Loctaed in the east of Gansu province, Pingliang City neighbors Ningxia Hui autonomous region in the north.Pingliang is Gansu’s important production base of agriculture and forest products as well as animal husbandry and industrial crops. It has an abundance of wheat, corn, cereal, buckwheat, oilseed rape, flax and flue-cured tobacco.Pingliang is an important production area of traditional Chinese medicine in Northwest China.

History of Pingliang
Pingliang was one of the headstreams of Chinese civilization that was inhabited by human ancestors 200-300 thousand years ago. As early as 3,000 years ago, cultivation culture had been created in this area. In the year of 358, the name of Pingliang was first used for a shire.

What to see in Pingliang?
Pingliang is located in the hill and ravine region on Loess Plateau having rivers, valleys, mountains, plains and tablelands. Decumbence of the Liupan Mountain parts the city into the east dry and mountainous region and the east ravine area within the drainage area of the Jinghe River.
Pingliang has unearthed 465 cultural relics from different dynasties, including 25 sites protected at or above the provincial level. Its historic relics, including Kongtong Mountain (the first mountain of Taoism), Queen Mother Palace, the birthplace of the Queen Mother of the West (a goddess in Taoism) and the birthplace of Fuxi (believed to be the first ancestor of humans), are well-known in China. Pingliang was one of the first batch of national 5A tourist scenic areas.Here lists top attractions in Pingliang

Kongtong Mountain	Yunya Temple	Longquan Temple
Dayun Temple	Ancient Sacrificial Altar	Willow Lake Park
Tianjiagou Scenic Area	Pingliang Pagoda Park	Queen Mother’s Palace

When to visit Pingliang?
Pingliang bears a temperate semi-dry continental monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 8.5C (47.3F). Its eastern area is warmer and wetter than the western. On the whole, the rainfall mainly concentrates during July to September. When to Go: in spring and autumn

How to get to Pingliang?
Pingliang is about 350 kilometers from Lanzhou, and there are several buses in the bus stations daily shuttling between the two cities. The city has two principal bus stations. The west station is located in Gonglu Street, offering special line buses to the Kongtong Mountain. The east station is in No.68, Jiefang Road (North).

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