Zhongchuan, Lanzhou

Zhongchuan
中川镇
Town
Zhongchuan is located in Gansu
Zhongchuan
Zhongchuan
Coordinates: 36°30′47″N 103°39′34″E / 36.51294°N 103.65948°E / 36.51294; 103.65948
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLanzhou
State-level new areaLanzhou New Area

Zhongchuan is a town of Lanzhou New Area, China.[1] Before 2019 it was part of Yongdeng County.[2] In 2006 it had a population of 31,191,[3][needs update] however by 2020, the entirety of Lanzhou New Area had a population of 450,000.

The town is located in the middle of the Qinwangchuan plain, the largest plateau basin near Lanzhou, measuring roughly 40 km (25 mi) from north to south and 16 km (9.9 mi) from east to west. The area of the plain is 470 km2 (180 sq mi) and it is elevated between 1,800 and 2,300 metres (5,900 and 7,500 ft). The plain was formed 70 million years ago with the formation of the Himalaya.[4]

Around 200 BC, the plain was still humid, but during the Han dynasty the plain became very arid. Thanks to irrigation and new farming methods, it became a fertile agricultural area again.[4][5] The town is known for its apricot orchards.[6]

From 2018, the entirety of the original town and several villages, totaling 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi), were demolished to make way for the expansion of Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport, and residents were relocated to Lanzhou and Lanzhou New Area.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "2019年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. ^ 网易 (2020-09-12). "兰州新区开始由三镇向六镇拓展". www.163.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  3. ^ 甘肃农村年鉴 (in Chinese). 中国统计出版社. 2006.
  4. ^ a b "秦王川的种种传说！做为新区人更-新闻频道-手机搜狐". m.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "秦王川的传说". www.lzxq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ "中川镇：小杏子做成大产业 农民走上"杏"福路-兰州新区-新华网甘肃频道". www.gs.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  7. ^ 兰州中川国际机场三期扩建项目及周边环境整治工作全面展开. Lanzhou Post (in Chinese (China)). Gansu TV. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  8. ^ Ren, Lei (任磊) (2018-03-16). 兰州新区中川国际机场三期扩建土地征收及周边环境整治工作推进纪实 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  9. ^ Wang, Xiao (王霄) (2018-05-14). 兰州新区机场三期扩建工程推进 中川镇1.6万亩拆迁住户何去何从. lzfcs.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-01-14.