Xingping () is a city located in the center part of
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § 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), N ...
province, China. It has been a city since 1993, with a total area of 496 square kilometers and a population of 620,000. The annual average temperature is and its annual precipitation of . At present, Xingping has developed more than 50 industries including maritime, aviation, electronics, medicine, and light industry.
The historic sites of the city (also spelled Hsing-p’ing) can be found in Xingping Old Street and Fishing Village about from the town. The old banyan tree, which needs as many as eight people's outstretched arms to encircle it, and Guandi (General Guan Yu) Temple which was built during the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
both tell the long history of the town.
Other places of interest in the city includes the tomb of
Han Maoling, Huo Yang's tomb and Xingping's North Tower.
Liu Jin
Liu Jin (; 28 February 1451 – 25 August 1510) was a powerful Ming dynasty Chinese eunuch during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
Liu was famous for being one of the most influential officials in Chinese history. For some time, Liu was the em ...
(also known as Liu Chin), born circa 1451 or 1452, is from the area of Xingping (Hsing-p’ing). A son of T’an lineage, when he was made a
eunuch
A eunuch ( ) is a male who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function.
The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2nd millenni ...
under the aegis of a eunuch official named Liu, he appropriated that surname. Infamous for being an extremely corrupt official who abused his office to amass a great fortune, he was executed in
Beijing
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in 1510 for treason by a "thousand cuts" over a three-day period. He died on the 2nd day after 300 to 400 cuts. Witnesses at the time said that angry onlookers bought a piece of his flesh for one
qian (the smallest currency at the time) and consumed it with
rice wine.
[''Biography of Lieu Chin from the Ming shih'', ch. 304 (Text #15); translated by Howard Goodman, page 79.]
Administrative divisions
As 2016, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts and 7 towns.
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Climate
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Cities in Shaanxi
County-level divisions of Shaanxi
Xianyang
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