What kind of place is Qin 'an County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province?

Qin 'an County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, north of Tianshui City and downstream of Hulu River, a tributary of Weihe River. It belongs to the Liang Mao gully region in the west of the Loess Plateau in central Gansu, with many mountains and few rivers, undulating Liang Mao and criss-crossing gullies. It is one of the 18 dry counties in the whole province and one of the key counties for national poverty alleviation and development. The county is about 65 kilometers long from east to west and 50 kilometers wide from north to south. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Hulu River, the largest river, consists of four tributaries, namely Qingshui River, Xiaonan River, Xianqinghe River and Xiao Xi River. It runs through the middle of Qin 'an from north to south. County elevation 1 120m-2020m. It has a temperate semi-humid climate in south-central Gansu, with an average annual temperature of 65438 00.4℃ and an average annual precipitation of 507.3mm in normal years.

The county has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 12 townships, 428 village committees, 6 communities and 1384 villagers' groups. The total number of households 14 1000, with a total population of 609,000, including 570,900 in rural areas. Total area 160 1 km2, population density of 380 people/km2; Cultivated land area 1.05 1.000 mu, per capita 1.73 mu. It has been awarded the titles of "Top Ten Counties for Economic Forest Construction", "Top Ten Counties for Developing Individual and Private Economy" and "Top Ten Counties for Township Enterprises" by Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Government, and has been awarded the titles of "Advanced County for Scientific and Technological Work", "China Famous Economic Forest, Hometown of Peach Trees", "Advanced County for Cultural Relics Work" and "Advanced County for Labor Transfer Work" by Ministry of Science and Technology, Forestry Bureau and Ministry of Culture. In 2006, the county's GDP reached 65.438+67.8 million yuan; The fiscal revenue reached 56.78 million yuan; The whole society invested 670 million yuan in fixed assets; The per capita disposable income of urban residents and the per capita net income of farmers reached 5002 yuan and 1660 yuan respectively.

It has a long history and rich tourism resources. Qin An was called Ji Cheng in ancient times. According to historical records, Fuxi and Nu Wa, ancestors of human beings, were born here, which is known as "the hometown of Nu Wa in lixi". There are many cultural relics in the county, including Dadiwan, xingguo temple and Dacheng Hall of Confucian Temple. There are 68 Neolithic cultural sites such as Yangshao, Majiayao and Qijia culture, and there are 34 provincial-level cultural relics protection units 1. Qin 'an was the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road in history, and the street pavilion battlefield in the Three Kingdoms period was in the Longcheng area of the county. There are many famous people here, such as Li Guang, the flying general, Fu Jian, the former king of Qin, Li Bai, the governor of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty, Hu Yongzong, a famous calligrapher, and An, the "Iron Man on Longshang" in the Qing Dynasty. Their ancestral homes or birthplace are all in Qin 'an. These cultural relics and cultural resources have created unique conditions for the development of tourism in our county.

Convenient transportation and superior location conditions. Qin 'an is the north gate of Tianshui, God? In terms of highways, Jing Tian Highway runs through the north and south, Beijing-Gansu Highway runs through the east and west, and Lianye Highway and Cailian Highway have been completed and opened to traffic, becoming a transportation hub connecting Longdong, Longnan, Lanzhou and Xi 'an. The acceleration of urban construction, the rapid growth of urban population and the initial improvement of urban functions have formed a strong radiation, attraction and driving force for the surrounding areas.

The masses have a strong sense of commodities and the circulation of trade is prosperous. Private business activities have been very active. Small commodity market has become one of the largest commodity distribution centers in southeast Gansu, forming a circulation network of urban and rural markets led by small commodity market. Qin 'an has become a veritable commercial port. Rich human resources and high population quality are not only conducive to the development of labor-intensive industries and tertiary industries, but also conducive to the development of technology-intensive industries.

Excellent climatic conditions, high quality and high yield of fruit pepper. Qin 'an is one of the main fruit and pepper production bases in northern China, with abundant sunshine, deep soil layer and large temperature difference between day and night. At present, the county's fruit and pepper garden covers an area of 545,800 mu, which has been named as "the hometown of famous and excellent economic forests and peaches in China" by the State Forestry Administration, and is being declared as "the hometown of apples and peppers in China". In August 2006, Qin 'an peach was named "Beijing". The production of fruit pepper has great development potential.