| XIGU
DISTRICT |
| SURVEY
OF NATURE |
| Geographical
Position |
| Located
between 35 38' and 36 13' N and 103 19' and 104 41' E, the district
adjoins Qilihe District in the east, Honggu District in the west,
Yongjing County in the south, Yongdeng County in the northwest
and with the Yellow River as a dividing line, it faces Anning
District to the northeast. Being the western part of the city
proper, it is about 18 km from here to the city government of
Lanzhou. Its total area covers 383 sq km. |
| Landforms |
| The
landforms here are classified into 3 types: hills, tableland and
riverain land with the Yellow River running through the whole
area from the west to the east. |
| Average
elevation in hilly areas |
1,800
m |
| Average
elevation in plains |
1,540
m |
|
| Climate
|
| It
features a semi-arid climate of the Temperate Zone. |
| Average
annual temperature |
8.5
©bC |
| Max.
temperature in summer |
36.1
©bC |
| Min.
temperature in winter |
-23.4
©bC |
| Average
annual precipitation |
330
mm |
| Annual
non-frost period |
169
days |
| Average
annual sunshine hours |
2,780
hr. |
|
| Resources
|
| Cultivated
land |
4,267
hectares |
| Including: |
| Hilly
land and tableland |
2,760
hectares |
| River-side
land |
840
hectares |
| Orchards
|
780
hectares |
| Afforested
land |
691
hectares |
| Grass-covered
land |
18,213.3
hectares |
| Land
accessed to water resources |
1,333.3
hectares |
| Land
to be opened |
1,140
hectares |
|
| Annual
runoff of the Yellow River within the district limits |
345.9
billion cub. m |
| Annual
runoff of the Huangshui River within the district limits |
700
million cub. m |
| Total
installed capacity of hydro-power and thermal power stations
|
480,000
kw |
|
| There
are two more hydro-power stations, the Yanguoxia and Chaijiaxia,
planned to erect in the district. |
| 10
grand bases for agricultural production have been set up here
producing cereals, vegetables, melons and fruits, eggs and milk,
medical herbs, and aquatic products. |
| Regional
Divisions & Population |
| Township
|
8 |
| Villagers'
committee |
50
|
| Sub-district
committee |
9
|
| Neighbourhood
committee |
157
T |
| otal
population |
300,900
|
|
Including: |
| Urban
residents |
227,000
|
| Rural
residents |
73,900
|
| Density
of population |
782
persons per sq.km |
|
| There
are 32 nationalities inhabited in the district, mainly the Han,
Hui, Mongolian, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Miao, Uighur, Zhuang, Russian
and Korean. The population of the Han nationality makes up 97.86%
of the total while other groups for 2.14%. |
| HISTORICAL
EVOLUTION |
| The
district used to be a town of strategic importance on the ancient
Silk Road. It was once the inhabitance of Qiang and Rong nationalities
in early history and became a part of the Qin Dynasty during the
Emperor Zhao period. After a series of changes in titles and administrative
subordination, it became a county-level district of Lanzhou in
November 1955. |
| ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT |
| Transport
& Communication |
| There
are two railways, Lanxin and Lanqing, running through the district
while a suburb- train coming and going every day between the district
and the city proper. Besides, there are 23 special-purpose railway
accesses to those large enterprises located in the district. 3
highways both at state and provincial levels meet here. Country
roads link up all townships and villages of the district. it is
only 20 km to get to the Zhongchuan Airport, which has more than
50 airlines leading to domestic cities as well as to some foreign
ones. |
| The
total capacity of its urban telephone system amounts to 37,000
gates. With the DD system, customers can get access to over 1,800
cities in China and 180-odd foreign countries and regions in the
world. Other facilities of modern communication, such as paging,
mobile phone and express mail service are also completely installed
here. |
| Education
|
| Professional
university ( with over 600 teachers and administrative staff
and more than 1,700 students ) |
5 |
| Secondary
professional technical school (with 170 teachers and administrative
staff and 760 students) |
4 |
| Middle
school (with 1,826 teachers and administrative staff and
25,492 students) |
24 |
| Enrollment
rate of children at school age |
99.99% |
| Kindergarten
(with 932 teachers and administrative staff and 9,534 kids
enrolled) |
28 |
| Rate
of children enrolled in kindergartens |
80% |
|
| Science
& Technology |
| There
are more than 30 large and medium-sized scientific research institutions
set up in the district respectively in the fields of petro-chemistry,
medicine, hydrology, geology, electronics and agricultural technology
with over 10,000 scientific and technical employees. Other details
are as follows: |
| Institutions
and associations related to medicine, industry and agriculture
|
16
|
| Scientific
experimental centers specialized in agriculture, forestry,
animal husbandry and fishery |
20
|
| Demonstrative
units in science and technology |
1,152
|
| Scientific
workers in district departments |
2,105
|
|
| In
March 1988, the district was designated as one of the 20 national
item-concentrated zones in Xinghuo (popular) science and technology
by the Chinese Commission of Science & Technology. |
| Culture
|
| Cultural
and art institutions |
51 |
| Including: |
| Cultural
center (palace) |
8 |
| Workers'
club |
5 |
| Villagers'
cultural center |
6 |
| Urban
cultural center |
7 |
| Book
store |
1 |
| Small-sized
library |
7 |
| Factory-run
closed-circuit TV station |
9 |
| Cable-TV
station |
1
|
| Ground
station receiving satellite-signals |
8 |
| Broadcasting
stations in rural area |
8 |
| TV-signal
coverage rate |
98%
|
| Installation
rate of loudspeakers in farmers' households |
80% |
| Total
number of ball rooms, karaoke halls, Video-showing halls
and video-game halls |
284
|
| Units
available for film-showing |
28 |
| Cultural
group specialized in literature, calligraphy, painting and
photography (with 450 members) |
1 |
| Professional
cultural workers |
650
|
|
| Sports
|
| There
are 6 sports associations respectively in fields of athletics,
Wushu (martial arts), checks, carrier-pigeon breeding, international
standard dance and gate ball. Besides, there are also established
25 sports associations composed of workers and staff members from
enterprises. Other details are as follows: |
| Amateur
school for sports and physical culture |
3 |
| Sports
personnel |
243
|
| Stadium
and gym |
over
120 |
|
| FAMOUS
LOCAL SPECIALTY |
| Water
melon |
Dates
|
| Onion
|
Dongguo(winter
fruit) pear |
| Ran'Er
(tender and sweet) pear |
Apple
|
| Hawthorn |
Lily
|
| Strawberry
|
Fritillaria
thunbergii |
|
