Dahejia
Dahejia
大河家镇 | |
|---|---|
  Dahejia  Dahejia | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′10″N 102°45′30″E / 35.83611°N 102.75833°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level City | Linxia |
| County | Jishishan |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.72 km2 (20.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 28,016 |
Dahejia Town (大河家镇) is a town under Jishishan County, in Linxia, Gansu. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, bordering Qinghai province on what can be considered the boundary between the Loess Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau.[1][2]
History
[edit]The area around Dahejia has been inhabited since 5,000 years ago by the Majiayao culture.
The town has long been the site of an the Linjin ferry, an important ferry crossing in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This also established the town as a trading base on the Silk Road and a military chokepoint.[3] It was a marketplace for tea and horses.[2]
In 1988 a 161 meter long bridge opened, replacing the ferry. A second bridge was built in 2019.[3]
Dahejia town was merged from the former Dahejia township and Shibaozi township.[4]
Dahejia was one of the most severely hit areas by the 2023 Jishishan earthquake, recording 78 deaths and over 5,200 homes becoming inhabitable[5][6]
Demographics
[edit]In 1996, the population was 12,000, of which 42% are Bonan, 31% are Hui, and 7% are Salar people.[4]
Culture
[edit]The Bonan minority are known for their saber-crafting.[1][7]
The Jishi Gorge outburst flood, on which the Great Flood myth was probably based, took place near Dahejia.[2]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b Butler, Stuart (May 2022). Lonely Planet China. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83869-005-2.
- ^ a b c "大河家: 一座历史文化厚重的小镇-中国临夏网". www.chinalxnet.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ a b "大河家黄河大桥：续写临津古渡的千年使命与荣光- 甘肃省交通运输厅".
- ^ a b "积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县大河家镇_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "【新华每日电讯】大河两岸起新家——积石山地震灾区回访见闻-媒体聚焦".
- ^ Wei, Fan (21 December 2023). "积石山6.2级地震已致该县115人遇难784人受伤" [The 6.2-magnitude Jishishan earthquake killed 115 people and injured 784 in the county]. Guancha. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ 泰山之邀. 五洲传播出版社. 2001. ISBN 978-7-80113-864-4.