Praise your hometown Minqin in 50 words

Praise your hometown Minqin

Speaking of my hometown, it is known as the desert oasis - Minqin.

Let’s first talk about its special geographical location. It is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, the northeast of the Hexi Corridor, and the lower reaches of the Shiyang River Basin. It is surrounded by the Tengger Desert and the Badain Jaran Desert on the east, west and north. It is adjacent to Liangzhou District of Wuwei City in the south, Jinchang, the nickel capital, in the west, and connected with the Left and Right Banners of Inner Mongolia in the northeast and northwest. The total area is 16016 square kilometers. With a total population of about 300,000, it is a shining pearl embedded in the ancient Silk Road.

The climate here is cold in winter and hot in summer, with lots of wind and sand and little rainfall. However, in recent years, with the care of leaders at all levels and the strong support of the elders in the hometown and people from all walks of life, the Minqin People’s Congress Efforts have been made to prevent and control desertification, with extraordinary results. Since the strong sandstorm on April 24, 2010, there has never been such a sandstorm again. This is enough to show the determination of the hard-working Minqin people to fight the sandstorm to the end.

Minqin mainly engages in agriculture and animal husbandry. Specialties include Yellow River honeydew melon, white melon, tulip, black melon seeds, fennel, etc. Among them, black melon seeds are exported to Japan, Russia, Canada and European countries, and are well-known around the world. Traditional famous foods include: fried meat with green pepper, shredded potatoes, cold skin, sand rice jelly, and natural and pollution-free green onions.

There are world-famous tourist attractions here, such as: Triangle City Forest Farm, Hongyashan Reservoir, Desert Park, Suwu Mountain Park, Dongzhen Temple, and the recovering Qingtu Lake... Triangle City Forest Farm The green barrier, which is 25 kilometers long and 1-5 kilometers wide, protects 150,000 acres of farmland in 48 villages including Hongshaliang Township and Xiqu Town from sandstorms.