Fuping County, Shaanxi

Fuping County (Chinese: 富平县; pinyin: Fùpíng Xiàn) is a county in Weinan City, located in the center of Shaanxi Province, China.

The Fuping County has an area of 1,233 km2 (476 sq mi) and a population of 750,000. Its postal code is 711700. It comprises 24 towns, 337 administrative villages.

Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, traces his ancestry here.[1] His father, former Vice-Premier Xi Zhongxun was from here.

References

  1. ↑ "Xi Jinping -- General Secretary of CPC Central Committee - People's Daily Online". english.cpc.people.com.cn. Xinhua. March 29, 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-27.

Coordinates: 34°58′43″N 109°11′57″E / 34.97861°N 109.19917°E / 34.97861; 109.19917


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