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Panzhihua is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 located in Sichuan
Sichuan

is a Province in western China proper with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, ?? , is an abbreviation of ??? , or "Four circuit #Circuits in East Asia of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from ???? , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Song...
 Province, south central China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, on the confluence of the Jinsha
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
 and Yalong Rivers. It has an area of 7440.398 square kilometers and a population of 1,100,800 as of 2007.

hihua is a treasure of natural resources, but remained a wasteland until 1960. It was founded on a remote headwater of the Yangtze River in 1966 as a steel production center.






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Panzhihua is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 located in Sichuan
Sichuan

is a Province in western China proper with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, ?? , is an abbreviation of ??? , or "Four circuit #Circuits in East Asia of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from ???? , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Song...
 Province, south central China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, on the confluence of the Jinsha
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
 and Yalong Rivers. It has an area of 7440.398 square kilometers and a population of 1,100,800 as of 2007.

Geography

Panzhihua is a treasure of natural resources, but remained a wasteland until 1960. It was founded on a remote headwater of the Yangtze River in 1966 as a steel production center. It grew rapidly as it remained relatively prosperous while the rest of the country was undergoing the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People?s Republic of China was a period of widespread social and political upheaval that led to nation-wide chaos and economic disarray, which would engulf much of Chinese society between 1966 and 1976....
. The city is home to the Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Co, called "Pangang ??", the leading steel company in southwest China. There remains a remnant population of the ancient cycad
Cycad

File:Cycad cone.jpgCycads are a group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound Leaf and a stout trunk . They are evergreen, gymnospermous, dioecious plants having large pinnately compound leaves....
 forests which were once home to the giant panda
Giant Panda

The Giant Panda is a mammal classified in the bear family , native to central-western and southwestern China. The Giant Panda was previously thought to be a member of the Procyonidae family....
. The area has a subtropical climate.

Panzhihua is a highly industrialized area, which is dominated by a truly gigantic mining operation. Most of the land not in use for mining is taken up by subsistence farming.

Panzhihua is linked to Chengdu and Kunming by rail.

With Panzhihua Airport
Panzhihua Airport

Panzhihua Airport is an airport in Panzhihua, Sichuan, People?s Republic of China . The airport opened in December 2003. Construction of the airport began in 2000 and cost a total of 1.1 billion yuan....
, Panzhihua is also linked by Air to Chengdu.

Administrative divisions


  • East District
    East District

    East District may refer to:* East Delhi* East District , Taiwan* East District , China...
  • West District
    West District

    West District may refer to:* West Delhi* West District , China...
  • Renhe District
  • Miyi County
  • Yanbian County


Geology

Panzhihua is close to Xigeda-Yuanmou fracture in the Sichuan-Yunnan border. It's Renhe District was the epicenter of the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake
2008 Panzhihua earthquake

The 2008 Panzhihua earthquake was a 6.1 Surface wave magnitude earthquake that struck southern Sichuan province, China on August 30, 2008 at 16:30:50.5 China Standard Time ....
.

Universities and colleges

  • Panzhihua University


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