Where is Gao Ping?

Gaoping City is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, at the northern end of the Zezhou Basin and on the southwest edge of the Taihang Mountains. Qinhui Highway crosses from east to west, and Taijiao Railway and Tailuo Highway run parallel from north to south and run through the territory. The geographical coordinates are 35°40″─36°0″ north latitude and 112°40″─113°10″ east longitude. The altitude is between 800─1391.1 meters. It borders Tiefuling in the east with Lingchuan County, Laomaling in the west with Qinshui County, Jiepailing in the south with Zezhou County, Danzhuling in the northwest with Changzi County, and Jinquan Mountain with Changzhi in the northeast. Counties are connected. It is 41 kilometers wide from east to west and 37 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of ??946 square kilometers, accounting for about one ten thousandth of the country's total area. The plan outline is approximately square.

The highway mileage is 47 kilometers from Lingchuan County in the east, 101 kilometers from Qinshui County in the west, 41 kilometers from Jincheng City in the south, 64 kilometers from Changzhi City in the north, 335 kilometers from Taiyuan City, and 242 kilometers from Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. kilometers, 704 kilometers to Beijing.

The territory of Gaoping City is nearly square, surrounded by mountains on the east, north and west, shaped like a dustpan. The Dan River runs through the central part of the city from northwest to southeast, and its drainage basin forms a strip-shaped plain that gradually widens toward the south. The entire terrain is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast. The general height difference within the territory is about 300 meters. The highest point is Jinquan Mountain at the junction of the northeast and Changzhi County, with an altitude of 1391.1 meters. The lowest point is where Du Village in Hexi Town is located, with an altitude of 800 meters. The city's relative height difference is 591 meters.

Gaoping City has mountains, criss-crossing rivers, and complex terrain. According to its formation characteristics, it can be divided into three types of terrain: river valleys and plains, loess hilly areas, and middle and low mountainous areas. The valley and plain areas are distributed on both sides of the Dan River system. They are formed by alluvial and diluvial deposits and are shaped like irregular belts, accounting for about 17% of the total area. The loess hilly area is located in the transition zone from Pingchuan District to the mountainous area. It is approximately square and accounts for about 35% of the area. The middle and low mountainous areas are located in the Wushen Mountain System, Wulong Mountain System, Shouyang Mountain System on the western and northern edges of the city, and Hanwang Mountain and Qifo Mountain in the middle. They form an irregular right angle and account for 48% of the total area.

Gaoping City has a continental warm temperate monsoon climate. There are four distinct seasons throughout the year, with hot and rainy seasons and strong monsoons. According to observation data from the Municipal Meteorological Bureau from 1958 to 2000, the multi-year average temperature is 9.8°C, the extreme maximum temperature is 38.6°C (June 21, 1966), and the extreme minimum temperature is -24.0°C (January 31, 1967); the maximum The frozen soil depth is 0.56m, the multi-year average sunshine hours are 2532.5 hours, the city’s multi-year average precipitation is 589.4mm, the maximum annual precipitation is 1113.3mm (1954), the minimum annual precipitation is 305.9mm (1997), the maximum and minimum value ratio is 3.64. Due to the influence of many factors such as topography and climate, precipitation in the city is unevenly distributed in time and space, with great disparity between abundance and dryness. The precipitation in the flood season accounts for 72.5% of the annual precipitation, the multi-year average evaporation is 1735mm, and the drought index is 2.8.

The railways and highways in the territory are criss-crossed. The Taijiao Electric Railway, Jinchang Expressway, 207 National Highway, and Jinchang Expressway run in parallel from north to south, and Quhui Secondary Highway crosses from east to west, forming a "four vertical and one" "horizontal" traffic pattern. The city has basically realized the opening of oil roads in every village. The transformation of rural power grids has been completed and the transformation of urban power grids is nearing completion. The city currently has 9 substations above 35KV, including 2 110KV substations and 7 35KV substations. The power grid structure has become more reasonable and the city's electricity demand has basically been met. The program-controlled telephone exchange capacity has exceeded 35,000, the number of mobile phone users has reached more than 50,000, and 86 digital (GSM) base stations have been built, realizing program-controlled access to every township and telephone access to every village.