Pingliang

Pingliang 平凉市
Prefecture-level city
The Kongtong Mountains in Pingliang
Location of Pingliang City jurisdiction in Gansu
Coordinates (Pingliang municipal government): 35°32′33″N 106°39′54″E / 35.5424°N 106.6649°E / 35.5424; 106.6649
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Municipal seat	Kongtong District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	11,196.71 km2 (4,323.07 sq mi)
Elevation	1,398 m (4,587 ft)
Highest elevation	2,857 m (9,373 ft)
Lowest elevation	890 m (2,920 ft)
Population  (2020)[1][2]
• Prefecture-level city	1,848,607
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Metro	871,600
GDP[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 34.8 billion US$ 5.6 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 16,595 US$ 2,664
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	744000
Area code	0933
ISO 3166 code	CN-GS-08
Licence plate prefixes	甘L
Website	www.pingliang.gov.cn

Pingliang (simplified Chinese: 平凉; traditional Chinese: 平涼; pinyin: Píngliàng; lit. 'Pacify Liang"') is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the north. The city was established in 376 AD.^[1] It has a residential population of 2,125,300 in 2019.^[1] The urban population is almost 900,000.^[4]

Pingliang is well known for the nearby Kongtong Mountains, which are sacred to Taoism and location of the mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor and Guangchengzi, an immortal.