Pingliang 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. It has a residential population of 2,125,300 in 2019. The urban population is almost 900,000.
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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.
The Book of Sui and Tongdian record that the Ashina tribe who founded the First Turkic Khaganate (also known as Göktürk Khaganate) were from Pingliang.
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Towns around Pingliang
- Guyuan64 km NW
- Zhangjiachuan75 km SW
- Gongmen75 km SW
- Muhe76 km SW
- Longshan79 km SW
- Maguan79 km SW
- Xichuan80 km SW
- Dayang83 km SW
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