Baqiao District () is one of 11
districts
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of the
prefecture-level city of
Xi'an, the capital of
Shaanxi Province,
Northwest
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China
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. The district borders
Gaoling District to the north,
Lintong District to the northeast,
Chang'an District to the southeast,
Yanta and
Xincheng Districts to the west, and
Weiyang District to the northwest. The district spans an area of ,
and has a population of 595,124 as of 2010.
History
Baqiao District was established in 1954, and had jurisdiction over five
townships: Donggaoqiao (), Egongdian (), Shuigou (), Yongfeng (), and Xinglin ().
In 1957, the former Changle District () was merged into Baqiao.
The district had a population of 402,163 in the
Fourth Chinese Census, a population of 494,084 in the
Fifth Chinese Census, and a population of 595,124 in the
Sixth Chinese Census.
Administrative divisions
Baqiao District has nine
subdistricts.
These subdistricts are further divided into 72
residential communities and 76
administrative villages.
Its subdistricts are , , , , , , , , and .
Economy
As of 2019, the district's
GDP totaled ¥48.919 billion, an 8.3% increase from the previous year.
Of this, ¥1.923 billion came from the district's
primary sector, ¥13.773 billion came from the district's
secondary sector, and the remaining ¥33.223 billion came from the district's
tertiary sector.
The per capita disposable income of the district's urban residents was ¥40,328, and was ¥17,969 for rural residents.
Education
The district is home to the
PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering.
Transportation
Road
National Highway 310 and
National Highway 312 pass through the district, as well as the
G5 Expressway and the
G30 Expressway.
Rail
The
Longhai railway and the
Xi'an–Ankang railway
The Xi'an–Ankang railway or Xikang railway (), is a single-track, electrified railway line in Shaanxi Province of China between Xi'an, the provincial capital, and Ankang. The line is long and was built from 1995 to 2001. As of June 2009, a sec ...
both pass through Baqiao District.
Cultural sights
The district is the burial place of a number of Chinese emperors. The , the , and the
Tomb of Han Xin
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are all located in Baqiao District, serving as the locations for the burials of
Emperor Wen of Han,
Empress Dowager Bo
Empress Dowager Bo (薄太后) was an imperial concubine of Emperor Gaozu of Han (Liu Bang). She was also known as Consort Bo (薄姬) during the life of the Emperor, and more formally as either Empress Dowager Xiaowen (孝文太后) or (rarer) E ...
, and
Han Xin, respectively.
One of the , the ba liu feng xue (), depicts what is present-day Baqiao District.
References
External links
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Districts of Xi'an