Yuzhong County () is a
county
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of
Gansu Province
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibeta ...
,
China
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, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Lanzhou
Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...
, the capital of Gansu, one of 58
counties
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of Gansu. Its postal code is 730100, and its population in 2019 was 560,000 people.
History
The history of Yuzhong County goes back to 214 BC.
During the
Jin Dynasty Yuzhong was a center of the Jincheng district located in the Yuzhong county (xian) in the Gansu province. Up to 1917 it was known as Jin County or Jinxian.
Yuzhong has always had importance as the eastern gateway to Lanzhou. The historic Mingsu tomb (
:zh:明肃王墓) is located in Yuzhong.
Geography
The geography of Yuzhong is divided into the densely populated central valley of the Wanchuan River, flanked by forested mountains in the southwest, and arid mountains in the northeast.
Climate
Demographics
Ethnic minorities form just 1% of the counties population, most of them are
Hui
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.
Administrative divisions
Yuzhong County is divided to 11 towns and 9 townships.
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It is proposed that Yuzhong will be upgraded to Yuzhong
District
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Economy
Until April 2019, it was a designated poverty stricken county, however due to its favorable location near Lanzhou, along important transportation axes, the county has rapidly developed industry and services sectors.
Jiuquan Iron & Steel has a major steel plant in Yuzhong producing 1.3 million tons of steel annually.
Tourism
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Xinglongshan National Nature Reserve
Transport
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G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway
The Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway (), designated as G20 and commonly referred to as the Qingyin Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Qingdao, Shandong, China, and Yinchuan, Ningxia. It is in length.
Route
It passes through t ...
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G2501 Lanzhou Ring Expressway
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China National Highway 312
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China National Highway 309
China National Highway 309 (G309) runs west from Rongcheng, Shandong towards Hebei Province, Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Province, Ningxia Autonomous Region, and ends in Lanzhou, Gansu. It is 2208 kilometres in length.
Route and distance
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Baoji–Lanzhou high-speed railway
The Baoji–Lanzhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed between Baoji in western Shaanxi province and Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. The railway cut the rail travel between Baoji and Lanzhou f ...
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Yuzhong railway station)
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Longhai railway
The
Chongqing–Lanzhou railway passes through Yuzhong county, but does not have any stations within the county. The
Lanzhou Metro
Lanzhou Metro or Lanzhou Rail Transit is a rapid transit system in Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
There will be lines in operation at the end of 2022, including Line 1 (, in operation) and Line 2 (, open in 2022). The first two lines will cost about 23 ...
is proposed to be extended to Yuzhong.
Education
Educational institutes
Several institutes of higher learning have (one of) their campuses in Yuzhong county.
;Xiaguanying town
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Northwest Minzu University
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Lanzhou University
Lanzhou University () is a major research university in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Founded in 1909, it is one of the key universities under China's Ministry of Education (Double First Class University Plan, former Project 985 and Project 211). It ...
(undergraduate campus)
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Heping town
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Lanzhou Jiaotong University
Lanzhou Jiaotong University () is a transport university in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China.
It was founded as a railway engineering university as a collaboration of Southwest Jiaotong University, Beijing Jiaotong University
Beijing Jiaotong ...
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Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics
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Lanzhou Vocational College of Foreign Languages
References
See also
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List of administrative divisions of Gansu
Gansu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Repub ...
Yuzhong County
Yuzhong County () is a county of Gansu Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, one of 58 counties of Gansu. Its postal code is 730100, and its population in 2019 was 560,000 ...
Geography of Lanzhou
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