Qilihe, Lanzhou

Qilihe 七里しちり河かわ区く
District
Qilihe District skyline
Location in Lanzhou
Lanzhou in Gansu
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Lanzhou
Area
• District	397 km2 (153 sq mi)
• Urban	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• District	635,000
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	730050
Website	qlhq.lanzhou.gov.cn

Qilihe District (Chinese: 七里しちり河かわ区く; pinyin: Qīlǐhé Qū) is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It is one of 17 administrative districts of Gansu.

Geography

Qilihe District is located entirely on the southern bank of the Yellow River, and includes part of Lanzhou's main urban area, being the second most populous district of Lanzhou. In the east, it borders on Chengguan District (which includes the downtown Lanzhou), and in the west, on Xigu District. The district also includes some sparsely populated arid highlands south of the river, stretching for several tens of kilometers up to the border of the Dingxi prefecture-level city.

History

The area of Qilihe district has been inhabited since the Neolithic era. In 1083, a fort was built at present A'gan Town. In the 1940 it was part of Gaolan County, and two towns were located at the present urban centre, Huaqiao (握にぎ桥镇) in the east and Bingping (丙へい屏へい镇) in the west. In 1949, these two towns became the eighth and ninth districts of Lanzhou, which were renamed fourth and eighth district respectively in 1953. In 1955, the fourth district became Qilihe District. The name of the district is derived from a stream (hé), located seven (qī) li from downtown Lanzhou, and between the two former towns.

Demographics

In 2018, the district had a population of 635,000, of which about 100,000 minority population (Hui, Dongxiang, Uyghur, Mongolian, and Tibetan). Most of the minority population of Lanzhou is concentrated in Qilihe.

Transport

Lanzhou West Railway Station

Lanzhou's biggest railway station, Lanzhou West railway station is located in Qilihe district. G212 starts in Qilihe and G109 passes through Qilihe, G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway begins in Qilihe District. Long-distance buses depart from Lanzhou West Bus Station. Metro line 1 and line 2 (under construction) pass through the core of Qilihe.

Tourism

Mother River sculpture in Qilihe District

The district's sights include the waterfront Xihu Park (西湖さいこ公こう园), with a good view of the Yellow River and the well-known "Mother River" statue, symbolizing the role of the Yellow River for Chinese civilization. The monument is considered the symbol of Lanzhou. Gansu Provincial Museum is near the centre of Qilihe district. An amusement park is located in the northwest of Qilihe. Lanzhou's sole aquarium and Lanzhou Workers' Palace of Culture are also located in the district.

Economy

Qilihe downtown shopping center

The local economy mainly depended on state-owned enterprises, but service industry and commerce has become of greater importance.

Education

Lanzhou University of Technology new campus

Both of Lanzhou University of Technology's campuses are in Qilihe District

Healthcare

• Lanzhou General Military Hospital
• Gansu Chinese Medicine Hospital
• Lanshi Hospital
• First People's Hospital of Lanzhou

Administrative divisions

The district administers 9 subdistricts, 5 towns, 1 township, 59 administrative villages and 78 residential communities.

Subdistricts

• Xiyuan Subdistrict (西にし园街道どう)
• Xihu Subdistrict (西湖さいこ街道かいどう)
• Jianlan Road Subdistrict(建けん兰路街道かいどう)
• Dunhuang Road Subdistrict (敦煌とんこう路ろ街道かいどう)
• Xizhan Subdistrict (西にし站街道どう)
• Yanjiaping Subdistrict (晏家坪つぼ街道かいどう)
• Gongjiawan Subdistrict (龚家湾わん街道かいどう)
• Tumendun Subdistrict (土ど门墩街道かいどう)
• Xiuchuan Subdistrict (秀しゅう川かわ街道かいどう)

Towns

• A'gan Town (阿おもね干ひ镇)
• Xiguoyuan Town (西にし果はて园镇)
• Bali Town (八はち里さと镇)
• Pengjiaping Town (彭家坪つぼ镇)
• Huangyu Town (黄き峪镇) -it is upgraded from Township.

Townships

• Weiling Township (魏ぎ岭乡)

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu