Tongchuan, Shaanxi
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Tóngchuān is a prefecture-level city
located in central Shaanxi
Province, on the southern fringe of the Northern Shaanxi Plateau and the northern boundary of Guanzhong Plain.
products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.
Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut and etc are well-known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.
, the remains of Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain
is a major historical relic under state protection.
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...
located in central 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...
Province, on the southern fringe of the Northern Shaanxi Plateau and the northern boundary of Guanzhong Plain.
Economy
Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with Yaozhou KilnYaozhou Kiln
The ruins of Yaozhou Kiln is the site of ancient pottery and porcelain kilns in Hengbao Town on the outskirts of Tongchuan, Shaanxi, the Yaozhou Kiln was the central one of the kilns in Yaozhou. The Yaozhou Kiln, one of the four principal kilns in northern China, once extended for five kilometers....
products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.
Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut and etc are well-known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.
Administrative divisions
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wangyi District Wangyi District Wangyi District is a district under the administration of Tongchuan city in Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 162.2 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 210,000 people as of 2002.-Administrative divisions:Wangyi District administers four... |
王益区 | Wángyì Qū | 200,230 | 162 | 1,236 |
| 2 | Yintai District Yintai District Yintai District is a district under the administration of Tongchuan city in Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 627 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 230,000 people as of 2002.-Administrative divisions:Yintai District administers two... |
印台区 | Yìntái Qū | 217,509 | 627 | 347 |
| 3 | Yaozhou District Yaozhou District Yaozhou District , formerly Yao County , is a district under the administration of Tongchuan city in Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 1617 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 300,000 people as of 2002.-Administrative divisions:Yaozhou... |
耀州区 | Yàozhōu Qū | 251,860 | 1,572 | 160 |
| 4 | Tongchuan New District | 新区 | Xīn Qū | 73,678 | 45 | 1,637 |
| 5 | Yijun County Yijun County Yijun County is a county of Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China.-Transportation:*China National Highway 210... |
宜君县 | Yíjūn Xiàn | 91,160 | 1,476 | 64 |
Tourism
There are the ruins of the Yaozhou KilnYaozhou Kiln
The ruins of Yaozhou Kiln is the site of ancient pottery and porcelain kilns in Hengbao Town on the outskirts of Tongchuan, Shaanxi, the Yaozhou Kiln was the central one of the kilns in Yaozhou. The Yaozhou Kiln, one of the four principal kilns in northern China, once extended for five kilometers....
, the remains of Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain
Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain
The Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain, or Bhaisajyaraja, are located on Yaowang Mountain 1.5 kilometers east of the Yaoxian County seat, in Shaanxi, China....
is a major historical relic under state protection.