Lingbao
灵宝市 Lingpao | |
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  Lingbao Location of the city center in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′03″N 110°53′39″E / 34.5176°N 110.8942°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Sanmenxia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,011 km2 (1,163 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 736,300 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 472500 |
| Website | Archived link |
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| Simplified Chinese | 灵宝市 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 靈寶市 | ||||||||
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Lingbao (Chinese: 灵宝; postal: Lingpao) is a county-level city and the westernmost county-level division of Henan province, China, bordering the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Shaanxi to the west, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Sanmenxia. In ancient times, the Hongnong Commandery was located approximately 20 km south of there. Since 2005, there is a HVDC back-to-back station built by ABB with a transmission rate of 360 MW.
Lingbao city has a population of 720,000 residents in 2006.
The legend of Kuafu is said to be set in Lingbao, which has therefore previously been called Taolin (peach orchard).[2]
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Tall tale of a giant's quest to catch the sun". SHINE. Retrieved 2024-03-01.