Tongguan County

Tongguan County 潼关县 Tungkwan, T'ung-kuan
County
Tongguan
Tongguan in Weinan
Weinan in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Weinan
Area
• Total	526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	154,200
• Density	293/km2 (759/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	714300
Website	http://www.tongguan.gov.cn/

• Chengguan (城关镇)
• Qingdong (秦东镇)
• Taiyao (太要镇)
• Tongyu (桐峪镇)
• Daiziying (代字营镇)

Townships

• Anle (安乐乡)

Economy

Tongguan County is rich in gold. Located in the Qinling Mountain region, it is estimated to have more than 110 metric tons of gold deposits. Mining and related activities account for over 70% of the local economy. ^[3]

Since the early 2000s, financial institutions in Tongguan, including rural credit cooperatives, began offering gold-backed loans, leveraging the county's gold reserves. By 2016, more than 83% of the 1.5 billion yuan in loans issued by the Tongguan Rural Credit Cooperative were secured with gold collateral, contributing significantly to local lending income. ^[3]

Tongguan was also the center of one of the largest gold collateral fraud cases in China, involving up to 46 tons of adulterated gold and affecting more than 19 local lenders. The incident had a lasting impact on regional financial stability and led to regulatory reforms and criminal prosecutions. ^[3]

Tongguan
Traditional Chinese	潼關
Simplified Chinese	潼关
Postal	Tungkwan
Literal meaning	High Pass
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tóngguān Wade–Giles Tʻung2-kuan1

Climate data for Tongguan, elevation 542 m (1,778 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.3 (57.7)	21.1 (70.0)	28.6 (83.5)	35.8 (96.4)	38.0 (100.4)	40.2 (104.4)	38.9 (102.0)	38.5 (101.3)	38.5 (101.3)	31.0 (87.8)	23.2 (73.8)	18.8 (65.8)	40.2 (104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	8.6 (47.5)	15.0 (59.0)	21.7 (71.1)	26.7 (80.1)	30.9 (87.6)	31.7 (89.1)	29.9 (85.8)	25.0 (77.0)	19.0 (66.2)	11.9 (53.4)	5.6 (42.1)	19.2 (66.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	3.6 (38.5)	9.5 (49.1)	15.9 (60.6)	20.9 (69.6)	25.3 (77.5)	26.7 (80.1)	25.0 (77.0)	20.3 (68.5)	14.4 (57.9)	7.4 (45.3)	1.4 (34.5)	14.2 (57.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.3 (26.1)	0.1 (32.2)	5.3 (41.5)	11.1 (52.0)	15.9 (60.6)	20.4 (68.7)	22.5 (72.5)	21.2 (70.2)	16.6 (61.9)	10.8 (51.4)	4.0 (39.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	10.2 (50.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.1 (8.4)	−9.3 (15.3)	−5.3 (22.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	5.2 (41.4)	12.0 (53.6)	16.5 (61.7)	13.2 (55.8)	7.0 (44.6)	0.5 (32.9)	−8.7 (16.3)	−14.0 (6.8)	−14.0 (6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.6 (0.30)	10.4 (0.41)	19.8 (0.78)	39.2 (1.54)	64.5 (2.54)	65.7 (2.59)	114.2 (4.50)	95.4 (3.76)	92.7 (3.65)	54.2 (2.13)	24.3 (0.96)	5.3 (0.21)	593.3 (23.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.2	4.1	5.3	7.3	8.8	8.1	10.7	10.4	10.6	8.6	6.0	3.2	87.3
Average snowy days	5.0	3.8	1.6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	3.2	15.7
Average relative humidity (%)	56	56	53	54	54	56	68	72	71	68	65	58	61
Mean monthly sunshine hours	146.5	148.8	187.2	211.9	221.0	222.6	226.4	208.3	164.3	154.0	143.5	153.6	2,188.1
Percentage possible sunshine	47	48	50	54	51	51	52	51	45	44	47	51	49
Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5]

Notes

1. Tongguan has also been romanized as Tung-kwan. ^[1]

References

1. Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China"  , Encyclopædia Britannica , vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
2. "潼关县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
3. Hui, Xiao; Han Wei (21 October 2019). "In Depth: How $2.7 Billion of Fake Gold Tarnished Local Lending". Caixin Global. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 26 August 2023.
5. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 26 August 2023.

External links

• (in Chinese) Official website

34°29′11″N110°15′49″E / 34.48639°N 110.26361°E / 34.48639; 110.26361