Where is Linxia, Gansu?

Linxia is located in the west of China, in the southwest of central Gansu, and in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. It is the hub of the southern line of the ancient Silk Road, the important town of the ancient Tang Fan Road and the center of the tea-horse trade. It is also the place where Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, and is known as the "dry dock in the west", "Wenzhou in the east and Hezhou in the west".

Linxia is adjacent to Lanzhou and Tibetan areas, which is an important economic channel connecting Tibetan areas in the mainland. In 20 19, there were more than 300,000 Linxia nationals working in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan and other Tibetan areas, which became the main undertaker of trade between Tibetan areas and the mainland and played an irreplaceable role.

Linxia is one of the important cradles of Chinese civilization. Ancestors lived as early as 5000 years ago. Since Qin and Han dynasties, there have been counties, prefectures and counties, which were called Han and Han in ancient times and later renamed Hezhou. It is one of the areas with the most concentrated Neolithic culture and the most archaeological excavations in China.

Geographical environment:

1 climate

Most parts of Linxia Prefecture belong to temperate semi-arid climate, with cold and humid mountains in the southwest, drought in the northeast and mild valleys. There is no cold in winter, no heat in summer, and four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 6.3℃, the highest temperature is 32.5℃, and the lowest temperature is-27.8℃. The annual average rainfall is 537mm, and the evaporation is 1 198 to 1745mm. The annual average sunshine hours are 2572.3 hours; The frost-free period is 137 days.

2. Hydrology

Linxia, which belongs to the Yellow River Basin, has been an important water supply area and ecological security barrier in the upper reaches of the Yellow River since ancient times. The Yellow River enters from the northwest and runs through the north of Linxia, with a total length of 124 km. There are 6 first-class tributaries of the Yellow River, such as Taohe River, Daxia River and Huangshui River, and 6 second-class and third-class tributaries 18.

The famous Liujiaxia, Yanguoxia and Bapanxia power stations are all in this state. Protecting the ecological environment and curbing soil erosion are of great significance to promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture