Yanchi County, located at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Mongolia provinces, is centered on east longitude 107 4 1' and north latitude 37 79', with a total area of 8522.2 square kilometers. At the end of 20021,the total population of Yanchi county was 172387. As of 202 1, 10, Yanchi county has jurisdiction 1 street, 4 towns and 4 townships. County People's Government in Yanzhou Road Street.
In ancient times, it was a pasture in Xirong. In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), Yanchi county was relocated, and Mahua Chicheng was the resident of the county people's government. Yanchi County is located at the junction of seven counties (cities, districts and banners) in four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Mongolia. Since ancient times, Yanchi County has been a place where merchants from northwest China gather. Two railways, three expressways and five national and provincial trunk lines run through the county. The main attractions are the ancient Great Wall, Ling Ying Temple and Infinite Hall.
Famous scenic spot
1, Ancient Great Wall: The ancient salt pond is located in the northern border and has an important strategic position. In order to consolidate the frontier defense, many Great Walls were built here by successive dynasties. The ruins of the Sui Dynasty Great Wall are very rare in China, especially in Yanchi. The Great Wall is surrounded by salt ponds at an included angle, so the salt ponds have the reputation of "Great Wall Museum".
2. Ling Ying Temple: 37 kilometers away from Yanchi County, it is a temple integrating Buddhism and Taoism. Ling Ying Temple is carved on the mountain, and the caves of 13 cave are arranged in a semicircle, and each cave has its own temple number.
3. Baja Lake: The central sand area of Baja Lake is 37 kilometers away from Yanchi County. The total area of Lake Baja is 6.5438+600,000 hectares. The vegetation in the tourist area belongs to the transition zone from Eurasian grassland, Central Asia and China Loess Plateau to Inner Mongolia grassland province. There are 507 species of plants and 654.38 0.49 species of terrestrial animals in the nature reserve. The vegetation coverage rate is over 80%.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yanchi County