Jingning County, Gansu


Jingning County is an administrative district in Gansu, China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Pingliang prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 743400, and in 2006 its population was 463,400 people. Its county seat is Chengguan.
The county government's jurisdiction is over 19 townships, 392 villages, 2,320 other communities and 4 neighbourhoods.
WWW jingning.gansu.gov.cn

History

There is evidence of Neolithic settlements in Jingning. The area was also inhabited during most of Chinese history, including the Three Kingdoms period. Sites have been dated to the Qin dynasty.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the area was evacuated. The Communist Long March entered Jingning on September 10, 1935. Mao Zedong set up a headquarters in Shi Pu. The Communists left the next month. However, the county was taken under Communist control by the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War. PLA troops entered on August 6, 1949. They met little resistance.

Geographical location

Located in the Loess Plateau, it is at an altitude of around 2,000 meters. The county has an area of 2,193 km2. Out of its population of 463,400, 444,500 are registered as working in agriculture. Ethnic Han and Hui make up most of the population.

Climate

The average annual temperature is, and the climate regime is classified as semi-arid. The area is frost-free for 159 days a year, and there are an average of 2238 hours of sunshine a year. The summer is the 'wet season' whereas the spring and the winter are drier. Average annual rainfall is.

Administrative divisions

Jingning County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 17 towns and 7 townships.
;Subdistricts
  • Chengqu
;Towns
  • Chengguan
  • Weirong
  • Jieshipu
  • Bali
  • Lidian
  • Gucheng
  • Renda
  • Gangou
  • Chengchuan
  • Caowu
  • Leida
  • Sihe
  • Xixiang
  • Shuangxian
  • Zhiping
  • Hongsi
  • Yuan'an
;Townships
  • Siqiao Township
  • Yuwan Township
  • Jiahe Township
  • Shengou Township
  • Xindian Township
  • Sanhe Township
  • Lingzhi Township

Economy

Among the items it produces are wheat, potatoes, corn, millet, buckwheat, oats, sesame, rapeseed, apples, pears and vegetables. The county is environmentally diverse, with more than 70 species of tree existing within the county, including apple trees, pear trees and the ash tree. For fruit production, the south of the county is more prevalent for apples, whereas pears are grown in the north. Many other things are cultivated in the county, including lilacs, leeks, garlic and licorice.
Mining also makes up part of the economy; iron ore, lead, zinc, white clay, and limestone are all mined in places such as Gao Hui.

Transport

Natural resources

Wildlife
Jingning has a variety of diverse wildlife; tigers, bears, jackals, deer and Mongolian gazelle all inhabit the county. The county government registers 15 varieties of mammal as well as 27 types of bird in addition to 13 kinds of reptile and amphibians. Animals are also used in agriculture; pigs, cattle and chickens are the main animals used for farming. There are 31 varieties of rose grown in the county, along with many other varieties of wild flower.

Culture

Jingning roasted chicken is the local delicacy, the dish is included on the Gansu Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The dish is well known throughout Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi provinces. In 2021 more than one million chickens were processed in Jingning.

Tourism

Attractions

Notable people

  • Luo Yanlin, schoolteacher in Jingning County who was executed on September 10, 2008 for the rape of several schoolchildren.