| Siping | |
| Native Name: | 四平市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Jilin |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Jilin |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jilin |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 7 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Government Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Leader Title: | CPC Siping Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Han Fuchun |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Guo Lingji |
| Area Total Km2: | 14323 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 118.11 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | (2017)[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1814733 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 627957 |
| Population Metro: | 627957 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 123.3 billion US$ 19.8 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 37,685 US$ 6,051 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Siping municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 43.1668°N 124.3506°W |
| Elevation M: | 164 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 136000 |
| Area Code: | 0434 |
| Blank2 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 吉C |
| Iso Code: | CN-JL-03 |
| Blank4 Name: | Major Nationalities |
| Blank4 Info: | Han 91.6% |
Siping, formerly Sipingjie, is a prefecture-level city in the west of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It has a total population of 1,814,733 inhabitants, as of the 2020 census. Siping covers an area of 14323km2 and is located in the middle of the Songliao Plain, near the border with Liaoning and Inner Mongolia provinces.
Siping's history can be stretched to 3,000 years ago during the Shang dynasty. The Kingdom of Yan Ruins indicate that the Han Chinese People started moving into Northeast region of China during the Spring and Autumn period. Ancient ethnic tribes such as the Fuyu, the Goguryeo, the Khitans, the Jurchen, the Mongols, the Manchus, and Koreans have left behind cultural artifacts, including Hanzhou, Xinzhou, and the Yehe Tribe Cultural Artifacts.
Yehe Town in Siping is also the hometown of two empresses of the Qing dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Longyu.[4]
However, Siping was a place of little importance until the completion of the railway between Changchun and the port of Dalian in 1902. With a rapidly growing population, Siping became a regional commercial center. After 1907, Siping's economy experienced steady growth under the administration of the South Manchuria Railway Company. The construction of a railway linked to Baicheng in northwestern Jilin Province was completed in 1923, while a railway running south to Tonghua and to Korean Peninsula was built in 1939. A new town was built after 1921, going by the name Ssupingkai. After 1932, under the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, some agriculture-based industry including brewing, oil pressing and flour milling grew up. In the latter part of World War II, the Japanese completed a project in the construction of a refinery for the production of synthetic petroleum from coal.
Siping was the site of several major battles during the Chinese Civil War between the Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces from 1945 to 1949.[5] After the war, Siping was virtually destroyed.[6]
Siping grew rapidly after the Communist government was established in 1949, being the third largest city in Jilin Province.
Siping is located in the transition between plains and hilly terrain, with hills to the southeast and the Songliao Plain to the northwest. The city has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of NaN°C. Spring and fall are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 23.7°C. Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August. The annual mean temperature is 7.12°C. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 46% in July to 71% in January and February, there are 2,684 hours of bright sunshine annually, with autumn and winter being especially sunny.
Siping prefecture includes two districts, two counties and two county-level cities. Four commodity grain bases in Jinlin Province, namely Lishu County, Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, and Shuangliao City, are under the administration of Siping. Gongzhuling City is under the administration of Jilin Province. Siping recorded a population of 1,814,733 in the 2020 census.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2013 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Tiexi District | Chinese: 铁西区 | Tiěxī Qū | 270,000 | 162 | 1,721 | |
| Tiedong District | Chinese: 铁东区 | Tiědōng Qū | 370,000 | 945 | 354 | |
| Shuangliao City | Chinese: 双辽市 | Shuāngliáo Shì | 410,000 | 3,121 | 135 | |
| Lishu County | Chinese: 梨树县 | Líshù Xiàn | 790,000 | 3,545 | 221 | |
| Yitong Manchu Autonomous County | Chinese: 伊通满族自治县 | Yītōng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | 470,000 | 2,523 | 188 | |
Siping has GDP of RMB 1266.3 billion Yuan in 2015, representing a rise of 6.4% year on year.[7] The city's GDP ranked fourth in Jilin Province(2010). Agricultural products processing, electricity and thermal power, pharmaceutical, and chemicals are the pillar industries. Private economy is also a major contributor of the industrial sector.
Siping is a transportation hub in Jilin Province. The Qiqihar-Siping, Siping-Meihekou and Beijing–Harbin railwaysThe city is served by both the Siping Railway Station and Siping East Railway Station . The Harbin-Beijing Highspeed Railway also run through the Siping East Railway Station. The new airport will be completed in 2030.
With the Highway, the city run through Beijing-Harbin highway, JiTong highway, Daqiang-Guangzhou Highway, Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway, ChangYing highway, TieChao highway (Beijing-Siping highway), Yi Liao Expressway and Changchun-Liaoyuan highway. The city of Siping also has a ring first grade highway, which is connected to the 102 National Road and 303 National Road in the four directions.
Siping is 550 kilometers away from Dalian international shipping center. It is one hour away from Changchun Longjia Airport and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport. The Siping local dual-use airport is about to open domestic flights.