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Jingtai County
景泰县 | |
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 Xingquanbao, more than 100 wind turbines wind farm on Jingtai County | |
  Jingtai Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 37°11′02″N 104°03′50″E / 37.184°N 104.064°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Baiyin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,483 km2 (2,117 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,321 m (10,896 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| Population (2018) | 240,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730400 |
| Website | www |
Jingtai County (Chinese: 景泰县; pinyin: Jǐngtài Xiàn) is a county in the middle of Gansu Province, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of Baiyin City and located at its northwest end. Covering an administrative area of 5,483 square kilometers, it governs 8 towns, 3 townships, 136 administrative villages and 7 communities.[1] Its postal code is 730400, and its population in 1999 was 230,415 people.
It has an obvious advantage of location in the junction of Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia. Historically, it was a military hub, a vital communication center on the Silk Road, an important ferry, and also a major transit route to Hexi, Xinjiang, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia. Since 1933, the name of the county has been Jingtai (Chinese: 景泰; pinyin: Jǐngtài), which means "prosperity of the scene, peace of the country and the people".[1]
Administrative divisions
Jingtai is divided into 8 towns and 4 townships:[2][3]
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Economy
Jingtai has 385 million tons in gypsum reserves – the second-largest amount in China – and over 800 million tons of limestone, 380 million tons of coal, over 20 million tons of quartz, over 2 million tons of copper, and in addition some reserves of gold, silver, manganese, Moyu (black) jade, clay, and serpentine.
Local industries include production of cement, ferro-silicon, malt, livestock feed, powdered gypsum, and coal.[4]
Agriculture
Geographical location and special irrigation system provide Jingtai County with unique conditions for agricultural development. The Yellow River flows through Jingtai County for 112 kilometers. There is the Jingtai chuan electric power lifting and irrigation project known as "the largest in Asia".[5] There are two large-scale, nationwide noted, irrigation projects with a total capacity of 245,600 kW and a water lifting capacity of 28.6 m³ per second.
The whole county has arable land of over 680 square kilometers and irrigated lands of nearly 400 square kilometers. Located at 37 degrees north latitude, it has advantages of long hours of light and a large temperature difference between day and night for high-quality agricultural products.[5] Crops grown in Jingtai are wheat, corn, pears, melons and apricot.[4]
The special agricultural products mainly include desert wolfberry, pear, red date, Dajie apricot, apple, small grains, desert melon, Gobi fish, shrimp, crab, licorice, sheep. Among these products, "Jingtai wolfberry", "Tiaoshan pear", "Longwan apple", and "Cuiliu mutton" have obtained the certification for national agricultural product geographical indication.
A total of 62 products meets the "sanpinyibiao" (three types of products and the agricultural product geographical indication) and 47 products are considered as ‘green’, pollution-free, non-toxic, safe, and high-quality food.[5]
Tourism
Jingtai county is home to the following touristic sites:
Yellow River Stone Forest
Yellow River Stone Forest is located in the southeast of Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. It is 70 kilometers from Jingtai County.
The park has an total area of 50 square kilometers, and the ancient stone forest group covers 10 square kilometers, which is formed in the lower Pleistocene Wuquanshan proluvial gravel layer 2.1 million years ago. The action of neotectonic movements, rain and flood erosions and gravitational collapse forms this peak cluster landscape with vertical and sharply contoured rock strata.[6] It is a popular tourist attraction.[7] It was the scene of the Gansu ultramarathon disaster in May 2021.[8]
Yongtai Fortress
Yongtai Fortress is located in the north foot of Tiger mountain, Sitan Township, Jingtai County. It is also called Yongtai tortoise city because of its tortoise-like castle. It is the most representative and well preserved military castle of Ming Dynasty along the Silk Road.
Historically, the castle is an important part of the Ming Great Wall, which is built as a border defense system. Now, it is a national cultural relic, a historical village representing the culture of Gansu Province and a place for art creation.[6]
Shoulushan National Forest Park
Shoulushan National Forest Park is located at the junction of Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It is 39 kilometers aways from Jingtai County and covers an area of 10.86 square kilometers. With an average altitude of 2,800 meters, the monthly temperature during May to October is between 2.2-15.2 degrees Celsius.[6]
The Great Dunhuang film-making base
The Great Dunhuang Film-making Base, next to provincial road 201, is located in Dashuigu Village, Xiquan Town, Jingtai County, Gansu Province.
Following the history style, there are many ancient buildings, caves, archways, city gate towers, a street imitating Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, artificial lakes, and other natural scenes. Within the film-making studio murals, sculptures, and giant Buddhas are created in the style of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.[6]
- Over 20 kilometers away from the Jingtai County, the Great Dunhuang Film-making Base is on the road that connects Yellow River Stone Forest, Yongtai Fortress and Shoulushan National Forest Park. Convenient transportation and location advantages of natural scenes provide this place with unique conditions for creating films and art work represent Western China.[9]
- In 2004, Chen Jialin, a famous Chinese director, happened to find this red stone mountain on the way to Jingtai County. The strange trend of this mountain with uneven pits and densely distributed caves is similar to Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. He decided to copy the Mogao Grottoes here as the location for his TV series "The Great Dunhuang".[9]
- In 2005, Jingtai County invested 6 million yuan to build this film-making base.[9]
- In 2006, the Great Dunhuang Film-making Base was listed as a provincial film-making base. More than 60 movies and TV series have been filmed here by 2019.[9]
Culture
Film and TV series
- Welcome to Shama Town (set in Yongtai Fortress)[10]
- The Myth (set in Yellow River Stone Forest)[10]
- Oh My General (set in Yellow River Stone Forest)[10]
- The Great Dunhuang (set in the Great Dunhuang Film-making Base)[10]
Activities
Jingtai County has held the Yellow River Stone Forest international hiking race with over tens of thousands of people, the Yellow River Stone Forest culture and tourism festival, Wufo red date festival, and other major events representing unique scenes and agricultural products of Jingtai.[11]
Transport
- China National Highway 338
- G2012 Dingbian–Wuwei Expressway
- G1816 Wuhai–Maqên Expressway (under construction)
- Baotou–Lanzhou railway
See also
References
- ^ a b "景泰概况" [Overview of Jingtai]. www.jingtai.gov.cn (in Chinese). 景泰县人民政府网 [Jingtai County People's Government]. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "统计用区划代码" [Zoning codes for statistics]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "历史沿革" [Historical development]. www.jingtai.gov.cn (in Chinese). 景泰县人民政府网 [Jingtai County People's Government website].
- ^ a b "自然地理" [Physical Geography]. www.jingtai.gov.cn (in Chinese). 景泰县人民政府网 [Jingtai County People's Government].
- ^ a b c "甘肃景泰在天津推介旅游资源和农特产品-甘肃旅游网" [Gansu Jingtai promotes tourism resources and special agricultural products in Tianjin-Gansu region]. www.tourgansu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ a b c d "风景名胜" [Scenic Spots]. www.jingtai.gov.cn (in Chinese). 景泰县人民政府网 [Jingtai County People's Government]. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Yellow River Stone Forest of Jingtai (Jingtai County)". All you need to know before you go (with photos). Tripadvisor. Jingtai County, China. 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Twenty-one dead as extreme weather hits ultra-marathon in China". The Guardian. London, UK. 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "景泰有个"大敦煌"" [The “Big Dunhuang” is in Jingtai]. www.tourgansu.com (in Chinese). 甘肃旅游网 [Gansu Tourism website]. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ a b c d "【精品纪录片】光影景泰 | 影视作品中的景泰，你熟悉吗？" [[Scenic documentary] Jingtai in the light and shadow of Jingtai | are you familiar with Jingtai in the film and television works?]. baijiahao.baidu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "景泰——西部风情之旅" [Jingtai – western-style tours]. www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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