Huangzhong District () is a
district of
Xining,
Qinghai Province,
China
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. It is located about east of
Qinghai Lake and about southwest of downtown
Xining. In 2020 the district had a population of 463,900, of which 153,000 belonging to minorities.
The
Kumbum Monastery
Kumbum Monastery (, THL ''Kumbum Jampa Ling''), also called Ta'er Temple, is a Tibetan gompa in Lusar, Huangzhong County, Xining, Qinghai, China. It was founded in 1583 in a narrow valley close to the village of Lusar in the historical Tibeta ...
(Ta'er Temple) is located in the district.
History
Huangzhong has been inhabited since at least 4,000 years ago, as shown by archeological excavations in Lijiashan town. Later, the area belonged to the
Qiang people. Since the capture of Xining by
Emperor Wu of Han
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, Huangzhong has been part of the Chinese dynasties. The Han dynasty rulers established a county called Linqiang () in the area, governed by Jincheng (
Lanzhou
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). In 1943, the county seat was moved to Lushar town, and the county was named Huangzhong County, after the Huangshui river basin. In 2020 Huangzhong County was changed to Huangzhong District of Xining.
Administrative divisions
Huangzhong governs over 10 towns, 5 townships and one subdistrict.
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Lushar town ( zh, 鲁沙尔镇, labels=no), county seat
* Kangchuan subdistrict ( zh, 康川街道, labels=no)
* Duoba town ( zh, 多巴镇, labels=no)
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Shangxinzhuang town ( zh, 上新庄镇, labels=no)
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Tianjiazhai town ( zh, 田家寨镇, labels=no)
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Honghe town ( zh, 共和镇, labels=no)
* Lanlongkou town ( zh, 拦隆口镇, labels=no)
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Ganhetan town ( zh, 甘河滩镇, labels=no)
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Xibao town ( zh, 西堡镇, labels=no)
* Lijiashan town ( zh, 李家山镇, labels=no)
* Shangwuzhuang town ( zh, 上五庄镇, labels=no)
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Qunjia township ( zh, 群加乡, labels=no)
* Haizigou township ( zh, 海子沟乡, labels=no)
* Handong Hui Ethnic township ( zh, 汉东回族乡, labels=no)
* Tumenguan township ( zh, 土门关乡, labels=no)
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Dacai Hui Ethnic township ( zh, 大才回族乡, labels=no)
Climate
See also
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List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
References
County-level divisions of Qinghai
Xining
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