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18-619: Yilong is Located in northeastern Sichuan and the transition zone of Yilong low mountains and hilly, mainly of it is hilly. It has many rivers such as the Jialing River , a major Yangtze tributary. Yilong county has 1 subdistrict, 29 towns and 7 townships: July 8, 2003 by the State Council, the People's Government of the resident Yilong County town of Jincheng moved to the town of Xinzheng, September 29, 2005, officially moved to

36-548: Is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Gansu province in China . It borders Sichuan on its south and Shaanxi on its east. As of the 2020 Chinese census , the population of the prefecture-level city was 2,855,555. Longnan is in southern Gansu province bordering Shaanxi in the east and Sichuan in the south. It is called Gansu's southern gateway and gateway to the northwest . The major geographic features in Longnan are

54-884: Is located at the head of the Baozuo River , considered a tributary of the Bailong River , itself the primary tributary and main stem of the Jialing River system. The branches named Jialing and Bailong meet in Guangyuan in Sichuan and continue as the Jialing to the Yangtze. The river reaches the floor of the Sichuan Basin at Langzhong and continues in a sinuous route into Chongqing and its junction with

72-400: Is more than 28 billion m . The area of the prefecture is 27,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi). Longnan has a temperate, monsoon -influenced semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk/BSh , depending on the source definition), with cool and very dry winters and hot, moderately humid summers. Due to the protected valley location and the southerly location in the province, the area is one of

90-419: Is sometimes added that his technique was foiled by Li Sixun , who accompanied him and followed the traditional practice of working slowly from numerous prepared sketches. To the extent that it is grounded in a real event, however, it probably only reflects Wu's speed of execution and not a lack of reliance on sketches. Around 1880, four out of Chongqing 's 24 shipping guilds were concerned with shipping along

108-734: Is very important in Chinese history: it was the home of Rong tribes that troubled the Shang and Zhou dynasties and is considered the homeland of the House of Ying , the family of the Qin dynasty that united China at the end of the Warring States period . Wudu County was even founded as part of the Qin Empire. It is still common to find Qin artifacts—including pottery, bronzes, and coins—in

126-802: The Tang Dynasty . Before that, it was generally known as the Ba , although it also appears as the Lang and Yu as well. In the 19th century, it was known by the Sichuanese as the Small or Little River , by comparison with the Jinsha and Yangtze . The source of the Jialing, in name, is in the Jialin, which means "the tomb of Jia (嘉陵)" in Chinese. Jia (赵代王嘉) was the last king of State Zhao ( 赵国 ), who

144-1020: The Yangtze River . Besides the Bailong River which forms a portion of the main stem, the largest tributaries of the Jialing River include the Xihan River , the Fu River (also known as Sui He), and the Qu River . The Xihan meets the Jialing in Shaanxi, while both the Fu and the Qu join the Jialing's respective right and left banks in Hechuan , Chongqing. The cities along the Jialing's course include Tianshui , Baoji , Longnan , Guangyuan , Langzhong , Nanchong , and Chongqing . Cities found within

162-629: The Han during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. The Jialing figures in one of the legends surrounding the Tang -era artist Wu Daozi . During the Kaiyuan Era of the Emperor Xuanzong , Wu was commissioned to depict the course of the Jialing and sent to Sichuan to travel its length for the work. Supposedly, he returned to the imperial palace and completed it in a single day from memory. It

180-568: The Jialing's basin and along its tributaries include Tianshui , Baoji , Longnan , Longnan , Mianyang , Suining , Bazhong , Wanyuan , Dazhou , and Guang'an . A total of 151 species of fish inhabit the river, of which 51 species are endemic to the Yangtze River basin. The Han and Jialing basins were the heartland of the ancient state of Ba , whose major cities were located at the sites of their tributaries' confluences. The Jialing assumed greater importance when Chu expanded up

198-693: The Jialing. Chongqing , Lingshi , Lezhi , and Hechuan all developed shipyards. In the 1920s, five of Chongqing's eight ferry guilds plied routes across the Jialing. Following the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the river was repeatedly dredged and straightened until it was navigable throughout the year by the early 1970s. 29°34′16″N 106°34′52″E  /  29.5711°N 106.581°E  / 29.5711; 106.581 Longnan Longnan ( simplified Chinese : 陇南 ; traditional Chinese : 隴南 ; pinyin : Lǒngnán ; lit. 'south of Mount Long " ')

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216-953: The Qinba Mountains in the east, the Loess Plateau in the north, and the Tibetan Plateau in the west. It is part of the Central Han basin in the east and the Sichuan basin in the south. Elevations range from 800 to 4,200 m (2,620 to 13,780 ft) above sea level. The three major rivers in Longnan are the Bailong , the Baishui , and the Jialing . Besides these major rivers there are more than 3800 streams and creeks. The annual flow from all of these rivers and streams

234-651: The area. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the region was ruled by the Qiang kingdoms of Later Qin and Tanchang, the latter has its capital in present-day Tanchang . Tanchang is conquered by Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou in 564. The region then went under control of Sui , Tang and Song dynasties, then subsequently conquered by the Tibetans , Tanguts , Jurchens and Mongols before finally administered by Ming dynasty court. Under imperial Chinese rule,

252-701: The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.7 °C (38.7 °F) in January to 25.2 °C (77.4 °F) in July, the annual mean is 14.94 °C (58.9 °F), and the annual precipitation is 461 mm (18.1 in). Longnan was settled by humans at least 7000 years ago. Between 5000 and 6000 years ago, civilizations developed along the Xihan ("Western Han") and Bailong ("White Dragon") rivers. Anping in Wudu as well as Lixian both have ancient ruins. Longnan

270-600: The town of Xinzheng. This Sichuan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jialing River The Jialing River , formerly known by numerous other names , is a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan Basin . It is named after the Jialing Valley in Feng County , Shaanxi through which it flows. The Jialing River's most notable characteristic

288-607: The warmest in Gansu, with annual temperatures ranging from 10 to 15 °C (50 to 59 °F). The annual precipitation is 400 to 1,000 mm (16 to 39 in), while there are between 160 and 280 frost free days. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in September and October to 53% in December, the city receives 1,850 sunlight hours annually. Two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September. At Wudu,

306-493: Was formerly its pellucid green waters. It is also notable for its sinuous course in its lower reaches. From Zhangwang Miao (Temple of Zhangfei) in Langzhong to the mouth, the distance as the crow flies is 223 kilometres (139 mi). However the river itself travels 680 kilometres (420 mi). The most tortuous part of its course is between Nanchong and Wusheng County . The name Jialing did not come into general use until

324-483: Was kidnapped to State Qin (now called Tianshui , Gansu Province, 甘肃省 天水市 ) after Qin defeated Zhao. The river briefly flows through Gansu before reentering Shaanxi and then crossing south into Sichuan . The longest stem of the Jialing River, however, can be traced to a source in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture , Sichuan and the entire river is 1,345 kilometres (836 mi) long. This source

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