Overview of Pingding County Government

Pingding County is located on the east side of central Shanxi Province, at the western foot of Taihang Mountain. It borders Jingxing, Hebei Province to the east, Shouyang to the west, Xiyang to the south, and the suburbs of Yangquan City and Yu County to the north. The county is 54 kilometers wide at its longest point from east to west, 50.4 kilometers at its widest point from north to south, and covers an area of ??1,394 square kilometers. The county government is located in Guanshan Town, 9 kilometers away from the center of Yangquan and 127 kilometers away from the provincial capital Taiyuan. At the end of 2001, it governed 8 towns, 2 townships, 7 residents' committees and 322 village committees, with a population of 319,298 people and a population density of 237 people/square kilometer. Pingding is surrounded by mountains, with criss-crossing ravines, and undulating hills in the middle. 95% of it is rocky, earth-rock mountainous area. The highest point, Qiling Mountain, is 1,438 meters above sea level, and the lowest point, Niangziguan Valley, is only 350 meters above sea level. Taohe River, Wenhe River, Yangsheng River and Nanchuan River flow from west to east into Mianhe River. The county has a temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons and significant vertical changes in regional climate. The annual average sunshine is 2795.7 hours, the annual average temperature is 10.5°C, and the annual average precipitation is about 500 mm. The longest frost-free period is 186 days and the shortest is 111 days. The high temperature period and rainy period are concentrated in July and August every year. Conducive to crop growth. The total amount of local water resources in the county is 209 million cubic meters, and the per capita annual share is 656 cubic meters; however, the distribution of water resources is extremely uneven. Except for the area around Niangziguan Spring, most areas in the county are water-scarce areas. The territory is rich in mineral resources, with 28 proven mineral species including anthracite, pyrite, and bauxite.

Pingding County currently governs 10 towns: Guanshan Town, Yexi Town, Suohuan Town, Zhangzhuang Town, Baijing Town, Shimenkou Township, Niangziguan Town, Donghui Town, Jucheng Town, and Chakou Township , 318 administrative villages, Guanshan Town, the seat of the county government. The county has a total area of ??1,362.2 square kilometers and a population of 318,000, of which 65,000 are urban residents.

The county has 450,000 acres of land, as well as vast areas suitable for forestation and natural pasture slopes. It is rich in high-quality corn and various dried and fresh fruits.

The average annual rainfall in our county is 505.1 mm, the groundwater resources are 173 million cubic meters per year, the total local water resources are 209 million cubic meters per year, plus the surface water and groundwater incoming water volume is 1.08 cubic meters m/year, and the county’s total water resources are 317 million cubic meters/year. With an annual inflow of 398 million cubic meters, Niangziguan Spring is the largest mineral water resource in North China. The surface water source base includes three small reservoirs, Shangyi, Yuanping and Shangyetou, with a total storage capacity of 10.8 million cubic meters. The county's groundwater can be divided into three types: first, loose rock interstitial water, second, clastic rock fissure water, and third, Ordovician limestone deep karst water, with good water quality.

Pingding County is a resource-rich county with rich underground mineral deposits. There are more than 30 proven mineral types including anthracite, pyrite, bauxite, lead-zinc ore, quartz sand, marble, etc., especially anthracite, high-aluminum clay, pyrite, and limestone. The coal fields are distributed over an area of ??360 square kilometers, with proven reserves of approximately 2.26 billion tons, and the annual mining capacity reaches 4 million tons; the limestone distribution area is 800 square kilometers, with reserves of more than 10 billion tons, which is an ideal raw material for new building materials; reserves are 450 million tons The above pyrite is a national first-class mineral deposit, which can be extended to develop multiple varieties and high-grade fine chemical products; the reserve of high-quality bauxite reaches 160 million tons, and the aluminum oxide content is 50%-80%. It is a well-known It is one of the raw material and refractory material bases for Chinese and foreign aluminum industries. The minerals that have been developed or are being developed include anthracite, pyrite, bauxite, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, iron ore, pumice, basalt, purple sand clay, sand and mineral water, etc. There are three coal transportation warehouses with a total capacity of more than 6 million tons built in the territory.

The county has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, with little rain, drought and windy springs, hot summers, and cold winters with little snow. Rainfall is concentrated from June to September, with an average annual temperature of 10.8 degrees, a minimum of minus 21.8 degrees, a maximum of 39 degrees, and an average annual precipitation of 505.1 millimeters. The frost period is from early October to late April of the following year, and the frost-free period averages 210 days per year.