sales revenue of more than 5 million yuan of non-state-owned industrial enterprises in the current value of industrial output value of 8.521 billion yuan; industrial added value of 2.760 billion yuan; product sales revenue of 8.628 billion yuan; profits and taxes of 1.210 billion yuan, of which 659 million yuan of total profits.