| Yangling | |
| Postal Code: | 712100 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Xianyang in Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xianyang |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 2 subdistricts 3 towns |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Yangling Subdistrict (Chinese: 杨陵街道) |
| Area Code: | 0029 |
| Area Total Km2: | 135 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 206400 |
| Coordinates: | 34.2833°N 108.0617°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Yangling District is a district of the city of Xianyang, Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the plains of Wei River. It has an area of and a population of 155,000.[1] The district is roughly to the west of the provincial capital Xi'an.
Yangling received its name as the family burial site of founding emperor Yang Jian (Chinese: 楊堅) of the Sui dynasty.
Starting in 1979, Yangling went through several administrative region changes until it became a district to the City of Xianyang in 1983. In 1997 the Yangling High Tech Agriculture Sector Demonstration District was established in Yangling District as a testing ground for new agriculture technology and techniques.
As of 2016, this District is divided to 2 subdistricts and 3 towns.[2] [3] [4]
Yangling Agriculture Hi-Tech Industrial Zone was approved as a national-level hi-tech development zone by State Council in 1997. It is only 82km (51miles) away from Xi'an to the east and 70km (40miles) away from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.[5]
Tai Bai Mountains (Chinese: 太白山) are located nearby Yangling district (35–40 km).
Yangling is home to the main campus of Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), established in 1934 by Yang Hucheng (Chinese: 楊虎城) who was the general of the Northwest Army under the Kuomintang.