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Pingdingshan (), also known as Eagle City (), is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, China.

History

In Chinese, Pingdingshan means "mountain with a flat top". The city is named after a nearby plateau, the top of which is very flat. The reason for the nickname of the city "Eagle City" can be traced back to two thousand years ago during the "Spring and Autumn Annals". There was a small country royal named Ying who lived in Pingdingshan area. In ancient times, the word "Ying" had the same pronunciation as Eagle in Chinese, therefore people also called Pingdingshan "Eagle City".

Pingdingshan was established as a prefecture-level city in 1957.

Politics

CCP Municipal Committee Secretary

Since July 2021, has served as Pingdingshan's Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary.

Mayor

Pingdingshan's current mayor is , who has been serving in the position since July 2021.

From 2003.08 to 2005.04 Wang Zhaoping was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2005.04 to 2008.03 Zhao Qinglin was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2008.03 to 2010.10 Li Endong was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2010.10 to 2013.04 Chen Jiansheng was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. From 2013.04 to January 2018 Zhang Guowei was the Mayor of Pingdingshan. Zhang Leiming, the current CCP Municipal Committee Secretary, had served as the Mayor from January 2018 until July 2021.

According to a 2019 publication by the city's government, there are 79,467 people (1.8% of the total population) in Pingdingshan who are ethnic minorities, representing 48 different recognized groups. The largest ethnic minority in Pingdingshan is the Hui people, who number 62,040, accounting for 77.8% of the city's total ethnic minority population. Pingdingshan had been identified by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the CHAMPS (Chongqing, Hefei, Anshan, Maanshan, Pingdingshan and Shenyang), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China. The city's economy is largely reliant on its secondary and tertiary sectors, which comprise 110.803 billion RMB (45.12% of total GDP) and 114.318 billion RMB (46.55% of total GDP), respectively. The city's primary sector comprises just 20.464 billion RMB (8.33% of total GDP). The city's tertiary sector has seen particularly rapid growth during this period, growing by about 300% from 2009 to 2020. However, beginning in the latter half of the 2010s, coal production in the city began declining, due to a depletion of the city's coal mines, increased environmental regulations, and a series of high-profile mining accidents.

Education

Colleges and universities

  • Pingdingshan University

High schools

  • Pingdingshan No.1 Middle School
  • Pingdingshan No.1 High School
  • Pingdingshan No.2 Middle School
  • Pingdingshan No.2 High School
  • Pingdingshan No.3 High School
  • Pingdingshan No.8 Middle School
  • Pingdingshan Experimental High School
  • Lushan No. 1 Middle School

Religion

Pingdingshan has state-sanctioned Buddhist, Taoist, Islamic, Catholic, and Protestant organizations.

Tourism

  • Pingdingshan thrush Valley: A National "AAA" rated scenic spot and a major tourist attraction in Henan. It is named after the many thrushes breeding here. The scenic area is a total of . There are numerous attractions such as cuckoo lake, an area known as "the pocket of the Three Gorges".
  • Mount Yao: A national "AAAA" rated scenic spot. Located nearby in Lushan County. Originally known as Yaoshan Shirenshan. Home to the Spring Temple Buddha, the second largest statue in the world, built in 2002.
  • Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil

See also

  • 2009 Henan mine disaster

References

  • Pingdingshan Municipal People's Government (in Simplified Chinese)
  • Pingdingshan Information Portal
  • Pingdingshan News Network
  • Pingdingshan Economic Network
  • Tourism in Pingdingshan