Anding, Dingxi
Anding (Chinese: 安定; pinyin: Āndìng) is a district of the city of Dingxi, Gansu province, China.
Anding
安定区 Dingxi County | |
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Anding in Dingxi | |
Dingxi in Gansu | |
Anding Location in Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Anding District government): 35°34′50″N 104°36′39″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
| District seat | Yongdinglu |
| Area | |
| • District | 4,225 km2 (1,631 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • District | 422,383 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 362,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 743000 |
| Website | www |
The area of Anding District has been inhabited since the neolithic era, with sites of the Majiayao culture and Qijia culture being discovered in the area. Dingxi city was established in 1096 as a military base of the northern Gong state. By 1142 it became a county and by 1216 Dingxi became the seat of a prefecture. In 2003, Dingxi County became Anding District as it is currently known.
Located entirely on the Loess Plateau, the economy of Anding District is primarily based around agriculture. Potatoes, corn, flax and beans being the most grown.
In 2020 a CGTN reporter visited the village school of Xuechuan Village (薛川村) in Ningyuan town, which in 2020 had eight students; at its peak it had 600. The school was presented as an illustration of the issues of left-behind children, rural poverty and urbanisation.