Heiryo

A prefecture-level city in the eastern part of Gansu Province, China. It has jurisdiction over one city district and six counties (as of 2016). It has a permanent population of 2,098,000 (2015). It is located in the upper reaches of the Jing River, a tributary of the Wei River, and is a key point on the transportation route connecting Guanzhong and Ningxia. In the Han dynasty, Anding County was established, as the stability of Guanzhong, the royal capital, depended on this place. Later, Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, Weizhou, etc. were established, and in the Jin dynasty, it became Pingliang Prefecture (county), and continued until the end of the Qing dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was established as a city, and temporarily reverted to a county, but in 1983 it became a city again. It is located on the Loess Plateau, and field farming, livestock farming, and light industry are well developed. Coal and limestone are also mined. To the west is Mount Kongtong, famous for the legend of the Yellow Emperor.

[Motohide Akiyama, Editorial Department, June 20, 2017]

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中国、甘粛(かんしゅく)省東部の地級市。1市轄区、6県を管轄する（2016年時点）。常住人口209万8000（2015）。渭河(いが)の支流、涇河(けいが)の上流に位置し、関中(かんちゅう)と寧夏(ねいか)を結ぶ交通路の要衝である。王城の地である関中の安定はここにかかるという意味で、漢代には安定(あんてい)郡が置かれた。のち涇州、原州(げんしゅう)、渭州などが置かれ、金(きん)代に平涼府（県）となり清(しん)末に至る。中華人民共和国成立後、市が設置され一時県に戻ったが、1983年ふたたび市となった。黄土(こうど)高原上にあって畑作農業、牧畜が行われ、軽工業も発達している。また、石炭や石灰石の採掘も行われている。西方には黄帝伝説で有名な崆峒(こうとう)山がある。

［秋山元秀・編集部　2017年6月20日］

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