- Ankang
Ankang (zh-cp |c=安康 |p=Ānkāng) is a city in
Shaanxi province,China .History
The first known record of Ankang in history happened when it was placed into Xicheng prefecture (西城县) of Hanchong County (汉中郡) during the
Qin dynasty 。 In 1783, the place was named "Ankang prefecture". The prefecture was upgrade to city in 1950, but demoted in 1954, and promoted again in 1988.In the 1930 the name of the city of Ankang was "Shingan".
Administration
Ankang administers 1 districts and 9 counties.
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Hanbin District (汉滨区)
*Hanyin County (汉阴县)
*Shiquan County (石泉县)
*Ningshan County (宁陕县)
*Ziyang County (紫阳县)
*Langao County (岚皋县)
*Pingli County (平利县)
*Zhenping County (镇坪县)
*Xunyang County (旬阳县)
*Baihe County (白河县)Attractions
Ankang is fortunate to be far away enough from Xi'an to minimise its levels of pollution while being close enough for it to be a mere 5 hour journey by train. It is surrounded by several mountains which you can get to by a half an hour bus ride from the city.
Economy
The economy of the city is basically industrial, mainly in textile and weaving of silk products, chemical industry, building materials, food production and mining.
Infrastructure
*There is an airport in Ankan (Ankang Airport), which opened in 1938. There are flights to/fro Xi'an.
*January 8 ,2001 a new railway track between Ankang and Xi'an was opened, allowing for access from the province capital in a few hours.Geography
Ankang is situated in the southern section of
Shaanxi province, south of theQinling Mountain range . The upper parts of the Han river passes through Ankang.Minerals
Agricultural productions
* Food: chestnuts, oranges, kiwi fruits
* Herbs: 天麻, 黄连, 当归, "Codonopsis pilosula " (党参)
* Others: Cocoon, raw paints, etc.Other products
* Silk, Kiwi fruit liquors
External links
* [http://www.ankang.gov.cn/ Ankang city's official homepage]
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