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Huangling County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 kilometres (882.9 mi2), and has a permanent population of 130,100 people as of 2012.[1]
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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 kilometres (120 mi) north of Xi'an's urban core, and 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Yan'an's.[1] Over 70% of the county is forested.[3]
Climate
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History
Archeoligcal evidence from the ancient Yangshao culture indicates that the area of present-day Huangling County has been inhabited since the Neolithic age.[6] In 221 BCE, the Qin dynasty unified a number of small counties in the area under the Shang Commandery.[6] The area was reorganized a number of times before being occupied by the Xiongnu in 189 CE.[6] The Jin dynasty then conquered the area and briefly reorganized it as the Central Commandery.[6] 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.[6] During the time of the Republic of China, the area was a part of Yulin Circuit, one of the three circuits in Shaanxi.[6] The area would fall under control of the People's Republic of China by May 1948.[6] Named Huangling County since 1944, the jurisdiction has since underwent a number of restructurings, with its most recent being in 2015.[6]
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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]
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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]
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References
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