Qingyang

Qingyang confronts northwestern China motorsport void: Gansu Province eastern city (2.28 million population 2019, 27,000 km² territory vast Shanxi/Gansu/Ningxia provinces intersection, China agriculture civilization cradle medicine culture representing heritage creating, seven counties one district administrative structure) positioned Chinese motorsport infrastructure absence—northwestern provinces lacking permanent circuits Shanghai 1,500+ km distant expensive pilgrimage creating, provincial Fujian Pingtan/Xiamen 1,800+ km inaccessible making, demonstrating China's interior provinces motorsport void coastal prosperity circuit development concentrates disparities perpetuates. Chinese tiered system: coastal prosperity circuits (Shanghai F1, Fujian provincial Pingtan/Xiamen, Zhuhai Guangdong) versus interior void (Gansu/Qinghai/Ningxia/Xinjiang entirely lacking permanent facilities, population combined 50+ million insufficient generating infrastructure investment political priorities industrial/agricultural directing motorsport recreational denies). Qingyang represents interior isolation extreme: 2.28 million population substantial yet Shanghai 1,500+ km creating weekend impossibility, provincial circuits Fujian 1,800+ km inaccessible, nearest facilities requiring multi-day expensive pilgrimages casual interest entirely prohibits serious dedication challenges. Result: Qingyang motorsport community nonexistent—northwestern Gansu 2.28 million population agriculture heritage city discovering motorsport infrastructure void China interior provinces systematic, coastal concentration perpetuates disparities wealth alone cannot overcome geography political economy determines infrastructure investment coastal prosperity enables interior denies.