Ansai County
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Ansai County is a county of Yan'an
, Shaanxi
, China
. It has a total area of 2,950square kilometers and a population of 1.5million people. It has an average elevation of 1,200meters, which is typical for the Loess Plateau
. Its postal code is 717400.
s, livestock
, apple
s, apricot
s are produced. In recent years, petroleum
and natural gas
mining have become the its important support.
(陕北) folk art feature, including excellent paper-cutting、painting of farmers, clay crafts, drum
s、folk songs, particularly the Ansai's drum music has long been famous. A large number of folk art collection is stored in the county office.
Ansai was then a part of the Chinese Communists base in northern Shaanxi
, with several schools in the south suburb of Yan'an.
Yan'an
Yan'an , is a prefecture-level city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province in China, administering several counties, including Zhidan County , which served as the Chinese communist capital before the city of Yan'an proper took that role....
, Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It has a total area of 2,950square kilometers and a population of 1.5million people. It has an average elevation of 1,200meters, which is typical for the Loess Plateau
Loess Plateau
The Loess Plateau , also known as the Huangtu Plateau, is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River. Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages...
. Its postal code is 717400.
Brief Notes
- Serial Number: 610624
- Postal Code: 717400
- County Office: in Zhen Wu Dong (真武洞)
- Districts of Administration:
Economy
Ansai County is a traditionally agricultural county with VegetableVegetable
The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant....
s, livestock
Livestock
Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
, apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
s, apricot
Apricot
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...
s are produced. In recent years, petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
and natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
mining have become the its important support.
Culture
Ansai's culture contains typical ShanbeiShanbei
Shanbei specifies the northern portion of Shaanxi province, Northwest China, and is a natural as well as cultural area, forming part of the Loess Plateau...
(陕北) folk art feature, including excellent paper-cutting、painting of farmers, clay crafts, drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s、folk songs, particularly the Ansai's drum music has long been famous. A large number of folk art collection is stored in the county office.
Ansai was then a part of the Chinese Communists base in northern Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
, with several schools in the south suburb of Yan'an.