Linxia City is the political, economic and cultural center of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, and also the seat of the state committee and government. Linxia City is located in the transitional zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau, with an average elevation of 2000 meters, an annual average temperature of 6.3℃, rainfall of 537 mm, and a frost-free period of 157 days. The territory is densely covered with mountains and rivers, rich in natural resources, mild climate and beautiful scenery.
Linxia has a long history. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it established counties, states and counties here. It was called Han Han in ancient times, and later changed to Hezhou and Daohe. It is a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties, an important town of the ancient Tang-Fan Road and the center of the tea-horse trade, and is known as Hehuang Town. Linxia is the hometown of painted pottery in China, and the king of painted pottery in the National Museum was unearthed in Linxia.
Linxia has rich tourism resources such as Bingling Temple Grottoes, a world cultural heritage. At the same time, Linxia City is also an important agricultural base in Gansu Province, rich in wheat, highland barley, broad beans and other crops, as well as bracken and other specialties.
Features of Linxia City:
1, rich in intangible cultural heritage: Linxia is a region rich in intangible cultural heritage, with many traditional handicrafts, folk arts and folk activities. For example, the brick carvings in Linxia, the flowers in Hezhou and the waist knives of security guards are all intangible cultural heritages with high artistic value and ornamental value.
2. Important nodes of the Silk Road: Linxia City is located at an important node of the southern line of the Silk Road and is an important post station of the ancient Silk Road. Business activities here have a long history. It is an important commercial town in the northwest, and it is also the intersection of Central Plains culture, Western Regions culture and Islamic culture.
3. Beautiful natural scenery: Linxia City is located in the transitional zone between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau, with beautiful natural scenery and rich tourism resources. There are many natural landscapes and cultural attractions here, such as Taizi Mountain, Lotus Mountain and Daxia River, which attract many tourists to visit.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Linxia City