Yanchuan County


Yanchuan County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an, in the northeast of Shaanxi Province, bordering Shanxi Province across the Yellow River to the east. The county spans 1,985 kilometers in area, and is home to 192,000 people as of 2017. In 1969, Xi Jinping was sent to work in,, Yanchuan County, as part of Mao Zedong's Down to the Countryside Movement. This has launched the county into the national spotlight, making the area a tourist site for many.

Administrative Districts

Yanchuan County is made up of one subdistrict and seven towns, which are further divided into 163 village committees .

Dayu Subdistrict

The county's sole subdistrict is . The subdistrict houses the county's administrative offices.

Towns of Yanchuan County

The county's seven towns are as follows:
Yanchuan County is located in Northern Shaanxi, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Yan'an's urban area. The terrain is largely hilly, characteristic of the broader Loess Plateau. The Yellow River and the Qingjian River both pass through the county.

Climate

The county has an annual average temperature is 10.8°C, an average of 2558 sunshine hours per year, and received approximately 500 millimeters of rain per year.

Economy

The county had a total GDP of 8.065 billion Yuan as of 2017, a 10.6% increase from the previous year. The per capita disposable income of the county's urban population was 30,598 Yuan, and was 10,015 for the county's rural population. The area is also a key regional producer of red dates, sour dates, and apples.

Mineral Resources

The county has oil reserves totaling 2.12 million tons, coal reserves totaling 30 million tons, and salt reserves of 15.3 billion tons. In 2017, Yanchuan County produced 55,600 tons of crude oil, 350 million cubic meters of natural gas, 400,000 tons of raw coal, 3.03 million tons of processed crude oil, and 188,600 tons of liquefied natural gas.

Tourism

The county attracts many tourists due to the presence of natural, historic, and red tourism sites within the county. In 2017, 3.05 million tourists visited the county, spending over 2 billion Yuan. Major sites include the Qiankunwan Scenic Area, the former home of writer Lu Yao, the Red Army Eastern Expedition Memorial Hall, and the village of.

Xi Jinping-related tourism

As part of Mao Zedong's Down to the Countryside Movement, a young Xi Jinping was sent to Liangjiahe, a small village in the county. Here, he was made to do intense manual labor, and live in a yaodong, a type of cave dwelling common throughout the region. Since his ascent to leadership, the village has attracted many tourists, with media sources suggesting that thousands visit the village everyday to learn about Xi Jinping's life during this time.

Transportation

Yanchuan County is served by China National Highway 210, Shaanxi Provincial Highway 201, and Shaanxi Provincial Highway 205.