The provincial capital refers to the city where the provincial administrative leadership organ is located, and is generally the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the province. Provincial capitals are an important part of China's urbanization system and the main direction of population inflow in the process of urbanization. In recent years, the scale of provincial capitals has been expanding. However, in our country, in addition to the provincial capital, there is a similar title to it, that is, the capital. The capital city, in the concept of China's administrative division, usually refers to the political, economic, cultural and educational center of China's ethnic minority autonomous regions.
As an adjective, "first" and "important" have the meaning of "first", and in the sense of "house", it has the meaning of the place of residence or the place of governance. In a foreign language environment (e.g. Euclidean), the capital is often translated as "capital";In the United States, the term "capital" often refers to the seat of a member of the Union** (the capital of each state in the United States). The difference between a "capital" and a "provincial capital" lies in whether it is an ethnic autonomous region or a "province"."。"Capital" in China refers specifically to the administrative center of ethnic autonomous regions, and the administrative centers of autonomous regions and autonomous prefectures in China are called capitals.
However, the "provincial capital" (or provincial capital) is the provincial administrative center (provincial ** station), and in official documents, the administrative center of the provincial administrative unit (municipality directly under the central government, ethnic minority autonomous region, special administrative region) is not called the "provincial capital", and is directly called the ** location, station or administrative office. Since the provincial capital city is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the province, its urban popularity and influence are certainly much higher than that of other prefecture-level cities. However, in my country, there is such a city, which is obviously a provincial capital, but many people have never heard of it!
As a result, it is known as the most non-existent city in China. Curious friends may ask, who is this city?With these questions and curiosity, I will talk to you about those things about Xining City today. Xining City, formerly known as Qingtang City, Xiping County, Shanzhou, Xia Capital, is a prefecture-level city and provincial capital under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province. Xining City is located in the northwest of China, the eastern part of Qinghai Province, the upper reaches of the Huangshui River Valley Basin, is the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the ancient "Silk Road" South Road and the "Tangbo Ancient Road" must pass through, since ancient times is the northwest traffic artery and military important place.
Not only that, but it is also worth mentioning that Xining City is known as the "key to the West Sea" and the throat of the sea. However, when Xining is mentioned, not only do many people not know that it is the capital of Qinghai Province, but they have never heard of the city at all. Why does Xining, as the capital city of Qinghai Province, have such a low sense of existence?As the saying goes, the economic base determines the superstructure. Although Xining has the best natural resources on the Tibetan Plateau, its development still faces many geographical constraints.
In addition, Xining's GDP scale ranks second to last among provincial capitals in the country all year round. Because of the remoteness and mystery of **, people are always mentioning it"Tibetan Plateau"When I think of these four words, I think of the swirling prayer flags, the crimson monk's robes and the magnificent mountains and rivers. Few people will pay attention to the so-called Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the first word is"Cyan", Qing refers to Qinghai Province. Where is the capital of Qinghai Province?It is estimated that a considerable number of people will not be able to answer this question fluently at the first time. Xining's presence seems to be quite low in the whole of China, and it was once rated by netizens as the provincial capital with the lowest presence in the country.
Qinghai is rich in scenery resources, and the area is also very vast, and the sense of existence is indeed relatively low in China, I think the reason for this is because it is located inland, and the transportation is not convenient. It is also because of its economic form of emphasizing the primary industry, and the economy is relatively backward. Due to the lack of popularity and influence of Qinghai Province, when it comes to Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province, few people know about it.
Especially for friends who work and live in Xining, Qinghai and surrounding provinces and cities, if it is said that it is obviously a provincial capital, many people have never heard of it!If you have anything to say about the most non-existent city in China, you are also welcome to comment and leave a message.