Pingliang
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Pingliang is a prefecture-level city
in eastern Gansu Province in China
. Pingliang is famous for a local mountain range that includes Kongtong Mountain, a site sacred to Taoism
and mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor
and Guangchengzi
, an immortal.
(Koppen
Dwb), with cold but dry winters, and warm and humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −4.6 °C in January to 21.1 °C (70 °F) in July. Much of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September, and the annual mean temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F).
triggered by heavy rains. 2 people survived.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in eastern Gansu Province in China
China
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. Pingliang is famous for a local mountain range that includes Kongtong Mountain, a site sacred to Taoism
Taoism
Taoism refers to a philosophical or religious tradition in which the basic concept is to establish harmony with the Tao , which is the mechanism of everything that exists...
and mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor or Huangdi1 is a legendary Chinese sovereign and culture hero, included among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697–2597 or 2696–2598 BC...
and Guangchengzi
Guangchengzi
Guangchengzi is a character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi.He has sacrificed many upon many of years to solitude and has emerged as an immortal. Originally, this superiorman had been within the Peach Stream Cave of Mount Nine Elves...
, an immortal.
List of divisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Kongtong District Kongtong District The Kongtong District is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Pingliang prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.-References:... |
崆峒区 | Kōngtóng Qū | 480,000 | 1,936 | 248 |
| 2 | Jingchuan County Jingchuan County Jingchuan County is county under charge of Pingliang City, Gansu Province of China. It has a land area of 1,486 square kilometers, and a population of 330,000 in 2004. The postal code is 744300... |
泾川县 | Jīngchuān Xiàn | 330,000 | 1,486 | 222 |
| 3 | Lingtai County Lingtai County Lingtai County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Pingliang prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat... |
灵台县 | Língtái Xiàn | 230,000 | 2,038 | 113 |
| 4 | Chongxin County Chongxin County Chongxin is a county in Gansu province, China, located 70 km northeast of Pingliang. It borders Pingliang, Jinchuan County, to the east, Huating County to the west, and Longxian County to the south, which is part of Baoji, Shaanxi province.... |
崇信县 | Chóngxìn Xiàn | 90,000 | 850 | 106 |
| 5 | Huating County Huating County Huating County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Pingliang prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat... |
华亭县 | Huátíng Xiàn | 170,000 | 1,266 | 134 |
| 6 | Zhuanglang County | 庄浪县 | Zhuānglàng Xiàn | 420,000 | 1,556 | 270 |
| 7 | Jingning County | 静宁县 | Jìngníng Xiàn | 470,000 | 2,193 | 214 |
Geography
Pingliang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season, humid continental climateHumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
(Koppen
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Dwb), with cold but dry winters, and warm and humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −4.6 °C in January to 21.1 °C (70 °F) in July. Much of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September, and the annual mean temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F).
Landslide disaster
In July 2010 13 people died in Huating County in a landslideLandslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
triggered by heavy rains. 2 people survived.