Yuzhong County

Yuzhong County 榆中县
County
Landscape near Jinya
Location of Yuzhong County (red) in Lanzhou City (yellow) and Gansu
Yongdeng Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°50′35″N 104°06′47″E
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Lanzhou
County seat	Chengguan
Area
• County	3,301.64 km^2 (1,274.77 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,670 m (12,040 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population  (2019)
• County	560,000
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	103,900
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	730100
Website	www.lzyuzhong.gov.cn

Yuzhong County (Chinese: 榆中县) 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 people.[1]

History

The history of Yuzhong County goes back to 214 BC.[1] During the Jin Dynasty Yuzhong was a center of the Jincheng district located in the Yuzhong county (xian) in the Gansu province.[2] Up to 1917 it was known as Jin County or Jinxian.[1] Yuzhong has always had importance as the eastern gateway to Lanzhou. The historic Mingsu tomb (zh:明肃王墓) is located in Yuzhong.[3]

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

Climate data for Yuzhong, elevation 1,874 m (6,148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.0 (55.4)	20.6 (69.1)	26.8 (80.2)	30.5 (86.9)	32.1 (89.8)	32.5 (90.5)	36.4 (97.5)	34.2 (93.6)	31.5 (88.7)	25.4 (77.7)	19.2 (66.6)	13.3 (55.9)	36.4 (97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	4.8 (40.6)	10.6 (51.1)	17.1 (62.8)	21.0 (69.8)	24.5 (76.1)	26.4 (79.5)	25.2 (77.4)	20.1 (68.2)	14.4 (57.9)	8.1 (46.6)	2.1 (35.8)	14.6 (58.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.4 (18.7)	−3.0 (26.6)	3.2 (37.8)	9.5 (49.1)	13.8 (56.8)	17.5 (63.5)	19.5 (67.1)	18.5 (65.3)	13.7 (56.7)	7.5 (45.5)	0.5 (32.9)	−5.9 (21.4)	7.3 (45.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−13.0 (8.6)	−8.5 (16.7)	−2.5 (27.5)	2.7 (36.9)	6.8 (44.2)	10.6 (51.1)	13.0 (55.4)	12.4 (54.3)	8.5 (47.3)	2.3 (36.1)	−4.7 (23.5)	−11.1 (12.0)	1.4 (34.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.7 (−12.5)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−17.8 (0.0)	−8.0 (17.6)	−3.4 (25.9)	0.6 (33.1)	4.8 (40.6)	3.4 (38.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	−10.5 (13.1)	−19.7 (−3.5)	−25.8 (−14.4)	−25.8 (−14.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.8 (0.11)	4.5 (0.18)	10.7 (0.42)	21.2 (0.83)	50.3 (1.98)	54.8 (2.16)	76.3 (3.00)	79.2 (3.12)	50.4 (1.98)	26.5 (1.04)	4.7 (0.19)	1.2 (0.05)	382.6 (15.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.7	3.5	5.6	6.6	9.6	10.4	11.9	11.4	11.6	8.2	3.5	2.0	88
Average snowy days	6.7	6.0	6.1	2.5	0.2	0	0	0	0	1.9	4.4	4.2	32
Average relative humidity (%)	60	57	55	51	56	62	67	69	74	72	66	62	63
Mean monthly sunshine hours	185.4	189.8	213.0	229.0	248.6	240.5	247.3	232.3	178.0	187.1	192.5	199.8	2,543.3
Percent possible sunshine	59	61	57	58	57	55	56	56	49	54	63	66	58
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Demographics

Ethnic minorities form just 1% of the counties population, most of them are Hui.[6]

Administrative divisions

Yuzhong County is divided to 11 towns and 9 townships.[7]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Xiaguanying (夏官营镇) Gaoya (高崖镇) Jinya (金崖镇) Heping (和平镇) Gancaodian (甘草店镇)

Qingcheng (青城镇) Dingyuan (定远镇) Lianda (连搭镇) Xinying (新营镇) Gongjing (贡井镇)

Townships

Xiaokangying Township (小康营乡) Mapo Township (马坡乡) Qingshuiyi Township (清水驿乡) Longquan Township (龙泉乡) Weiying Township 韦营乡)

Zhonglianchuan Township (中连川乡) Yuanzicha Township (园子岔乡) Shanghuacha Township (上花岔乡) Haxian Township (哈岘乡)

It is proposed that Yuzhong will be upgraded to Yuzhong District.[8]

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.[1] In 2023 it was revealed that the county government spent 900 million CNY on a vanity project consisting of an exhibition hall and park, which remained unused for several years.[9]

Jiuquan Iron & Steel has a major steel plant in Yuzhong producing 1.3 million tons of steel annually.[10]

Tourism

• Xinglongshan National Nature Reserve[11]

Transport

Highways

• G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway
• G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway
• G2501 Lanzhou Ring Expressway
• China National Highway 312
• China National Highway 309

Railways

• Baoji–Lanzhou high-speed railway (Yuzhong railway station)
• Longhai railway

The Chongqing–Lanzhou railway passes through Yuzhong county, but does not have any stations within the county. The Lanzhou Metro 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

• Northwest Minzu University
• Lanzhou University (undergraduate campus)

Heping town

• Lanzhou Jiaotong University
• Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics
• Lanzhou Vocational College of Foreign Languages

References

1. "兰州市榆中县政府网站 人口区划 榆中县基本情况介绍". lzyuzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
2. Liu Junjen, "Zhongguo diming da sidian (Large Dictionary of Chinese geographical names)", Peking, 1930, p. 490
3. 施, 连山 (1997). "明肃王墓考略". 西北史地 (4): 55–60. ISSN 1000-4076.
4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
5. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
6. "人口区划". lzyuzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
8. "兰州行政区划调整脚步渐近：榆中县撤县设区"即将正式批复"". j.eastday.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
9. 林郁婷 (1 August 2023). "甘肅榆中花39億蓋蚊子館　連當地人也沒去過". ETToday.
10. Ho, Puay-Peng (2003). Jiuquan. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t044886.
11. "Xinglong Mountain National Natural Reserve".

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu