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Zhaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 招远市; traditional Chinese: 招遠市; pinyin: Zhāoyuǎn Shì) is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, located on the Bohai Sea.[1] Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production, and is occasionally nicknamed "China's gold capital" (simplified Chinese: 中国金都; traditional Chinese: 中國金都).[2][3]

Zhaoyuan
招远市
Chaoyuan
County-level city
Location in Yantai
Zhaoyuan
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°21′32.40″N 120°23′45.60″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityYantai
Area
 • Total1,432.32 km2 (553.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total560,234
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
265400
Websitewww.zhaoyuan.gov.cn
Zhaoyuan
Traditional Chinese招遠
Simplified Chinese招远
PostalChaoyuan

The city spans an area of 1,432.32 square kilometres (553.02 sq mi),[4] and has a population of 560,234 as of 2019.[5]


History


The area was first incorporated under the Han dynasty as Qucheng County (simplified Chinese: 曲成县; traditional Chinese: 曲成縣).[6]

Gold was discovered at Zhaoyuan in the Tang dynasty.[citation needed] The myth accompanying the city's discovery of gold is that a giant tortoise named Ao once told villagers struggling with famine to dig, and upon digging, they struck gold.[2]

The county was named Zhaoyuan County (simplified Chinese: 招远县; traditional Chinese: 招遠縣) in 1131.[6]


People's Republic of China


Five townships in Zhaoyuan were upgraded to towns on September 1, 1988.[6]

On December 21, 1991, Zhaoyuan was upgraded from a county to a county-level city.[6]

Throughout the mid-1990s, three more townships were upgraded to towns.[6]

On January 11, 1999, the town of Zhaocheng (simplified Chinese: 招城镇; traditional Chinese: 招城鎮) was divided into three subdistricts: Luofeng Subdistrict [zh], Quanshan Subdistrict, and Mengzhi Subdistrict [zh].[6]

The Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China reported that Zhaoyuan had a population of 593,705.[6]

On December 19, 2000, Dahuchenjia Township (simplified Chinese: 大户陈家乡; traditional Chinese: 大戶陳家鄉) became the city's last township to be upgraded to a town.[6]


2014 murder of Wu Shuoyan

Main article: Murder of Wu Shuoyan

In late May 2014, five members of The Church of Almighty God, an outlawed new-age cult, entered a McDonald's in Zhaoyuan and began soliciting customers' phone numbers.[7] When 37 year-old Wu Shuoyan refused to give her phone number to the group, they claimed she was an "evil spirit", and began beating her with chairs and a metal mop handle, ultimately killing her.[7] In February 2015, two of the attackers were executed, and the other three received jail sentences ranging from seven years to life.[8]


Geography


Zhaoyuan's city center is located approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Yantai's urban center.[4] The city's terrain is higher in the northeast, middle and west, and lower in the northwest and southeast[4]


Climate


The city's annual average temperature is 11 °C (52 °F), and its annual average precipitation is 607.3 millimetres (23.91 in).[4]


Administrative divisions


Zhaoyuan administers five subdistricts and nine towns.[9]


Subdistricts


Zhaoyuan's five subdistricts are Luofeng Subdistrict [zh], Quanshan Subdistrict, Mengzhi Subdistrict [zh], Wenquan Subdistrict [zh], and Daqinjia Subdistrict [zh].[9]


Towns


Zhaoyuan's nine towns are Xinzhuang [zh], Canzhuang [zh], Jinling [zh], Biguo [zh], Linglong [zh], Zhangxing [zh], Xiadian [zh], Fushan [zh], and Qishan [zh].[9]


Economy


The city has a significant amount of gold deposits, largely concentrated in its northeast.[4] Zhaojin Mining has its headquarters located in the city.[10] Additionally, Linglong Tire is headquartered in the city.[11]


Transport


National Highway 206 runs through Zhaoyuan.[1]


Tourist attractions


A large golden statue of Ao, a Chinese mythical giant turtle is located in the village of Oujiakuang (Chinese: 欧家夼村; pinyin: Ōujiākuǎng Cūn), in the town of Linglong [zh].[12][13] Located in Luoshan National Forest Park (simplified Chinese: 罗山国家森林公园; traditional Chinese: 羅山國家森林公園),[12] the statue is Asia's largest statue of Ao, and is located at 37°27′36″N 120°28′22″E.[citation needed] The statue is 15 meters tall and 20 meters long.[14][15][better source needed]

The Qucheng Ancient City Site [zh] is located in Zhaoyuan.[1]


Notable people



References


  1. 招远市概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-10-09. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  2. 黄金文化 (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2019-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  3. 招远年产黄金超百万两,招金集团占据半壁江山. gold.org.cn (in Chinese). 2013-01-05. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. 自然环境 (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. 人口民族 (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2020-05-14. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  6. 招远市历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-10-09. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  7. Kaiman, Jonathan (2014-08-18). "McDonald's murder in China: 'evil cult members' face trial for woman's death". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  8. "China executes two cult members for McDonald's murder". BBC News. 2015-02-02. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  9. 2020年统计用区划代码（招远） (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  10. 联系我们. zhaojin.com.cn (in Chinese). Zhaojin Mining. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  11. "About Us". www.linglongtire.com. Linglong Tire. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  12. 欧家夼村 [Oujiakuang Village]. shiqing.zhaoyuan.cn (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  13. Els, Frik (2014-06-07). "China's top gold firm talking to Barrick, has Friedland 'hotline'". www.mining.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  14. 招远罗山《金鳌》[permanent dead link]
  15. "Golden Ao". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

На других языках

- [en] Zhaoyuan, Shandong

[ru] Чжаоюань (Яньтай)

Чжаоюа́нь (кит. упр. 招远, пиньинь Zhāoyuǎn) — городской уезд городского округа Яньтай провинции Шаньдун.


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