Jinchang
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Location of Jinchang Prefecture (yellow) within Gansu

Jinchang (simplified Chinese: 金昌; pinyin: Jīnchāng) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province.

Geography and climate

Jinchang City is located in central Gansu province, west of the Yellow River, north of the Qilian Mountains, and south of the Alashan Plateau. The southwest of the city borders Qinghai Province and the northwest borders Inner Mongolia. The area is 8,896 km².

History

Jinchang has important archaeological sites from the stone age, a Western Han site, and sections of the Great Wall from the Han and Qing dynasties.

Administration

Jinchang has 1 urban district and 1 county with a total population of 458,500； half of which is urban.

City District:

• Jinchuan (金川区)

Counties:

• Yongchang (永昌县)

Economy

The 2002 GDP was 4.5 billion RMB. The average urban income was 8,233 RMB while rural was 3,051 RMB. Agriculture and natural resource based industries are the key to Jinchang's economy. It is called China's "Nickel Capital" and has an abundance of other mineral resources including quartz, iron, manganese, copper, cobalt, zinc, gold, tungsten, limestone, etc. Vegetable oil is its primary agricultural product.

Tourism

Cultural sites such as the Han and Qing dynasty Great Walls are popular tourist sites. The relatively undeveloped natural environment is also a draw for tourists.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Jinchang

• (Chinese) Official site

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