Huangzhong District () is a
district
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of
Xining
Xining is the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants (2,208,708 as of 2010), of whom 1,954,795 l ...
,
Qinghai Province
Qinghai is an inland province in Northwestern China. It is the largest province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining.
Qinghai borders Gansu on the nort ...
,
China
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. It is located about east of
Qinghai Lake
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and about southwest of downtown
Xining
Xining is the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants (2,208,708 as of 2010), of whom 1,954,795 l ...
. In 2020 the district had a population of 463,900, of which 153,000 belonging to minorities.
The
Kumbum Monastery
Kumbum Monastery (, THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription, THL ''Kumbum Jampa Ling''), also called Ta'er Temple, is a Tibetan gompa in Huangzhong County, Lusar, Xining, Qinghai, China. It was founded in 1583 in a narrow valley close to the vil ...
(Ta'er Temple) is located in the district.
History
Huangzhong has been inhabited since at least 4,000 years ago, as shown by archeological excavations in Lijiashan town. Later, the area belonged to the
Qiang people
The Qiang people (Qiangic languages, Qiangic: ''Rrmea''; ) are an List of ethnic groups in China, ethnic group in China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approx ...
. Since the capture of Xining by
Emperor Wu of Han
Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87BC), born Liu Che and courtesy name Tong, was the seventh Emperor of China, emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC. His reign lasted 54 years – a record not broken until the reign of the Kangxi ...
, Huangzhong has been part of the Chinese dynasties. The Han dynasty rulers established a county called Linqiang () in the area, governed by Jincheng (
Lanzhou
Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. His ...
). In 1943, the county seat was moved to Lushar town, and the county was named Huangzhong County, after the Huangshui river basin. In 2020 Huangzhong County was changed to Huangzhong District of Xining.
Administrative divisions
Huangzhong governs over 1
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...
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towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, 5
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
and 3
ethnic townships
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.
* Kangchuan Subdistrict ( zh, 康川街道, labels=no)
*
Tianjiazhai Town ( zh, 田家寨镇, labels=no)
*
Shangxinzhuang Town ( zh, 上新庄镇, labels=no)
*
Lushar Town ( zh, 鲁沙尔镇, labels=no)
*
Ganhetan Town ( zh, 甘河滩镇, labels=no)
*
Gonghe town ( zh, 共和镇, labels=no)
* Duoba Town ( zh, 多巴镇, labels=no)
* Lanlongkou Town ( zh, 拦隆口镇, labels=no)
* Shangwuzhuang town ( zh, 上五庄镇, labels=no)
* Lijiashan Town ( zh, 李家山镇, labels=no)
*
Xibao Town ( zh, 西堡镇, labels=no)
* Tumenguan township ( zh, 土门关乡, labels=no)
* Haizigou township ( zh, 海子沟乡, labels=no)
*
Kyunggya Tibetan Ethnic township ( zh, 群加藏族乡, labels=no, )
* Handong Hui Ethnic township ( zh, 汉东回族乡, labels=no)
*
Dacai Hui Ethnic township ( zh, 大才回族乡, labels=no)
Climate
See also
*
List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People ...
References
County-level divisions of Qinghai
Xining
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