What is Lintong District?
'''Lingtong District''' ({{lang-zh|临潼区}}, [[pinyin]]:Líntóng Qū) is a district of [[Xi'an]], [[Shaanxi]], [[China]]. It is in east of Xi'an, and about {{convert|20|km}} from the center of Xi'an. [[Weinan Municipality]] is to the east. [[Gaoling District]], [[Baqiao District]] and [[Xianyang Municipality]] are to the west. [[Lantian County]] is to the south. [[Yanliang District]] is to the north. The district covers {{convert|915.97|km2}}. As of November 2010, 655,874 people lived there.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.163.com/11/0525/04/74SDV9PL00014AED.html | title=西安市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 | publisher=Netease News | date=2011-05-24 | accessdate=June 25, 2012 | author=''Xi'an Daily''| language=Chinese}}</ref> Long ago it called '''Yueyang''' (栎阳).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lintong.gov.cn/abouttc/abtaboutlist.aspx?id=62&pid=1&menu=1 | title=历史沿革 | publisher=Lingtong District government | accessdate=June 25, 2012 | language=Chinese| archive-date=July 7, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707214353/http://www.lintong.gov.cn/abouttc/abtaboutlist.aspx?id=62&pid=1&menu=1 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Firstly, Lingtong District called Lingtong County, and belong to Weinan Municipality. Then it was given to Xi'an. In 1988, it renamed to Lingtong District. Lingtong is famous for tours, there are many [[monument]]s. It's also important for Xi'an, in [[military]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Shaanxi]] [[Category:Districts of China]]