Guyuan
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| name | Guyuan |
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| native_name | 固原市 · {{script/Arabic |
| other_name | Kuyuan; Kuyüan |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
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| image_skyline | 固原须弥山石窟第5窟大佛楼.JPG |
| image_caption | Xumishan grottoes |
| image_map | Location of Guyuan Prefecture within Ningxia (China).png |
| map_caption | Guyuan City (yellow) within Ningxia |
| pushpin_map | China Ningxia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the city center in Ningxia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Ningxia |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Yuanzhou District |
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| area_total_km2 | 14412.83 |
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| elevation_m | 1777 |
| population_as_of | 2007 |
| population_total | 1455200 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Total |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 21.7 billion |
| US$ 3.5 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 17,819 |
| US$ 2,861 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Zhongxin Park (中心公园) |
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| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 756000 |
| area_code | (0)954 |
| iso_code | CN-NX-04 |
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| blank2_name | Licence plate prefixes |
| blank2_info | 宁D |
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US$ 3.5 billion
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US$ 2,861
|timezone = China Standard
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Guyuan ( ), formerly known as Xihaigu (, Xiao'erjing: قُيُوًا شِ) or Dayuan (), is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It occupies the southernmost section of the region, bordering Gansu province to the east, south, and due west. This is also the site of Mount Sumeru Grottoes (须弥山), which is among the ten most famous grottoes in China. As of the end of 2018, the total resident population in Guyuan was 1,124,200.At the end of 2024, the city's resident population was 1,140,800, a decrease of 6,900 compared with the end of the previous year. Among them, the resident population in urban areas was 535,600, accounting for 46.95% of the resident population (the urbanization rate of the resident population), an increase of 1.29 percentage points over the end of the previous year.
History
Guyuan is the oldest city in Ningxia, being established in 114 BC as Gaoping, capital of Anding Commandery. It was a stop on the Northern Silk Road.
During the Warring States Period, Guyuan belonged to the territory of Qin state, later Qin Dynasty. The original name of the city began in the Ming dynasty (1452 AD). Because of the importance of its transportation in history, Guyuan was a war gate where Chinese soldiers trained and prepared to fight with northwestern minorities. In the Tang dynasty, most of the dealers from middle Asia need to go through this gate, then went to the capital, Chang’an.
According to the First Founder's Biography in History of Yuan Dynasty, Genghis Khan died in Liupan Mountain in Guyuan in 1227 AD, after a war with the Xixia dynasty for two decades.
Most remains of the ancient city, including a bell tower, were destroyed during the 1970s to build an air-raid shelter, with only parts of the old city wall remaining.
Liupanshan National Forest Park
Liupanshan National Forest Park is one of the most important features of Guyuan, with more than 530 species of wild medicinal plants. There are a number of diversified animals inhabited in the forest, for instance, the national first-class protected animal golden leopard, the third-class protected animal forest musk deer, golden eagle, and red-bellied golden pheasant.
Administrative divisions
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| Map | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiao'erjing | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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| Yuanzhou District | 原州区 | zh | 490,000 | 4,965 | 99 | ||
| Xiji County | 西吉县 | zh | 460,000 | 3,985 | 115 | ||
| Longde County | 隆德县 | zh | 190,000 | 1,269 | 150 | ||
| Jingyuan County | 泾源县 | zh | 120,000 | 961 | 125 | ||
| Pengyang County | 彭阳县 | zh | 250,000 | 3,241 | 77 | ||
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Geography and climate
Guyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, cold, dry winters, and warm, rainier summers. With temperatures cooled by the elevation that exceeds 1770 m, highs average slightly below freezing in January and reach only 25 °C in July. Much of the year's precipitation is delivered from June to September.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Guyuan, elevation 1836 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) |Jan high C = 0.1 |Feb high C = 3.6 |Mar high C = 9.4 |Apr high C = 16.1 |May high C = 20.5 |Jun high C = 24.2 |Jul high C = 25.6 |Aug high C = 23.9 |Sep high C = 19.0 |Oct high C = 13.5 |Nov high C = 7.8 |Dec high C = 1.9 |Jan mean C = -6.9 |Feb mean C = -3.1 |Mar mean C = 2.8 |Apr mean C = 9.5 |May mean C = 14.3 |Jun mean C = 18.3 |Jul mean C = 20.0 |Aug mean C = 18.4 |Sep mean C = 13.5 |Oct mean C = 7.4 |Nov mean C = 1.0 |Dec mean C = -5.1 |Jan low C = -12.0 |Feb low C = -8.2 |Mar low C = -2.5 |Apr low C = 3.4 |May low C = 8.0 |Jun low C = 12.4 |Jul low C = 14.6 |Aug low C = 13.6 |Sep low C = 9.0 |Oct low C = 2.7 |Nov low C = -3.8 |Dec low C = -10.0 |Jan record high C = 15.1 |Jan record low C = -27.0 |Feb record high C = 20.7 |Feb record low C = -23.6 |Mar record high C = 24.5 |Mar record low C = -18.9 |Apr record high C = 30.1 |Apr record low C = -12.0 |May record high C = 31.5 |May record low C = -6.4 |Jun record high C = 32.3 |Jun record low C = 0.1 |Jul record high C = 34.6 |Jul record low C = 4.0 |Aug record high C = 33.8 |Aug record low C = 3.1 |Sep record high C = 31.5 |Sep record low C = -2.3 |Oct record high C = 24.8 |Oct record low C = -11.2 |Nov record high C = 20.4 |Nov record low C = -20.0 |Dec record high C = 14.4 |Dec record low C = -30.9 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 6.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 11.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.4 |May precipitation mm = 38.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 61.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 90.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 112.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 61.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 33.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 8.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.2 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.1 |Feb precipitation days = 2.9 |Mar precipitation days = 4.3 |Apr precipitation days = 3.4 |May precipitation days = 5.9 |Jun precipitation days = 8.7 |Jul precipitation days = 12.2 |Aug precipitation days = 11.9 |Sep precipitation days = 8.1 |Oct precipitation days = 4.4 |Nov precipitation days = 2.6 |Dec precipitation days = 1.9 |Jan humidity = 56 |Feb humidity = 55 |Mar humidity = 52 |Apr humidity = 48 |May humidity = 50 |Jun humidity = 57 |Jul humidity = 66 |Aug humidity = 71 |Sep humidity = 72 |Oct humidity = 69 |Nov humidity = 60 |Dec humidity = 55 |Jan sun = 198.9 |Feb sun = 185.5 |Mar sun = 213.3 |Apr sun = 230.8 |May sun = 247.2 |Jun sun = 241.3 |Jul sun = 238.2 |Aug sun = 222.6 |Sep sun = 174.0 |Oct sun = 189.8 |Nov sun = 197.8 |Dec sun = 207.5 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 64 | Feb percentsun = 60 | Mar percentsun = 57 | Apr percentsun = 58 | May percentsun = 57 | Jun percentsun = 55 | Jul percentsun = 54 | Aug percentsun = 54 | Sep percentsun = 47 | Oct percentsun = 55 | Nov percentsun = 65 | Dec percentsun = 69 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 6.8 |Feb snow days = 7.2 |Mar snow days = 6.2 |Apr snow days = 2.2 |May snow days = 0.3 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0.1 |Oct snow days = 2.2 |Nov snow days = 4.7 |Dec snow days = 4.6 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration | source 2 = Weather China{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101170401.shtml? | script-title=zh:固原 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 29 November 2022}}
Transportation
The city is served by Guyuan Liupanshan Airport, though travelers may also choose Zhongwei Xiangshan Airport and Yinchuan Hedong International Airport as well. The G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway passes through the area on its way to the regional capital of Yinchuan.
As there is no high-speed railways to Guyuan, to Guyuan from a major city is an approximately 4-hour drive from Yinchuan, which is actually faster than traveling by train, .
References
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