Under the name Jingzhou, Jingchuan was formerly the seat of Gansu's Jing Prefecture. The site of former Jingzhou is near the county seat of Jingchuan. The ancient city was built starting in the period of the Western Han dynasty and abandoned in the early Ming dynasty. Parts of the old city are still preserved.
Jingchuan is a large producer of apples, in 2015 it cultivated 400,000 tons of fruit, mostly Fuji apples.[5] Other agricultural produce includes carrots, cabbage, and persimmon.[6][7]
Administrative divisions
Jingchuan County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 3 townships.[8] The seat of government is Chengguan Town.
Subdistricts
Chengshishequ (城市社区街道)
Towns
Chengguan (城关镇)
Yudu (玉都镇)
Gaoping (高平镇)
Libao (荔堡镇)
-Towns are upgraded from Township.
Wangcun (王村镇)
Yaodian (窑店镇)
Feiyun (飞云镇)
Fengtai (丰台镇)
Dangyuan (党原镇)
Shefeng (汭丰镇) - it is renamed from Neifeng.
Taiping (太平镇)
Townships
Luohandong Township(罗汉洞乡)
Jingming Township(泾明乡)
Honghe Township (红河乡)
Climate
Climate data for Jingchuan, elevation 1,029 m (3,376 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)