In ancient times, this county in Inner Mongolia had the same name as Beijing.

Ningcheng County is named after Daning and Xiaochengzi. According to the "Dictionary of Origins of Chinese Place Names", there is Daming City in the west of the county and the ruins of Liao Zhongjing, hence the name; another saying is " The Etymology of Chinese Place Names records that the county was named after Daning City, the ruins of Zhongjing in the Western Liao Dynasty. It has a long history, culture, beautiful scenery, and is known as the "thousand-year-old ancient capital, landscape Ningcheng". It is one of the birthplaces of Hongshan Culture and Khitan Culture; it is also one of the five capitals of the Liao Dynasty: the seat of Zhongjing. Ningcheng County is also known as Daning , Pinggang City is located in the south of Chifeng City in the eastern part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It borders Kalaqin Banner to the north, Jianping County and Lingyuan City of Liaoning Province to the east, Pingquan City of Hebei Province to the south, and Chengde County and Longhua County of Hebei Province to the west. Ningcheng County is named after Daning and Xiaochengzi respectively; according to the "Dictionary of the Origin of Chinese Place Names", there is Daming City in the west of the county and the ruins of Liao Zhongjing, hence the name; another record in "The Etymology of Chinese Place Names" is that " The county town is named after Daning City, the ruins of Zhongjing in Xiliao. It has jurisdiction over 13 towns and 2 townships: Tianyi Town, Xizi Town, Mannong Town, Daming Town, Dashuangmiao Town, Balihan Town, Dachengzi Town, and Xiaocheng. Zi Town, Heilihe Town, Dianzi Town, Wuhua Town, Sanzuodian Town, Bisiyingzi Town, Yikenzhong Township, Cunjingou Township, Tianyi Town, where the county people’s *** is located, with a total area of ??4,305 square meters. km, with a population of 615,000. There have been human activities in the territory since the Xia and Shang Dynasties. Since the Warring States Period, the county belonged to Youbeiping County. The seat of Youbeiping County was located in Pinggang (today's Heicheng in the county). In the Tang Dynasty, Raole Dudufu was established, and in the Liao Dynasty, Zhongjing Dading Prefecture (Daming City) was established. As the capital of the middle and late Liao Dynasty, it became the political, economic and cultural center of the north at that time. In the center, Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing was changed to Beijing in the Jin Dynasty, Beijing was changed to Daning in the Yuan Dynasty, Daning Prefecture was changed to Daning Prefecture in the 13th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and Daning Guard was established in the 20th year, and Daning Prefecture was established in the first year of Yongle (1380). 1403) was abolished. In the 44th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1705), Kalaqinzhong Banner was established, and Dachengzi was established. In 1931, part of Rehe Province was divided into Pingquanzhou and Kalaqinzhong Banner was established in Xiaochengzi. In the same year, it was renamed Ningcheng County and merged into Rehe Province in 1940. In 1946, it was merged with Karaqinzhong Banner. The administrative office of Ningcheng County, Haraqin Banner, was Balihan. In 1949, it was renamed Ningcheng County and was included in the Zhaowuda League in 1956. In 1979, it was transferred to Inner Mongolia. Autonomous Region. In 1983, Zhaowuda League was abolished and Chifeng City was established. In 2012, Yikenzhong Township and Cunjingou Township were restored. In 2013, Bisiyingzi Township was administered. , Sanzuodian Township is located in the transition zone between the Inner Mongolia Plateau and the Northeast Plain. The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east. The highest point is Cuiyun Peak in Longtanliang, Cunjingou Township, with an altitude of 1890.9 meters. The lowest point is Xiaowulan, Wuhua Town. Hadagou, with an altitude of 429 meters, has peaks such as Qilaotu Mountain and Nurulhu Mountain West; the river is mainly composed of two water systems, Laoha River and Kundulun River; Laoha River merges with Heili River and Balihan River. The Kundulun River originates from Longtanliang, Cuijingou Township, and merges with the Laoha River in Xizi Town, forming a landform with five mountains, four hills and one river. Ningcheng is a national commercial grain base county, with wild wild animals in the county. There are many kinds of animals, and the forest coverage rate is 47.3%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the city and 27 percentage points higher than the whole region. The Heili River National Nature Reserve is the best-preserved primary secondary forest in Inner Mongolia and one of the areas with the largest variety of wild animals and plants. The hot springs in the territory are known as the hottest natural hot springs in northern China. Minerals include gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, fluorite, etc.; there are many paleontological fossils distributed, and it is known as the world's fossil treasure house; agricultural products include corn, sorghum, millet, sugar beet, etc.; there are Ningcheng Laojiao, silkworm cocoons, and wicker boxes. Waiting for specialties. Roosters crow from three provinces, and horses roar from Hebei and Liaoning provinces. It is located at the junction of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Liaoning Province and Hebei Province. It has an advantageous geographical location and convenient transportation, and is known as the thoroughfare of the three provinces. The county seat is 380 kilometers away from Beijing, 180 kilometers away from Chengde, 450 kilometers away from Shenyang, 230 kilometers away from Jinzhou Port, and 100 kilometers away from Chifeng Yulong Airport. It is also the closest area to Beijing and sea from Inner Mongolia. National Highway 306 and Provincial Highway 207 Pingshuang Highway and the Chifeng-Lingyuan First Class Highway pass through the territory. The Yechi Railway passes through Ning. There are train stations such as Ningcheng Station, Tianyi Station, Erlong Station, and Xizi Station. There are many tourism resources in the territory, including the charming Dahushi Reservoir and the vast forest sea of ??Heili River; the main attractions are: Daming Pagoda, Falun Temple, Heili River Nature Reserve, Fufeng Mountain, Ningcheng Hot Spring Resort, Zimeng Lake (Dahushi Reservoir), Hidden Dragon Valley, Gansheng Temple Stupa of Liao Dynasty, Hulu Valley, Liao Zhongjing ruins, Heicheng ruins of Youbeiping County in the Western Han Dynasty, Nanshangen ruins of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, etc. Among them, the Liaozhongjing Tower (commonly known as the Daming Tower) is the largest existing solid brick tower in the country. The ruins of Liao Zhongjing. Liao Zhongjing was one of the political, economic and cultural centers of the Liao Dynasty. Its scale and style were modeled after Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. The entire city has a square layout, 8 miles long from east to west and 7.5 miles wide from north to south. It is equipped with three layers of city walls. Glyph distribution. There are large-scale buildings such as ancestral temples and various palaces in the imperial city, which are beautiful in shape and magnificent. Dadingfu once became the second largest city on the northern grasslands at that time. During the Battle of Jingnan, the city was set on fire. Because the city was destroyed in the Ming Dynasty, it was later called Daming City. After the founding of New China, the Liao Zhongjing site was designated as a national first-level cultural relic protection unit.

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