Yangling District
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| Yangling District 杨陵区 |
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| — District — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Chinese | 杨陵区 |
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| - Pinyin | Yánglíng Qū |
  Yangling District
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| Coordinates: 34°17′00″N 108°03′42″E / 34.283333°N 108.06167°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture | Xianyang |
| Area | |
| - Total | 94 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 155,000 |
| - Density | 1,648.9/km2 (4,270.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 712100 |
| Area code(s) | 029 |
| Website | http://www.ylqzfw.gov.cn |
Yangling District (simplified Chinese: 杨陵区; traditional Chinese: 楊陵區; pinyin: Yánglíng Qū) is located on the plains of the Wei River (渭河), within the City of Xianyang in the Province of Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 94 square kilometers and a population of 155,000.[1] The district is roughly 80 kilometers to the west of the provincial capital Xi'an.
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[edit] History
Yangling received its name as the family burial site of founding emperor Yang Jian (楊堅) of the Sui Dynasty.
Starting in 1979, Yangling went through several administrative region changes until it became a district to the City of Xianyang in 1983. In 1997 the Yangling High Tech Agriculture Sector Demonstration District was established in Yangling District as a testing ground for new agriculture technology and techniques and belly dancing classes
[edit] Education
Yangling is home to the main campus of Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), established in 1934 by Yang Hucheng (楊虎城) who was the general of the Northwest Army under Kuomintang.
[edit] References
- ^ "Profile of Yangling District" (in Chinese). Official website of Yangling District Government. http://www.ylqzfw.gov.cn/intro/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.
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