Baiyin
Baiyin is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Gansu province, People's Republic of China. Established in the 1950s as a base for mining non-ferrous metals, its mines are becoming exhausted in recent decades, requiring the city to reinvent its economy. Located around from Gansu's capital Lanzhou, it is part of the Lanzhou-Baiyin Economic Belt.
Geography and climate
Baiyin is part loess plateau, part desert. Elevation ranges from above sea-level. The prefecture-level city has either a cool arid climate or a cool semi-arid climate is very arid with only of annual precipitation. Annual evaporation is resulting in a net loss of approximately. The Yellow River flows from south to north for through Baiyin.The area is, of that urban.
Administration
Baiyin has 2 urban districts, 3 counties, 64 townships, 18 towns, and 7 sub-districts with a total population of 1,512,110 as of the 2020 Chinese census, of which 538,514 lived in the built-up area made of the 2 urban districts of Baiyin and Pingchuan.Economy
The Baiyin Nonferrous operates copper, zinc and selenium mines around Baiyin, although these mines are getting exhausted of ore. Financed by development funds, a high-tech park is being built, which is home to a contact lens factory. Pingchuan District and Huining County are the largest coal production bases in Gansu province.The Yinguang Group, a subsidiary of Norinco, operates a major factory making chemicals for defense and civilian use, the factory was a key project of the first five-year plan.
Transportation
Baiyin is directly served by the Baotou–Lanzhou railway, Honghui railway, China National Highway 109, China National Highway 341 and G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway.Baiyinnan Railway Station will be put into operation on December 29, 2022.
Notable people
- Chen Hualan – veterinary virologist
Demographics