Xifeng District
Xifeng District () is a district and the seat of the city of Qingyang in Gansu Province, China. It has an area of and a population of 376,800 in 2019. Inhabited since at least 200,000 years ago, it first became an important town in the Ming dynasty, due to its location on the route from Chang'an (Xi'an) to Ningxia. In 1985, Xifeng was upgraded to a city in Qingyang Prefecture. In 2002, Qingyang Prefecture was upgraded to a prefecture-level city, and Xifeng City (county-level) became its district. Economy. Xifeng is known as the grain shed of eastern  Gansu, but is also known for its fruit orchards. The Xifeng oilfield located in the district is one of the largest oilfields of the Ordos Basin. Although oil was presumed to be present under Xifeng since 1907, exploitation didn't start until the 1960s. Tourism. Xifeng is home to the Beishiku temple-grottoes, a system of 195 caves built in 509 AD. Geography. The district is located centrally on a loess plain named Dongzhiyuan () flanked by gullies, at around 1421 m elevation. The plain is considered the world's largest of its kind and estimated to be around 200 m  in thickness. Due to erosion, the plain has shrunk over on a total area of in the past 100 years. Administrative divisions. Xifeng District is divided into 3 Subdistricts, 5 towns, and 2 townships.