Maiji District () is a district of the prefecture-level city of
Tianshui
Tianshui is the second-largest city in Gansu Province, China. The city is located in the southeast of the province, along the upper reaches of the Wei River and at the boundary of the Loess Plateau and the Qinling Mountains. As of the 2020 ce ...
in the southeast of
Gansu Province
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...
, China, bordering
Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see ยง Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), ...
to the east. It is best known for, and named after, the
Maijishan Grottoes
The Maijishan Grottoes (), formerly romanized as Maichishan, are a series of 194 caves cut in the side of the hill of Maijishan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, northwest China.
This example of rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist s ...
. Before 2005 it was called Beidao District.
Maiji District is subdivided in 17 towns (containing 379 villages), 3 subdistricts (containing 35 residential communities). 69% of the population is rural. 68% of the district's area is covered in forest.
Administrative divisions
Maiji District is divided to 3 subdistricts, 17 towns and 6 others.
;Subdistricts
* Daobei Subdistrict ()
* Beidaobu Subdistrict ()
* Qiaonan Subdistrict ()
;Towns
The towns of Weinan, Zhongtan and Shifo together are also known under the name Sanyuanchuan ().
;Others
* Tianshui Economic Development Zone ()
* Tianshui High-tech Industrial Park ()
* Tianshui City Agricultural High-tech Demonstration Zone ()
* Sanyang Industrial Demonstration Zone ()
* Nianpu Industrial Demonstration Zone ()
* Dongkehe Industrial Park ()
Climate
Economy
Huaniu apples are a speciality agricultural product grown in the area. Other produce grown include forest fruits, vegetables and grapes.
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Industries include machinery manufacturing, electrical appliance production, IT, medicine, food production, and building materials.
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See also
* List of administrative divisions of Gansu
Gansu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Rep ...
References
Maiji District
Tianshui
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