Changzhi

History

In ancient times, the area around Changzhi (Including Jincheng) was known as Shangdang. Changzhi was the site of the 1945 Shangdang Campaign, the first battle between the Kuomintang and the People's Liberation Army after the end of World War II. The campaign, which happened from August to October 1945, when the local Shanxi warlord, Yan Xishan, attempted to retake the region from Communist forces. Yan's forces were eventually defeated by an army led by Liu Bocheng, who was later named one of China's Ten Great Marshals. Liu's political commissar was Deng Xiaoping, who later became China's "paramount leader". The campaign ended with the complete destruction of Yan's army (Jinsui army, 晋绥军), most of which joined the Communists after surrendering. Following the Shangdang Campaign, the Communists remained in control of the region until they won the civil war in 1949.

The area under the control of People's Government of Changzhi City is divided into 12 county-level administration zones – 4 districts and 8 counties. The districts are Luzhou, Lucheng, Shangdang, and Tunliu; and the counties are Xiangyuan County, Pingshun County, Licheng County, Huguan County, Zhangzi County, Wuxiang County, Qin County, and Qinyuan County.

• Defunct - Jiao District () is largely made up of suburban surround the city center of the metropolitan area.

Geography

Changzhi is located in southeastern Shanxi province, along the southern section of the Taihang Mountains. The majority of the city's area is mountainous, and much of the remaining geography is hilly in nature. The average elevation in the city is approximately 1000 m above sea level, with prominent peaks including Liyu Mountain () and Shigao Mountain (), reaching 2012 m and 2541 m above sea level, respectively.

Climate

Changzhi has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with cold and very dry winters, and very warm, somewhat humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −4.7 °C in January to 22.5 °C in July, and the annual mean is 9.89 °C. Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, a majority of the annual 547 mm of precipitation occurs from June to August.The annual sunshine hours are 2400-2600 hours, and the average annual frost-free period is 160-180 days.

|Jan record high C = 16.0 |Jan record low C = -21.9 |Feb record high C = 22.9 |Feb record low C = -19.4 |Mar record high C = 27.9 |Mar record low C = -15.0 |Apr record high C = 34.7 |Apr record low C = -6.4 |May record high C = 36.7 |May record low C = 0.1 |Jun record high C = 38.1 |Jun record low C = 4.9 |Jul record high C = 37.3 |Jul record low C = 11.3 |Aug record high C = 33.4 |Aug record low C = 7.7 |Sep record high C = 35.1 |Sep record low C = 0.9 |Oct record high C = 29.2 |Oct record low C = -6.8 |Nov record high C = 24.3 |Nov record low C = -18.3 |Dec record high C = 18.9 |Dec record low C = -22.2

Pollution

Changzhi's air quality index is monitored by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and its city government. A record of daily air quality is published by the local government.

In 2013, a major chemical spill occurred at a fertilizer plant in Changzhi operated by Tianji Coal Chemical Industry Group, polluting major waterways in the region, and impacting areas downstream, such as the city of Handan. Government officials in Handan blamed the city government of Changzhi for covering up the spill for five days, and remaining silent on the spill for the subsequent two months. In February 2013, the Xinhua News Agency announced the results of an official investigation into the spill, resulting in the punishment of 39 people, including then-mayor of Changzhi, Zhang Bao, who was removed from his position.

In 2019, officials from the Shanxi Provincial Government publicly reprimanded officials from seven cities within the province, including Changzhi, following a noticeable spike in pollution.

Education

Higher education

• Changzhi Medical College
• Changzhi College

High schools

• Changzhi No.1 Middle School
• Changzhi No.2 Middle School
• Changzhi No.3 Middle School
• Changzhi No.4 Middle School
• Changzhi No.5 Middle School
• Changzhi No.6 Middle School
• Changzhi No.7 Middle School
• Changzhi No.8 Middle School
• Changzhi No.9 Middle School
• Changzhi No.10 Middle School
• Changzhi Experimental Middle School
• Changzhi No.12 Middle School
• Changzhi No.13 Middle School
• Changzhi No.14 Middle School
• Changzhi No.15 Middle School
• Changzhi No.16 Middle School
• Changzhi No.17 Middle School
• Changzhi No.18 Middle School
• Changzhi No.19 Middle School
• Tai-Hang Middle School (Subsidiary Middle School of Changzhi College)

Transportation

Expressways

Portions of three National Highways run through Changzhi: China National Highway 207, China National Highway 208, and China National Highway 309. National Highways 207 and 208 run along a north–south axis, while National Highway 309 runs along a west–east axis.

Other major expressways which run through Changzhi include the , and expressways which link the city to Handan, Jincheng, and Taiyuan. The also runs through the city.

Railway

• Taiyuan–Jiaozuo high-speed railway
• Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway
• Handan–Changzhi Railway

Airport

• Changzhi Wangcun Airport Changzhi Wangcun Airport is a civil-military airport located 7.5 kilometers north of Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, China, and is operated and managed by Shanxi Civil Aviation Airport Group. It is an important aviation port in Shanxi Province and a national second-class civil aviation airport. It plays a very prominent role in the great practice of transformation and leapfrog development of the city and even the province.

Notable people

• Faxian (334-420), a native of Wuyang, Pingyang County, Sizhou, Eastern Jin Dynasty (now Linfen area, Shanxi Province), was a famous monk in the history of Chinese Buddhism, an outstanding Buddhist reformer, the first Chinese master to go overseas to seek Buddhist scriptures and Dharma, and an outstanding traveler and translator.
• Li Yueru, WNBA center for the Los Angeles Sparks

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