It was named after Zhou Wenwang built a "Lingtai" dedicated to heaven. Lingtai is located between Jingwei and Weihe River, bordering Guanzhong in the east and Ganlong in the south. It is the birthplace of Zhou people and Zhou culture. It was named after Zhou Wenwang built a "Lingtai" to worship heaven, and is famous for the hometown of Huangfu Mi, the originator of acupuncture medicine in the world. Lingtai County is an escrow county in Pingliang City, Gansu Province. It is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, bordering Changwu, Binxian, Linyou, Qianyang and Longxian in Shaanxi Province in the southeast and Chongxin and Jingchuan in Gansu Province in the northwest.