Xingping

Xingping (simplified Chinese: 兴平; traditional Chinese: 興平; pinyin: Xīngpíng) is a city located in the center part of Shaanxi province, China. It has been a city since 1993, with a total area of 496 square kilometers and a population of 620,000. The annual average temperature is 13.1 ℃ and its annual precipitation of 585 mm. At present, Xingping has developed more than 50 industries including maritime, aviation, electronics, medicine, and light industry. The historic sites of the city (also spelled Hsing-p’ing) can be found in Xingping Old Street and Fishing Village about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the town. The old banyan tree, which needs as many as eight people's outstretched arms to encircle it, and Guandi (General Guan Yu) Temple which was built in the Qing Dynasty both tell the long history of the town.[1] Other places of interest in the city includes the tomb of Han Maoling, Huo Yang's tomb and Xingping's North Tower.

Xingping

兴平市

Hingping
Xingping in Xianyang
Xianyang in Shaanxi
Coordinates: 34°17′58″N 108°29′26″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityXianyang
Area
  Total496 km2 (192 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total556,088
  Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
713100
Area code(0)029
Licence plates陕D
Websitewww.snxingping.gov.cn

Liu Jin (also known as Liu Chin), born circa 1451 or 1452, is from the area of Xingping (Hsing-p’ing). A son of T’an lineage, when he was made a eunuch under the aegis of a eunuch official named Liu, he appropriated that surname. Infamous for being an extremely corrupt official who abused his office to amass a great fortune, he was executed in Beijing in 1510 for treason by a "thousand cuts" over a three-day period. He died on the 2nd day after 300 to 400 cuts. Witnesses at the time said that angry onlookers bought a piece of his flesh for one qian (the smallest currency at the time) and consumed it with rice wine.[2]

Administrative divisions

As 2016, this City is divided to 5 subdistricts and 7 towns.

Subdistricts
  • Dongcheng Subdistrict (东城街道)
  • Western City Subdistrict (西城街道)
  • Dianzhang Subdistrict (店张街道)
  • Xiwu Subdistrict (西吴街道)
  • Mawei Subdistrict (马嵬街道)
Towns
  • Zhaocun (赵村镇)
  • Nanshi (南市镇)
  • Zhuangtou (庄头镇)
  • Nanwei (南位镇)
  • Fuzhai (阜寨镇)
  • Fengyi (丰仪镇)
  • Tangfang (汤坊镇)

References

  1. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangxi/guilin/li_river/xingping.htm
  2. Biography of Lieu Chin from the Ming shih, ch. 304 (Text #15); translated by Howard Goodman, page 79.


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