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Jinchang.

Jinchang sits in the middle of the Hexi Corridor. Its own 2023 profile says the city was established because of a mine and the enterprise that worked it: the city dates from 1981, and its name takes one character from Jinchuan District and one from Yongchang County. The profile dates a large arrival of builders to 1958 and calls the place China's nickel capital because of the metal. The open pit on the north slope of the Longshou range is the visible start of that story. Older towns and walls in Yongchang are a different map.

The Longshouhun monument lit by red light at Jinchuan National Mining Park in Jinchang.
The Longshouhun monument illuminated at Jinchuan National Mining Park.

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The Longshouhun monument lit by red light at Jinchuan National Mining Park in Jinchang.

Jinchang, built around nickel

Jinchang took shape as a city for the Jinchuan nickel operation. The open pit, company history and urban neighborhoods make the relationship between mineral extraction and city building visible.

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The Longshouhun monument lit by red light at Jinchuan National Mining Park in Jinchang.

Jinchang

Jinchuan mining city

The open pit and surrounding streets in Jinchuan District, the urban landscape shaped by nickel mining.
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