Huangling County

Huangling County is divided into one subdistrict and five towns.[1] The county's sole subdistrict is Qiaoshan Subdistrict, and its five towns are Diantou, Longfang, Tianzhuang, Adang, and Shuanglong.[1] The county government is located in Qiaoshan Subdistrict.[1]

Huangling County is located in the Loess Plateau approximately 200 kilometers north of Xi'an's urban core, and 170 kilometers south of Yan'an's.[1] Over 70% of the county is forested.[2]

Archeoligcal evidence from the ancient Yangshao culture indicates that the area of present-day Huangling County has been inhabited since the Neolithic age.[3] In 221 BCE, the Qin Dynasty unified a number of small counties in the area under the Shang Commandery.[3] The area was reorganized a number of times before being occupied by the Xiongnu in 189 CE.[3] The Jin Dynasty then conquered the area and briefly reorganized it as the Central Commandery.[3] The area of present-day Huangling County would be re-organized a number of times under the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and, ultimately, the Qing Dynasty.[3] During the time of the Republic of China, the area was a part of Yulin Circuit, one of the three circuits in Shaanxi.[3] The area would fall under control of the People's Republic of China by May 1948.[3] Named Huangling County since 1944, the jurisdiction has since underwent a number of restructurings, with its most recent being in 2015.[3]

In 2011, the county's GDP was 8.356 billion Renminbi, which the county government forecasted to increase to 11.86 billion by 2015.[2] The county has an apple-growing area of 210,000 mu, producing an annual output of 270,000 tons of apples.[2] Huangling County has proven coal reserves of 2.7 billion tons, with an annual output of 29 million tons of raw coal.[2] The county also has petroleum reserves.[2]

• Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor

• China National Highway 210[2]
• G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway[2]
• Xi'an–Yan'an Railway[2]