Weinan

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Field	Value
name	Weinan
native_name	渭南市
native_name_lang	zh
settlement_type	Prefecture-level city
total_type
image_skyline	WeiNan.JPG
image_map	Location of Weinan Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
map_caption	Location of Weinan City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
coordinates
coor_pinpoint	Weinan municipal government
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	People's Republic of China
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Shaanxi
seat_type	Municipal seat
seat	Linwei District
established_title	Settled
established_date	668 BC
parts_type	Divisions
County-level:

Township-level: | | parts | 2 district 2 county-level cities 7 counties 143 towns and villages | | leader_title | CPC Ctte Secretary | | leader_name | Li Mingyuan | | leader_title1 | Mayor | | leader_name1 | Li Yi | | area_land_km2 | 13134 | | elevation_footnotes | | | population_as_of | 2010 | | population_total | 5520772 | | population_density_km2 | auto | | area_urban_km2 | 78 | | area_urban_footnotes | (2018) | | population_urban | 660000 | | population_urban_footnotes | (2018) | | population_density_urban_km2 | auto | | population_demonym | Guanzhong dialect | | demographics_type2 | GDP | | demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city | | demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 143 billion US$ 23 billion | | demographics2_title2 | Per capita | | demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 26,729 US$ 4,292 | | timezone | China Standard | | utc_offset | +8 | | postal_code_type | Postal code | | postal_code | 714000 | | area_code | 0913 | | iso_code | CN-SN-05 | | blank4_name_sec1 | Licence plate prefixes | | blank4_info_sec1 | 陕E | | website | Weinan.gov.cn EN.Weinan.gov.cn | ::

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Weinan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Shaanxi province, northwest China. The city lies on the lower section of the Wei River confluence into the Yellow River, about 60 km east of the provincial capital Xi'an, and borders the provinces of Shanxi and Henan to the east.

The name "Weinan", literally meaning "south of the Wei River", describes the location of the city's urban districts being mostly south of the Wei River, although majority of its metropolitan area actually lies on the north side of the river.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/西岳庙.JPG" caption="[[Xiyue Temple]] was first built in the [[Han dynasty"] ::

As a significant area between the ancient Chinese capital Xi'an and Luoyang, Weinan has a long history.

Ancient

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Weinan_Drum_Tower_02_2012-09.JPG" caption="Weinan Drum Tower, built in the [[Ming dynasty"] ::

The ancient Dali Man lived in the modern area of Weinan. The Xiagui county was settled in the year of 668 BC by the state of Qin. Weinan got its name in the year of 360 by the Former Qin state. In the Tang dynasty, 10 emperors were buried in Weinan after their death. On the morning of 23 January 1556, the deadliest earthquake on record with its epicenter in Huaxian killed approximately 830,000 people, destroying an 840 kilometre-wide (520 mi) area.

Modern

The Weinan prefecture-level city was established in 1995, in replacement of the Weinan prefecture. Due to the construction of the Sanmenxia Dam, the economy of the city was restricted to agricultural sections, and therefore the development level of the city is much lower than other cities in the province. The city developed rapidly after economic reform in China. The east part of Guanzhong Plain now belongs to the city, making Weinan the second most populated city in the Shaanxi province, after the capital Xi'an.

Administration

The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Linwei District, together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.

::data[format=table] | Administrative divisions of Weinan City | Division code | English name | Chinese name | Pinyin | Area (km) | Seat | Postal code | Subdivisions | Subdistricts | Towns | Residential communities | Villages | 610500 | Weinan City | 610502 | Linwei District | 610503 | Huazhou District | 610522 | Tongguan County | 610523 | Dali County | 610524 | Heyang County | 610525 | Chengcheng County | 610526 | Pucheng County | 610527 | Baishui County | 610528 | Fuping County | 610581 | Hancheng City | 610582 | Huayin City | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 渭南市 | | 13030.56 | Linwei District | 714000 | 12 | 130 | 215 | 3218 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 临渭区 | | 1263.76 | Duqiao Subdistrict (杜桥街道) | 714000 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 514 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 华州区 | | 1132.46 | Huazhou Subdistrict (华州街道) | 714100 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 242 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 潼关县 | | 427.35 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 714300 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 大荔县 | | 1690.60 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 715100 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 400 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 合阳县 | | 1317.15 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 715300 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 353 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 澄城县 | | 1121.64 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 715200 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 266 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 蒲城县 | | 1579.81 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 715500 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 373 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 白水县 | | 983.95 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 715600 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 194 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 富平县 | | 1245.99 | Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道) | 711700 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 337 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 韩城市 | | 1591.60 | Xincheng Subdistrict (新城街道) | 715400 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 275 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 华阴市 | | 676.26 | Taihua Road Subdistrict (太华路街道) | 714200 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 186 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Note: The statistic of Linwei District includes the 2 subdistricts of Weinan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Climate

|location = Weinan, elevation 350 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 5.3 |Feb high C = 9.9 |Mar high C = 16.0 |Apr high C = 22.7 |May high C = 27.7 |Jun high C = 32.5 |Jul high C = 33.2 |Aug high C = 30.9 |Sep high C = 26.1 |Oct high C = 20.3 |Nov high C = 12.9 |Dec high C = 6.6 |Jan mean C = -0.1 |Feb mean C = 3.9 |Mar mean C = 9.5 |Apr mean C = 15.8 |May mean C = 20.9 |Jun mean C = 25.9 |Jul mean C = 27.4 |Aug mean C = 25.3 |Sep mean C = 20.4 |Oct mean C = 14.5 |Nov mean C = 7.3 |Dec mean C = 1.4 |Jan low C = -4.3 |Feb low C = -0.8 |Mar low C = 4.1 |Apr low C = 9.7 |May low C = 14.5 |Jun low C = 19.5 |Jul low C = 22.3 |Aug low C = 20.8 |Sep low C = 16.0 |Oct low C = 10.0 |Nov low C = 2.9 |Dec low C = -2.8 |Jan record high C = 17.3 |Jan record low C = -13.7 |Feb record high C = 24.2 |Feb record low C = -14.5 |Mar record high C = 30.9 |Mar record low C = -7.5 |Apr record high C = 36.2 |Apr record low C = -1.2 |May record high C = 37.5 |May record low C = 2.4 |Jun record high C = 42.8 |Jun record low C = 10.3 |Jul record high C = 40.4 |Jul record low C = 15.0 |Aug record high C = 39.0 |Aug record low C = 13.0 |Sep record high C = 37.9 |Sep record low C = 6.6 |Oct record high C = 32.0 |Oct record low C = -3.3 |Nov record high C = 25.6 |Nov record low C = -7.7 |Dec record high C = 22.5 |Dec record low C = -16.7 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 5.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 10.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 21.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 42.9 |May precipitation mm = 55.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 56.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 82.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 82.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 96.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 54.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 25.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 5.1 |Jan humidity = 64 |Feb humidity = 63 |Mar humidity = 62 |Apr humidity = 64 |May humidity = 64 |Jun humidity = 61 |Jul humidity = 72 |Aug humidity = 78 |Sep humidity = 80 |Oct humidity = 77 |Nov humidity = 74 |Dec humidity = 67 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 3.3 |Feb precipitation days = 4.0 |Mar precipitation days = 5.6 |Apr precipitation days = 7.1 |May precipitation days = 8.4 |Jun precipitation days = 7.2 |Jul precipitation days = 8.9 |Aug precipitation days = 9.2 |Sep precipitation days = 11.0 |Oct precipitation days = 8.5 |Nov precipitation days = 5.6 |Dec precipitation days = 2.6 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 130.8 |Feb sun = 129.3 |Mar sun = 167.8 |Apr sun = 194.8 |May sun = 217.5 |Jun sun = 218.0 |Jul sun = 228.5 |Aug sun = 203.7 |Sep sun = 146.3 |Oct sun = 138.6 |Nov sun = 126.7 |Dec sun = 128.8 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 42 | Feb percentsun = 42 | Mar percentsun = 45 | Apr percentsun = 49 | May percentsun = 50 | Jun percentsun = 50 | Jul percentsun = 52 | Aug percentsun = 49 | Sep percentsun = 40 | Oct percentsun = 40 | Nov percentsun = 41 | Dec percentsun = 42 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 4.0 |Feb snow days = 2.8 |Mar snow days = 1.1 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 1.1 |Dec snow days = 3.2 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration

Demographics

::data[format=table title="'''Breakdown of Weinan population by district and county (2010 census)'''"] | Division | Permanent residents(November 2010) | Hukou residents (by end of 2010) | Total | Percentage | Population density (persons/km2) | Weinan City | Linwei District | Huazhou District | Tongguan County | Dali County | Heyang County | Chengcheng County | Pucheng County | Baishui County | Fuping County | Hancheng City | Huayin City | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 5286077 | 100 | 405.67 | 5600599 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 877142 | 16.59 | 694.07 | 976822 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 322148 | 6.09 | 284.47 | 347913 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 155463 | 2.94 | 363.79 | 165860 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 693392 | 13.12 | 410.15 | 718340 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 436441 | 8.26 | 331.35 | 451983 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 386150 | 7.31 | 344.27 | 404663 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 743000 | 14.06 | 470.31 | 782571 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 279679 | 5.29 | 284.24 | 294823 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 743385 | 14.06 | 596.62 | 791246 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 391164 | 7.40 | 245.77 | 399696 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 258113 | 4.88 | 381.68 | 266682 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Note:The permanent residents of Linwei district include the 49209 permanent residents of Weinan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

According to the sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, there are 5,286,077 people resident in Weinan. Compared to the previous census data from 2000, the population has decreased by 108,729 persons. Among the residents, 50.75% are males and 49.25% are females. The number of male and female residents are separately 2,682,710 and 2,603,367. The sex ratio is 103.05.

Transportation

Due to its location on the plain, Weinan is well connected, especially to the provincial capital Xi'an.

Public Transportation

As of March 2015, there are 20 bus routes operated in the urban area of the city. Apart from line 1 and 2 with air-conditioning carrying a fare of 2 RMB, all other bus route fares are 1 RMB. There are also 1000 taxis in the urban city, The base fare is currently ¥5 which covers the first 2.5 km. Additional kilometers cost ¥1.4 or ¥1.5 each.

Roads

China National Highway 108 and China National Highway 310 pass through the city. Major expressways in the city are G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway, G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway and G65E Yulin–Lantian Expressway. 5 bridges connect north and south part of the city on the Wei River, there are also 3 road bridges connecting the city to the neighboring Shanxi Province on the Yellow River.

Rail

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Weinan_North_Railway_Station_2012-09.JPG" caption="[[Weinan North railway station]] is connected by two high-speed railways."] ::

The urban city of Weinan owns 4 railway stations. Weinan railway station was open in 1934. Located on the important Longhai railway, almost all Chinese major cities can be reached through the train. Weinan North railway station is served by high-speed trains on the Xuzhou–Lanzhou and Datong–Xi'an lines. The station is part of the Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world. Weinan South railway station and Weinan West railway station are on the Nanjing–Xi'an Railway, they are both only served by the slowest trains.

In the suburban area, there are also 2 stations for high-speed railway: Huashan North Railway Station and Dali Railway Station, there are as well also stations for conventional rail like the Huashan railway station and Hancheng railway station.

Air

There is no commercial passagenger airport in Weinan, the nearest airport is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. A shuttle bus connects the Weinan Railway Station with the airport frequently throughout the day. A smaller airport is under construction in Huazhou District to serve the tourism of Hua Mountain.

Tourism

• Mount Hua, one of China's Five Great Mountains, which has a long history of religious significance.
• Xiyue Temple, Temple for the God of Mount Hua.
• Tong Pass, an important strategic pass with historical significance.

Education

Schools

As of the end of 2012, there are 2859 schools of all kinds; 75 high schools, 70 vocational schools, 310 junior high schools, 1266 primary schools, 1002 kindergartens and 7 special education schools.

Universities

Weinan has 3 higher educational institutions. The Weinan Normal University is a comprehensive multi-discipline research university. Weinan has 2 other tertiary institutions, they are Shaanxi Railway Institute and Weinan Vocational and Technical College.

Notable people

• Sima Qian, historian of the Han dynasty, widely considered the father of Chinese historiography for his work, the Records of the Grand Historian.
• Emperor Wen of Sui, founder of the Sui dynasty.
• Guo Ziyi, general during the Tang dynasty, ended the An Shi Rebellion.
• Bai Juyi, renowned Chinese poet and Tang dynasty government official.
• Kou Zhun, a much-praised official of Song dynasty.
• Yang Hucheng, general who conducted the famous Xi'an Incident in 1936.
• Xi Zhongxun, communist revolutionary and a political leader of PRC, father of Xi Jinping.
• Bai Yulu, snooker player, 2 times Woman Snooker World Champion.

International relations

Weinan's twin towns and sister cities are:

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References

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11. link. Weinan People's Government

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