Tongchuan

Tongchuan
铜川
—  Prefecture-level city  —
铜川市
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi
Country China
Province Shaanxi
Area
 • Total 3,882 km2 (1,498.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 834,437
 • Density 215/km2 (556.7/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.tongchuan.gov.cn/

Tóngchuān (simplified Chinese: 铜川; traditional Chinese: 銅川; pinyin: Tóngchuān) is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi Province, on the southern fringe of the Northern Shaanxi Plateau and the northern boundary of Guanzhong Plain.

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Economy

Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with Yaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.

Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut and etc are well-known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.

Administrative divisions

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Wangyi District 王益区 Wángyì Qū 200,230 162 1,236
2 Yintai District 印台区 Yìntái Qū 217,509 627 347
3 Yaozhou District 耀州区 Yàozhōu Qū 251,860 1,572 160
4 Tongchuan New District 新区 Xīn Qū 73,678 45 1,637
5 Yijun County 宜君县 Yíjūn Xiàn 91,160 1,476 64

Transportation

Tourism

There are the ruins of the Yaozhou Kiln, the remains of Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain is a major historical relic under state protection.

References

  1. ^ According to 2010 China National Census