Huangling County

Huangling County (simplified Chinese: 黄陵县; traditional Chinese: 黃陵縣; pinyin: Huánglíng Xiàn) is a county in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the west.[1] It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an.[1] The county spans an area of 2,286.7 square kilometers, and has a permanent population of 130,100 people as of 2012.[1]

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Huangling

黄陵县
County
Xuanyuan Temple at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
Huangling in Yan'an
Yan'an in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityYan'an
Area
 • Total2,286.7 km2 (882.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total130,100
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
727300
Licence plates陕J

Etymology

The county is named after the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor (simplified Chinese: 黄帝陵; traditional Chinese: 黃帝陵; pinyin: Huángdì Líng).[2]

Administrative divisions

Huangling County is divided into one subdistrict and five towns.[1] The county's sole subdistrict is Qiaoshan Subdistrict, and its five towns are Diantou, Longfang, Tianzhuang, Adang, and Shuanglong.[1] The county government is located in Qiaoshan Subdistrict.[1]

Geography

Huangling County is located in the Loess Plateau approximately 200 kilometers north of Xi'an's urban core, and 170 kilometers south of Yan'an's.[1] Over 70% of the county is forested.[3]

History

Archeoligcal evidence from the ancient Yangshao culture indicates that the area of present-day Huangling County has been inhabited since the Neolithic age.[4] In 221 BCE, the Qin Dynasty unified a number of small counties in the area under the Shang Commandery.[4] The area was reorganized a number of times before being occupied by the Xiongnu in 189 CE.[4] The Jin Dynasty then conquered the area and briefly reorganized it as the Central Commandery.[4] The area of present-day Huangling County would be re-organized a number of times under the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and, ultimately, the Qing Dynasty.[4] During the time of the Republic of China, the area was a part of Yulin Circuit, one of the three circuits in Shaanxi.[4] The area would fall under control of the People's Republic of China by May 1948.[4] Named Huangling County since 1944, the jurisdiction has since underwent a number of restructurings, with its most recent being in 2015.[4]

Economy

In 2011, the county's GDP was 8.356 billion Renminbi, which the county government forecasted to increase to 11.86 billion by 2015.[3] The county has an apple-growing area of 210,000 mu, producing an annual output of 270,000 tons of apples.[3] Huangling County has proven coal reserves of 2.7 billion tons, with an annual output of 29 million tons of raw coal.[3] The county also has petroleum reserves.[3]

Historical sites

The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, built to honor the legendary Yellow Emperor, is located within Huangling County.[2] The complex's structures were built throughout various times in history, with the oldest portions of the mausoleum exceeding 2,000 years in age.[2]

Transportation

References
  1. 黄陵县概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "Mausoleums of the Yellow Emperor". China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. 黄陵概况 (in Chinese). Huangling County People's Government. 2016-06-23. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. 历史沿革. Huangling County People's Government. 2017-02-28. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

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