| YONGDENG
COUNTY |
| SURVEY
OF NATURE |
| Geographical
Position |
| The
county is located between 36©b 12' and 37©b 07' N and 102©b 36' and
103©b 45' E. It neighbours Gaolan County and Jingtai County in
the east, Ledu County (Qinghai Province) in the west, Honggu District
and Xigu District in the south and Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous
County in the north. The ancient Silk Road passed through the
county limits and the present New Euro-Asian Continental Bridge
is also running through here. It is 110 km away from the city
proper . |
| Landforms |
| The
terrain slopes from northwest to southeast. |
| Max.
elevation |
3,631
m |
| Min.
elevation |
1,590 m |
| The
elevation of the county seat |
2,100
m |
|
| There
are 3 plains: Qinwangchuan, Babaochuan and Yongdengchuan. The
landforms are composed of river valley, basin and hilly area.
|
| Climate
|
| It
has a semi-arid climate of the chilly Temperate Zone with striking
monsoon features. |
| Average
annual temperature |
5.9©b
C |
| Max.
temperature in summer |
34.4
©bC |
| Min
temperature in winter |
-28.1
©bC |
| Annual
precipitation |
from
261 mm to 435 mm |
| Annual
non-frost period |
121
days |
| Annual
sunshine hours |
2,659
hr. |
|
| Resources
|
| Total
area of the county |
5,652
sq. km |
| Including: |
| Cultivated
land |
92,387
hect. |
| Forest
area |
42,353.3
hect. |
| Grassland
|
28,000
hect. |
| Barren
hills/river-side land |
399,333.3
hect. |
| Land
in access to water resources |
2,440
hect. |
| Average
flow of the Datong River |
88.6
cub. m /second |
| Average
flow of the Zhuanglang River |
5.33
cub. m / second |
| Surface
water runoff |
3.026
billion cub m |
| Number
of springs (with quality water ) |
over
20 |
|
| Mineral
Reserve: |
| Copper
|
Aluminium
|
| Zinc
|
Iron
|
| Manganese
|
Limestone
|
| Quartzite |
Gypsum
|
| Coal
|
Marble |
| Dolomite
|
Jade
|
| Mirabilite |
Phosphate |
| Varieties
of medical herbs |
30-odd
|
|
| The
area has abundant resources of wild animals, including boar, deer,
otter, marmot and roe, and is also rich in tourism resources,
for example, the Tusi (appointed national minority hereditary
headman) Lu's Yamun, which have been in existence since the Ming
Dynasty. Some other ancient buildings left over from that time
are also very attractive to visitors, such as the Gan'Ensi Temple,
Haidesi Temple, Gadasi Temple and Miaoyinsi Temple. There is a
Tulugou Scenery Area, a famous state-class forest park with picturesque
scenes in the county. |
| With
the grand electricity network of the Northwest, the county is
sufficient in power supply. |
| Regional
Divisions & Population |
| Township |
16
|
| Town
|
6 |
| Villagers'
Committee |
228
|
| Neighbourhood
Committee |
9 |
| Total
Population |
483,000 |
|
| Nationalities:
Han, Hui, Man, Tibetan, Mongolian and Dongxiang |
| Percentage
of the Han's population in the total (%) |
98.23
|
| Percentage
of other nationalities (%) |
1.77
|
|
| HISTORICAL
EVOLUTION |
| The
history of the county dates from the neo-stone age, five thousand
years ago. It became a part of the Jincheng Prefecture, the first
administrative structure of present Lanzhou in history. It was
titled "Yongdeng County" in 1928. |
| ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT |
| After
the construction for more than half a century, its comprehensive
strength both in economy and social development has now ranked
first among counties and districts of the city. The following
are some details in the Year 1999: |
| Gross
value of industrial output |
1.305
billion Yuan RMB |
| Gross
value of agricultural output |
633
million Yuan RMB |
| Revenue
|
61
million Yuan RMB |
| Average
annual income of agricultural Inhabitants per capita |
1,542
Yuan RMB |
| Average
annual wages of workers and Staff members |
7,574
Yuan RMB |
|
| Industry
|
| There
are 151 enterprises above township level in the county and 122
enterprises run by townships. An industrial structure has taken
shape in a preliminary stage with those pillar ones in aspects
of building materials, metallurgy, farming and sideline production. |
| Township
Enterprises |
| Township
enterprises in total |
804
|
| Employees
|
56,456
|
| Enterprises
with cooperative joint-stock system |
234
|
| Employees
|
12,100
|
| Total
sum of stocks held |
92.5523
million Yuan RMB |
|
| Tertiary
Industry |
| Business
markets and stands |
29
|
| Total
area covered by the markets |
89,500
sq. m |
| The
constructed area within the total |
45,300
sq. m |
| Business
stands in commercial networks |
5,413
|
| Employees
in the networks |
12,100
|
| Volume
of business |
30.79
million Yuan RMB |
| Volume
of retailed consumables |
178
million Yuan RMB |
|
| Finance
& Insurance |
| Insurance
service stand |
100 |
| Employees |
641
|
|
| SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT |
| Transport
& Telecommunications |
| The
Lanxin arterial railway and the No. 312 state highway run through
the county. A crisscross network of highways both at district
and township levels radiates in all directions. The Zongchuan
Airport is right located in the county offering over 50 airlines
to the outside world domestically and internationally. |
| Development
in the realm of telecommunications service: |
| Program-controlled
telephone exchange devices |
8,000
gates |
| Capacity
of automatic exchanging facilities for long-distance domestic
and international service |
300
lines |
| Number
of optical cable lines |
120 |
|
| Other
services available: |
|
|
| Education
|
| Secondary
normal school |
1
|
| Education
center of TV-university |
1
|
| Middle
school (including 2 parts---junior and senior in each) |
6
|
| Vocational
school |
5 |
| Secondary
technical school |
1
|
| Kindergarten
|
16 |
| Primary
and middle(either junior or senior) schools |
558
|
| Total
students enrolled |
8,516
|
| Enrollment
rate of children at school age |
99.3%
|
|
| Science
& Technology |
| County
committee of science and technology |
1 |
| County
association of science and technology |
1 |
| Townships
with such association set up |
22
|
| Technical
workers |
4,040 |
|
| Culture |
| Mass
cultural institutions |
20
|
| Advanced
ground system receiving satellite signals |
1
|
| TV-program
radiated |
3
|
| Cable-TV
network |
1 |
| Daily
self-run TV-program & cable-TV program |
12
|
| TV
popularization rate |
69%
|
| Percentage
of population in access to broadcasting |
73%
|
| County
newspaper press |
1 |
| County
radio broadcasting station |
1
|
| County
TV station |
1 |
|
| Medical
& Sanitation Service |
| Medical
and sanitation institution |
31 |
|
| The
institutions set up in the county seat: |
| a
county people's hospital |
|
a county hospital of Chinese Medicine |
| a
county sanitation and epidemic prevention station |
|
a county women and children health care center |
| a
county medical school |
| an
institute for medicine supervision and inspection |
| a
stomatological and dental clinic |
| The
institutions set up in rural area: |
| Regional
central hospital |
5
|
| Township
medical service center |
20
|
| Medical
workers in total |
1,295 |
| Including: |
|
| Technical
workers |
1,153
|
| Average
number of hospital beds per 10,000 residents |
16
|
|
| Family
Planning |
| Family
planning rate |
80.12
% |
| Natural
growth rate of population |
10.07¡ë |
|
| Sports
|
| Several
excellent professional sportswomen, like Ms Yu Yianxiu and Ms
Wang Daoxiu, won champion titles in national cycling competitions. |
| Preferential
Policies |
| There
is a series of preferential policies and relevant regulations
in land use, taxation and other aspects to attracting investors
both domestically and internationally. |
