Tongchuan

This article is about the prefecture-level city in Shaanxi. For the district in Dazhou, Sichuan, see Tongchuan District.

Tongchuan 铜川市
Prefecture-level city
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Area
• Total	3,882 km2 (1,499 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	834,437
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	tongchuan.gov.cn

Tongchuan (simplified Chinese: 铜川; traditional Chinese: 銅川; pinyin: Tóngchuān; lit. 'copper river') is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guanzhong Plain.

Economy

Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with Yaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.

Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut etc. are well known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.

Administrative divisions

Map
Wangyi Yintai Yaozhou Yijun County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Wangyi District	王益区	Wángyì Qū	200,230	162	1,236
Yintai District	印台区	Yìntái Qū	217,509	627	347
Yaozhou District	耀州区	Yàozhōu Qū	251,860	1,572	160
Yijun County	宜君县	Yíjūn Xiàn	91,160	1,476	64

Transportation

• China National Highway 210

Tourism

There are the ruins of the Yaozhou Kiln, the remains of Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain is a major historical relic under state protection.