Xiping County
| Xiping County 西平县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Xiping Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°ECoordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhumadian |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xiping station in February 2009
Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.
The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period till the Jin Dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang Dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.
External links
- China Cultural Heritage (Chinese)
- Jiudian yetie yizhi (Chinese)
- Baoyan si ta (Chinese)
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