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Pingchuan District (Chinese: 平川区; pinyin: Píngchuān Qū) is a district of the city of Baiyin, Gansu province of the People's Republic of China. It is located about 65 km northeast of Baiyin city centre. The district was established in 1985, being part of Jingyuan County before then.

Pingchuan 平川区
District
Pingchuan in Baiyin
Baiyin in Gansu
Coordinates: 36°43′39″N 104°49′30″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Baiyin
Area
• Total	2,106 km2 (813 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	209,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	730913-730914
Website	www.bypc.gov.cn

Economy

It is a major centre for coal production in Gansu, producing over 12 million tonnes of coal annually. Pingchuan is also rich in clay deposits, and has a large ceramics industry, outputting US$81 million a year.[1][2]

Until 2019, Pingchuan was designated a 'poverty-stricken county' by the Gansu provincial government.

Administrative divisions

Pingchuan is subdivided in the following administrative divisions:[3]

4 Subdistricts[4]

Changzheng Subdistrict (长征街道) Dianli Road Subdistrict (电力路街道)

Honghui Road Subdistrict (红会路街道) Xingping Road Subdistrict (兴平路街道)

6 Towns

Wangjiashan Town (王家山镇) Shuiquan Town (水泉镇) Gonghe Town (共和镇)

Honghe Town (共和镇) Baoji Town (宝积镇) Huangqiao Town (黄峤镇)

2 Townships

• Zhongtian Township (种田乡)
• Fuxing Township (复兴乡)

Culture

Food[5]

• Black donkey meat hotpot
• Liangpi
• Saozi noodles
• Lamb meat dishes

Transport

• G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway
• China National Highway 109
• Honghui Railway

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu

References

• Official website (Chinese)

На других языках

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- [en] Pingchuan District

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[ru] Пинчуань

Пинчуа́нь (кит. упр. 平川, пиньинь Píngchuān) — район городского подчинения городского округа Байинь провинции Ганьсу (КНР). Район назван по протекающей в его центральной части реке Ханьпинчуань.

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