Pingdingshan (p=Píngdǐngshān), also known as Eagle City (t=鷹城),
History
In Chinese, Pingdingshan means "mountain with a flat top". The city is named after a nearby plateau, the top of which is very flat. The reason for the nickname of the city "Eagle City" can be traced back to two thousand years ago during the "Spring and Autumn Annals". There was a small country royal named Ying who lived in Pingdingshan area. In ancient times, the word "Ying" had the same pronunciation as Eagle in Chinese, therefore people also called Pingdingshan "Eagle City".
Pingdingshan was established as a prefecture-level city in 1957.
Geography
Pingdingshan borders the provincial capital of
Zhengzhou to the north,
Xuchang and
Luohe to the east,
Zhumadian to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, and
Luoyang to the west.
The Funiu Mountains run through the west of Pingdingshan, and the North China Plains occupy the city's eastern portion.
Climate
Politics
CCP Municipal Committee Secretary
Since July 2021, has served as Pingdingshan's Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary.
Mayor
Pingdingshan's current
mayor is , who has been serving in the position since July 2021.
From 2003.08 to 2005.04 Wang Zhaoping was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2005.04 to 2008.03 Zhao Qinglin was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2008.03 to 2010.10 Li Endong was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2010.10 to 2013.04 Chen Jiansheng was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2013.04 to January 2018 Zhang Guowei was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. Zhang Leiming, the current CCP Municipal Committee Secretary, had served as the Mayor from January 2018 until July 2021.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.
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Demographics
Pingdingshan has a permanent population of about 4,987,100 as of 2020.
According to a 2019 publication by the city's government, there are 79,467 people (1.8% of the total population) in Pingdingshan who are ethnic minorities, representing 48 different recognized groups.
Economy
Pingdingshan's economy has grown rapidly in the 21st century, with the city's gross domestic product (GDP) more than doubling from 112.781 billion
renminbi (RMB) in 2009 to 245.584 billion in 2020.
Pingdingshan had been identified by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the CHAMPS (
Chongqing,
Hefei,
Anshan,
Maanshan, Pingdingshan and
Shenyang), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.
The city's economy is largely reliant on its secondary and tertiary sectors, which comprise 110.803 billion RMB (45.12% of total GDP) and 114.318 billion RMB (46.55% of total GDP), respectively.
The city's primary sector comprises just 20.464 billion RMB (8.33% of total GDP).
The city's tertiary sector has seen particularly rapid growth during this period, growing by about 300% from 2009 to 2020.
Major companies located in Pingdingshan include , Pinggao Group (c=平高集团), Wugang Company (c=舞钢公司), and .
Natural resources
Pingdingshan hosts one of the largest coal fields in all of
China,
and has attracted international attention for its prominent
coal mining industry.
However, beginning in the latter half of the 2010s, coal production in the city began declining, due to a depletion of the city's coal mines, increased environmental regulations, and a series of high-profile mining accidents.
and
iron are mined on a large-scale in Pingdingshan,
and other mineral resources include manganese, aluminum, fluorite, and gypsum. Pingdingshan has about 10 billion tons of coal reserves,
the largest coalfield area in the South and East of China; well known as "the coal storage of the central area of China". The city also 230 billion tons of salt reserves, ranking first in
Henan province, second in China. Henan province houses some of the biggest limestone reserves in China estimated over 24 billion tons, Pindingshan is the cement center for limestone mine production and quarrying in the province.
Education
Colleges and universities
High schools
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Pingdingshan No.1 Middle School
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Pingdingshan No.1 High School
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Pingdingshan No.2 Middle School
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Pingdingshan No.2 High School
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Pingdingshan No.3 High School
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Pingdingshan No.8 Middle School
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Pingdingshan Experimental High School
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Lushan No. 1 Middle School
Religion
Pingdingshan has state-sanctioned
Buddhism,
Taoism,
,
Catholic Church, and
Protestantism organizations.
Officially, there are 78
, 100
, 70
, 2 Catholic churches, and 104 Protestant churches.
On April 25, 1948, Comrade Deng Xiaoping held a joint meeting of the revolutionary committee at the China Gospel Fellowship Church which was used as a memorial hall.
Tourism
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Pingdingshan thrush Valley: A National "AAA" rated scenic spot and a major tourist attraction in Henan. It is named after the many thrushes breeding here. The scenic area is a total of . There are numerous attractions such as cuckoo lake, an area known as "the pocket of the Three Gorges".
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Mount Yao: A national "AAAA" rated scenic spot. Located nearby in Lushan County. Originally known as Yaoshan Shirenshan. Home to the Spring Temple Buddha, the second largest statue in the world, built in 2002.
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Qizu Pagoda
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Pingdingshan Museum
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Twin towns — sister cities
Pingdingshan, People's Republic of China is
town twinning with:
See also
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