Pingshi Town () is a
town of
Lechang City, in the far north of Guangdong Province,
China
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, near the border with
Hunan. It is located along the
Wu River (), a tributary of the
Bei River. it had a population of 120,000 residing in an area of .
Pingshi was called Pingshi County (, literally "flat rock county") during the
Southern and Northern Dynasties (420589). The county district was from Sanxingping Village. Nowadays it is the "northern door of Guangdong" (),
serving as a prominent border trade and transit point for the provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and
Jiangxi.
Pingshi lies at the intersection of the
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway and the
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway. Major roads passing through the town include the
G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway
The Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway (), designated as G4 and commonly referred to as the Jinggang'ao Expressway () is a -long expressway that connects the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, at the border wit ...
,
China National Highway 107, and Guangdong Provincial Highways 248 and 249. City bridges include Pingshi Bridge, Futian Bridge, Pingmei Bridge, and Baisha Bridge.
Pingshi's
GDP is 1.6 billion
yuan. Pingshi B power plant powers the majority of northern Shaoguan. Major industries of Pingshi include
Chinese medicine and
zirconium products. There are over 2000 private and individual enterprises and a state-run
prison.
The Pingshi region is rich in tourism resources. It is home to one of the eight wonders of Guangdong: "Jinji Ling" (, literally "Golden Chicken Mountain").
References
External links
Shaoguan
Township-level divisions of Guangdong
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