Qingcheng District
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Qingcheng 清城区 |
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 Qingcheng
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| Coordinates: 23°43′02″N 113°01′49″E / 23.71722°N 113.03028°ECoordinates: 23°43′02″N 113°01′49″E / 23.71722°N 113.03028°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Qingyuan |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Qingcheng (Chinese: 清城; pinyin: Qīngchéng) is a district of Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China.
Qingcheng District is located in the middle of Guangdong province, lying beside the Bei Revier. Lying in the south of the Qingxin District, the north of Huadu District in Guangzhou, the west of the Fogang Country, the east of the Sanshui District in Foshan City, Qingcheng District covers an area of 927km2 with a population of 620,000. The District government is located on the Dongcheng Street. There are 3 towns, 4 streets and a forest farm.
Qingcheng District has a subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 22 °C, 2,215 mm of rainfall.
Qingcheng District, the predecessor of Qingyuan County, is a county with a long history of 2229 years, formed in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC).
Qingyuan County, stands in the land of the south of the five ridges. The diligent, wise and hospitable Qingyuan County people have been work hard since ancient times, creating the brilliant culture which has become part of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
Many historical celebrities had left their steps and works in Qingyuan County, such as Zhang Jiuling, Su Dongpo, Wanli Yang, Han Yu, Hai Rui, etc.,which become the pride for the local. There are many talented people are born in Qingyuan County.
On January 7, 1988, the State Council approved the revocation of Qingyuan County and established the Qingyuan city. Qingyuan County was divided into two county-level city areas, the Qingcheng district and Qing jiao (the Qingxin Countynoe) ; January 28, the provincial government declared that the Qingcheng of Qingyuan County, Fu Cheng and Zhou Xin were belong to the Qingcheng district .
In April 2012, there were 4 streets, 4 towns, 77 neighborhood committees, and 71 village committees in Qingcheng District.
There are 4 streets(Fengcheng Street, Dongcheng Street, Zhouxin Street, Henghe Street),4 countries(Yuantan Country, Shijiao street, Longtang country and Feilaixia Street).
Qingyuan's administrative area ranges in latitude from 23° 42' to 23° 27' N, and in longitude from 112° 50' to 113° 22′ E, located in the north of Guangdong province, the south of Qingyuan city, the west of Fogang and the north of Huadu.
It is the transportation junction of the north of Guangzhou area and the commodity distributing center from the north to the south of Guangdong province. It was awarded as the "China Excellent Tourism City" in 2001.
Qingcheng District is rich in mineral resources, such as the diverse and high-grad resource:the albite, potash feldspar, iron ore, kaolin, rare earth, etc. They make great contribution to the foundation of the local building materials industry.
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