Qilihe district, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province

Qilihe district Qilihe district, under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, is located in the central and southern part of Lanzhou city. Qilihe district is adjacent to Chengguan District and Yuzhong County in the East, Lintao county and Yongjing County in the south, Xigu District in the West and Anning District across the river in the north. It is shaped like an irregular palm, 21 kilometers long from east to west and 33 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 397.49 square kilometers, including 25 square kilometers of urban area.

The district governs 1 Township, 5 towns, 9 streets, 60 administrative villages and 77 communities. The total population is 571000, of which the rural population is 89600. As of 2017, there are 44 ethnic minorities including Hui, Mongolian, Tibetan, Dongxiang and Uygur. There are West Lake Park, West Happy Park, shifogou National Forest Park, Black Hawk temple, Yunlin temple and other places of interest in the area, as well as beef noodles, roast mutton, sweet fermented grains and many other snacks with northern characteristics. In 2021, "Gansu blue book" won the title of "top ten counties" in Gansu county comprehensive competitiveness.

On October 10, 2018, Gansu Provincial Government approved Qilihe district to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties.

In 2018, the GDP of Qilihe district reached 48.055 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 5.3%; the added value of primary industry reached 420 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 3.1%; the added value of secondary industry reached 16.51 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 1.5%; the added value of tertiary industry reached 31.125 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 8%.

Historical evolution

Qilihe district has a long history. In the Neolithic period, there were a large number of ancestors living in the area. Xia, Shang and Zhou were the places of Qiang army.

In the beginning of Qin Dynasty, it was the land of Longxi County and Yuzhong County in 214 BC;

In the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty (81 BC) of emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty, it was Jincheng County, Jincheng county.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, the Wei Dynasty, the Western Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms, it was still Jincheng county,

In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was the place of Wushi county.

In the third year of the Sui Dynasty (583), it was Lanzhou.

In Tang Dynasty, it was located in Wuquan County of Lanzhou. In the first year of zongguangde in Tang Dynasty (763), it was the residence of Tubo in the Five Dynasties and the early Northern Song Dynasty.

In 1036, it was the land of Xixia.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng of Shenzong in the Northern Song Dynasty (1081), it was located in Lanzhou.

Yuanfeng six years (1083), 40 miles south of Lanzhou City home aganbao.

Lanzhou metal, Jin Shizong Dading 22 years (1182), or aganbao Agan County, belongs to the Jin Lintao Prefecture Lanzhou. This is the first time in the history of Qilihe district to set up a county government.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, it was still Agan county and sihousi, belonging to Lanzhou. In 1270, the county of Agan was abolished and the Marquis of Si was incorporated into Lanzhou.

In 1369, Lanzhou was reduced to Lanxian County, and in 1477, it rose to Lanzhou again. In the Ming Dynasty, Qilihe district is located in Lan county and Lanzhou, with huangshuli and aganli.

In Qing Dynasty, it was Xichuan and Nanxiang of Gaolan County, Lanzhou Prefecture.

In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), it was located in Gaolan county. In 1930, it was the third district of Gaolan county. In 1936, Gaolan county was the first administrative supervision district. In 1940, Gaolan county was designated as a first-class county with eight towns in its urban area. Among them, Zhanqiao town (now Lanzhou workers' cultural palace area) and Xiping town (now Qilihe area) are located in today's Qilihe district. In 1941, Lanzhou city was founded on July 1, with tumendun as the Second District in the West; the north of Shizuishan and the east of tumendun belong to some parts of Lanzhou city's grip bridge town and Xiping town; the rest belong to Gaolan county's orchard district and Agan district. On October 11, 1944, Lanzhou municipal government. Eight towns in the urban area were removed and eight districts were established, among which Xiping town was replaced by the eighth District of Lanzhou City, and shouqiaozhen was replaced by the Fifth District. In 1946, the ninth district was set up in baliyao, and the rest belonged to Gaolan county.

August 29, 1949, the eighth and ninth districts of Lanzhou.

On March 2, 1953, the eighth District of Lanzhou city was changed into the fourth district and the ninth district into the eighth district.

On September 30, 1955, the Fourth District of Lanzhou city was changed into Qilihe district of Lanzhou city. It is named after Qilihe, which is seven miles away from Lanzhou city. The eighth district was changed to Agan District, named after Agan town.

On December 8, 1960, Agan district was merged into Qilihe district, and by the end of 2003, it was still Qilihe district of Lanzhou city.

administrative division

In 2004, Qilihe district township adjustment: cancel Hutan Township, merge Wangjiazhuang, shaojiawa and Lujia villages into Huangyu Township, merge Hutan village into Xiguoyuan town; cancel cuijiaya Township and set up Xiuchuan street.

In 2016, the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs (GMF [2016] No. 52) approved the cancellation of Huangyu Township and the establishment of Huangyu town.

By 2017, Qilihe district has jurisdiction over 9 streets, 4 towns and 2 townships: Xiyuan street, Xihu street, Jianlan road street, Dunhuang road street, Xizhan street, yanjiaping street, gongjiawan street, tumendun street, Xiuchuan street, Agan Town, Bali Town, pengjiaping Town, Xiguoyuan Town, Weiling town and Huangyu town.

On August 28, 2016, Huangyu Township held the unveiling ceremony of "changing Township from township to town". Since then, Huangyu Township, Qilihe district, Lanzhou city has officially changed its name to Huangyu Town, Qilihe district, Lanzhou city. It has jurisdiction over 9 streets, 5 towns and 1 township.

geographical environment

Location context

Qilihe district is under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou City, the capital of Gansu Province. Located in the central and southern part of the city, it borders Chengguan District in the East, Yuzhong County in the southeast, Lintao County in the south, Xigu District and Yongjing County in the west, and the Yellow River in the north. The geographical coordinates are 103 ° 36 ″～ 103 ° 54'54 ″ E and 35 ° 50'32 ″～ 36 ° 06'12 ″ n. It is 21 km long from east to west and 33 km wide from north to south, covering an area of 397.94 square kilometers.

terrain

Qilihe district is located in the South Bank of the Yellow River, high in the South and low in the north, with an average altitude of 2321 meters. In the south, there are rocky mountains with high mountains, deep valleys, steep slopes and bare rocks. The highest altitude of shuangzuishan is 3004m, and that of the Yellow River Valley is 1500m.

climate

The climate in the region is continental semi-arid. The main features are: four distinct seasons, long winter and summer, short spring and autumn. In the same season, the vertical climate variation is significant. Temperature, heat and light increased from south to north with altitude, while rainfall decreased from south to north.

In spring, there is little precipitation, large evaporation, dry climate, often spring drought, cold wave cooling, sandstorm and floating dust weather. The valley basin is full of haze. The wind direction is mainly east wind and southeast wind.

In summer, it is hot in the daytime, cool in the morning and evening, less rain in early summer, large evaporation and obvious drought; in midsummer, there are more thunderstorms, and hail disasters often occur in mountainous areas, and the wind direction is mainly southeast wind and south wind.

In autumn, it is rainy in early autumn, with less light and high humidity; in late autumn, the precipitation decreases and the climate becomes cold, often with cold wave cooling and early frost damage. The wind direction is mainly northwest wind and north wind.

In winter, the weather is cold and the ground is frozen, the dripping water turns into ice, and it is dry with little snow. The basin is full of haze. The wind direction is mainly north wind and northeast wind.

The interannual variation of temperature tends to be warm. The temperature is higher in winter and lower in spring and summer. The annual change is faster in spring than in autumn, and the temperature in spring is higher than that in autumn. It is low and high in summer. It is warm in winter and has more weather in winter. Diurnal variation is greatly affected by cloud cover. On sunny days, the highest temperature occurs from 14:00 to 15:00 in summer and from 13:00 to 14:00 in winter. The daily minimum temperature appears before and after sunrise in the early morning; the daily variation of air temperature is complex and irregular in cloudy and cloudy days.

natural resources

Mineral resources

The mineral resources in Qilihe district can be divided into three types according to their composition: coal, rock and earth. Coal is mainly distributed in Agan Town, damianshan, meidongwa, Machang, qinggangcha, Wangou and tuergou. In 1952, the explored reserves were 54.884 million tons. Rock ore, basalt ore. It is mainly distributed in yinjiawanzi, Hutan village, Husui Township, with a content of 125000 tons; limestone mine, with a reserve of 4 million tons, is located in zhaojiawa village, Huangyu township; quartz mine, with a reserve of 1.37 million tons, is located in beimeishan, Agan town; river pebble, with a reserve of about 50 million cubic meters, is located in cuijiaya village, cuijiaya township; road marker stone, with a reserve of about 50 million cubic meters, is located in zhaojiawa village, Huangyu township.

plant resources

Qilihe district is a natural secondary forest with an area of 91000 mu, which is distributed on the shady and semi shady slopes of the southern Rocky Mountains. Populus davidiana and Betula platyphylla were used as the population, with a small amount of Sabina chinensis and spruce, accompanied by Corylus heterophylla, Corylus heterophylla, Fructus Lycii, Berberis, Rosa multiflora, seabuckthorn, clove, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Gansu hawthorn and other shrubs. There are strawberry, wormwood and other grass plants and dangshen, Astragalus and more than 200 kinds of wild Chinese herbal medicine.

water resource

The water resources in Qilihe district are not only the transit water and valley water, but also the syncline section in the valley area, south of Matan and Leitan river mouth, north of Wangguanying and chejiaba. The normal annual exploitable capacity is 12.91 million cubic meters. Matan and cuijiadatan are one of the urban drinking water sources.

land resource

The land in Qilihe district is mainly distributed in the Yellow River terraces, valley terraces, loess ridges, and rocky mountains with an altitude of less than 2800 meters. Large scale afforestation and grain planting are suitable in the southern Rocky Mountains; grain crops are suitable in the central Loess Hilly valleys, and fruit and vegetable production is suitable in the relatively flat terrain; economic crops such as vegetables and fruits are suitable in the valley terraces with fertile soil, strong biological activities, moderate texture, easy cultivation, water and fertilizer conservation. The Yellow River Valley and terraces below grade four should be used for urban construction.

Population nationality

By the end of 2016, Qilihe district is a multi-ethnic area, with 44 ethnic minorities including Hui, Mongolian, Tibetan, Dongxiang and Uygur. The total population is 571000, including 89600 rural residents and 415900 permanent residents

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