Pingdingshan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, also known as Eagle City, now governs 2 cities, 4 counties and 4 districts, covering an area of 7,882 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the permanent population of Pingdingshan City was 4987 137. Pingdingshan is not only a resource-based industrial city, but also an excellent tourist city, national garden city, national forest city, national health city and provincial civilized city in China. It is also the city of Quyi in China, the city of calligraphy in China, the hometown of Guanyin culture in China, the hometown of Ruyao ceramic art in China and the base of Tangjun in China.
There are 0/69 reservoirs in Pingdingshan, and the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project passes through the territory. There are two national wetland parks, Egret Island and Lake Bai Gui. Yaoshan-Zhongyuan Giant Buddha Scenic Area is a national 5A-level tourist attraction with hundreds of hot springs and the highest bronze Buddha in the world. Yaoshan Geopark is a national geological park. Pingdingshan Museum, Erlang Mountain, Lampstand, Thrushcross Valley, Susanyuan, Yaoshan Grand Canyon Rafting and Xiangshan Temple are national 4A-level tourist attractions.
Location context:
Pingdingshan City is located in the south-central part of Henan Province, with latitude 33 08 ′-34 20 ′ north and longitude11214 ′-13 45 ′ east. The whole territory is 150 km long from east to west and 140 km wide from north to south. It borders Xiangcheng County of Xuchang City, Wuyang County of Luohe City, Xiping County of Zhumadian City and suiping county in the east. It is adjacent to Ruyang County and Songxian County of Luoyang City in the west; It borders Biyang County of Zhumadian City, Fangcheng County of Nanyang City and nanzhao county in the south; It borders Yichuan County of Luoyang City, Dengfeng City of Zhengzhou City, Xiangcheng County of Xuchang City and Yuzhou City in the north. The total area is 7882 square kilometers.