Qingcheng () is a district of Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China.
Qingcheng District is located in the middle of Guangdong province, lying beside the Bei Revier. Lying in the south of the Qingxin District, the north of Huadu District in Guangzhou, the west of the Fogang Country, the east of the Sanshui District in Foshan City, Qingcheng District covers an area of with a population of 620,000. The District government is located in the Fengcheng Subdistrict. There are 3 towns, 4 Subdistricts and a forest farm.
Climate
Qingcheng District has a subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of , of rainfall.
History
Qingcheng District, the predecessor of Qingyuan County, is a county with a long history of 2229 years, formed in the Qin dynasty (221 BC).
Qingyuan County is nestled in the land south of the five ridges. The diligent, wise and hospitable Qingyuan County people have been hardworking since ancient times, creating the brilliant culture which has become part of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
Many celebrities such as Zhang Jiuling, Su Dongpo, Yang Wanli, Han Yu, Hai Rui, etc. have adopted Qingyuan County as their hometown and this has become the pride of the residents. There are many talented people born in Qingyuan County.
In October 2018, Christopher Rex Barnhart became the first known permanent American, college-level teacher in Qingcheng District, teaching vocational and oral English at Guangdong Country Garden Polytechnic. Barnhart goes by the Chinese name 孔永逊 (Mr. Kong Yongxun). His Chinese name was created with the help of colleagues at the college and means "Kong Forever Modest." "Kong" is the surname of Confucius, one of Barnhart's inspirations.
On January 7, 1988, the State Council approved the revocation of Qingyuan County and established the Qingyuan city. Qingyuan County was divided into two county-level areas, the Qingcheng District and Qingjiao District (the Qingxin County, now Qingxin District) ; January 28, the provincial government declared that the Qingcheng of Qingyuan County, Fucheng and Zhouxin were belong to the Qingcheng District.
In April 2012, there were 4 Subdistricts, 4 towns, 77 neighborhood committees, and 71 village committees in Qingcheng District.
Administration
There are 4 Subdistricts (Fengcheng Subdistrict, Dongcheng Subdistrict, Zhouxin Subdistrict, Henghe Subdistrict), 4 towns (Yuantan, Shijiao, Longtang, and Feilaixia).
Geography
Qingyuan's administrative area ranges in latitude from 23° 42' to 23° 27' N, and in longitude from 112° 50' to 113° 22′ E, located in the north of Guangdong province, the south of Qingyuan city, the west of Fogang and the north of Huadu.
Economy
It is the transportation junction of the north of Guangzhou area and the commodity distributing center from the north to the south of Guangdong province. It was awarded as the "China Excellent Tourism City" in 2001.
Mineral resources
Qingcheng District is rich in mineral resources, such as the diverse and high-grad resource:the albite, potash feldspar, iron ore, kaolin, rare earth, etc. They make great contribution to the foundation of the local building materials industry.
Water resources
Qingcheng district is rich in shallow groundwater. Beijiang River, Dayan River and Bijia River are the main river. There are more than 20 reservoir, such as Yingzui reservoir, Yingzhan reservoir and Huadou reservoir and so on.
Land resources
As for the land resources, there are about 70% of the area are plain and hilly land. It is an advantage for the building construction and large-scale industrial.
Tourism
In term of tourism, the north of the Qingcheng area is a mountainous area. Feixia mountain, Bijia mountain, Damao mountain are some of the typical interest of places.
Industry
Industry is the mainstay of the economy of the Qingcheng district. Particularly, the light industry is developed. The pillar industry of Qingcheng District are wire and cable, ceramics, electronics, building materials, plastic and clothing industries.
Agriculture
Agriculture of Qingcheng district is quite developed. Covering a farmland area of 25.7 million km2, Qingcheng district had made great effort at the agriculture. The main produce is rice. Economic crops includes vegetables, flowers, fruits, bamboo shoots and so on. Qingyuan partridge chicken and black brown goose famous are famous at home and abroad. As a fresh agricultural production base of the pearl river delta, Qingcheng district produce a large sum of pigs and other aquatic products.