Yulin Municipality Overview
Yulin, a National Historical and Cultural City, is located in the northern part of Shaanxi Province, bordering Gansu Province, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regions and the Yellow River. It covers an area of 43,578 sq km. The population of the city amounted to 3.3 million by the end of 2007.
Yulin is rich in mineral and energy resources. Reserves of coal, petroleum, natural gas and halite account for 86.2%,43.4%,99.9% and 100% of the province's total, respectively. Proven reserves of coal and halite are 150 billion tons and 885.4 billion tons respectively, while demonstrated reserves of natural gas total 1.2 trillion cubic meters.
The northern parts of the city's lands are sand and marsh, while the southern areas are loess hills. The city has a temperate semi-arid continental monsoon climate. The average temperature is 10 Celsius, while the average annual precipitation reaches approximately 400 mm.
Human beings have lived in the Yulin area since the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages. Named as Shangjun, it belonged to the Qin State during the Warring States Period, and was one of the 36 shires during the Qin Dynasty.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a king of the Huns established Daxia Kingdom and set up the capital in Tongwan City (today's Jingbian County).
During the Tang Dynasty, the Yulin area was divided into three states, which were then combined into two new ones Yulin and Suide.
Yulin, which was converted into a prefecture-level city from a county-level one in 2000, has special local products such as red Chinese dates, millet, paper-cuttings, stone sculpture, hand-knitted carpets, and willow knitting.
Yulin, with its long history, is a city well-known for its historical and cultural landmarks. The city is rich in tourist attractions including the ancient Great Wall, the Yellow River, deserts, prairies, lakes, reservoirs, loess, terraced fields, dams, the Jinxia canyon, ancient castles, earth cave dwellings, and the Xin Tian You folk songs.
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