| Xifeng | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 西峰区 |
| Postal Code: | 745000 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Qingyang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Qingyang in Gansu |
| Pushpin Map: | China Gansu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 35.7306°N 107.6507°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qingyang |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Nanjie Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 996.35 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 513856 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1421 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Xifeng District is a district and the seat of the city of Qingyang in Gansu Province, China. It has an area of 996km2 and a population of 376,800 in 2019.[2]
Inhabited since prehistoric times, it first became an important town in the Ming dynasty, due to its location on the route from Chang'an (Xi'an) to Ningxia.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Xifeng is home to the Beishiku temple-grottoes, a system of 195 caves built in 509 AD.[6]
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 400km2 on a total area of 2200km2 in the past 100 years.[7] [8]
Xifeng District is divided into 3 Subdistricts, 5 towns, and 2 townships.[9]
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