A Brief Introduction to Pingqiao District of Xinyang City 1. General Conditions of Pingqiao District Pingqiao District lies in the southern part of Henan province, up streams of the Huaihe River, adjacent to Dabie and Tongbai mountains. Its total population reaches 0.757 million, area 1898 sq.km. In Pingqiao District, the transportation is very convenient and the communication is well developed. Freeway 312 and on-coming Xijing railway run through the district from west to east.
Roads lead to the villages in the district.
The state main communication line from Beijing to Guangzhou and the line from Xi'an to Hefei cross here. Program-controlled telephone network and mobile phone network cover the whole district. Video phones have been installing. Concerning power supply, the thermal power plant with the installed capacity of 2 million kilowatts is working. The designed capacity of Huayu power plant is 12 million kw.