Where is Linxia Prefecture?

Linxia Prefecture is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, southwest of central Gansu Province.

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, called Hezhou in ancient times, is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, one of the two Hui autonomous prefectures in China and one of the two ethnic autonomous prefectures in Gansu Province. Established in June 1956 1 1. Linxia is located in the transitional zone between the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, between the agricultural areas in the Central Plains and the pastoral areas in the west. There are many valleys, few plains, high terrain in the southwest and low terrain in the northeast, showing a state of inclined basin with an average elevation of 2000 meters.

As of May, 2002 1 year, the total area of Quanzhou is 8 169 square kilometers, which governs1county-level cities and 7 counties. There are 42 ethnic groups in this state, including Hui, Han, Dongxiang, Baoan and Salar. 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.

Brief introduction of Linxia

Linxia Prefecture is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, southwest of central Gansu Province. Geographical coordinates are between east longitude102' 41-kloc-0/03' 40 and north latitude 34' 57-36' 12. Lintao is east of Dingxi City, Jishi Mountain is west of Qinghai Province, Taizi Mountain is south of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Huangshui River is north of Lanzhou City. Quanzhou has a total area of 8 169 square kilometers.

Majiayao culture, Mid-levels culture, Qijia culture and other cultural sites are scattered all over the place. Because the "King of Painted Pottery" collected by the National Museum was unearthed in Linxia, it is known as the "hometown of painted pottery in China". Linxia Prefecture has a temperate and semi-arid climate in most areas, 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 above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Linxia City