Yang County

Yang County
洋县
County

Location in Hanzhong

Location in Shaanxi
Coordinates: 33°13′N 107°32′E / 33.217°N 107.533°E / 33.217; 107.533
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city Hanzhong
Population (2004) 440,000
Time zone UTC+8 (China standard time)
Website http://www.yangxian.gov.cn/

Yang County, or Yangxian (simplified Chinese: 洋县; traditional Chinese: 洋縣; pinyin: Yáng Xiàn), is a county in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China. It encompasses the easternmost portion of the Han River (Hanshui) Gorges, including the Hanzhong Basin (汉中盆地).

History

Kaiming Temple (Chinese: 开明寺) in 1875. It was built in AD 713.
Imperial Palace Liangmasijue (Chinese: 良马寺觉皇殿).

Yang County has been inhabited for 7,000 years, since the Neolithic period. Since the Tang dynasty and Song dynasty, many writers and artists have passed through, including Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, and Wen Tong.

(Chinese: 古洋州).
Kaiming Temple on 19 May 2013
City God Temple on 19 May 2013

Administration

Yang County has three subdistricts:[1]

Yang County also has 15 towns:

Geography

Yang County
Xun River (Shaanxi)
Brassica rapa in Yang County of Shaanxi
Shahe shuiku in Yang County of Shaanxi

Yang County is located in southwestern Shaanxi Province, near Chenggu County and Xixiang County, and is part of the Shannan region. It sits in the eastern Hanzhong Basin (汉中盆地), on the Han River. The Daba Mountains are to the south of the county; to the north are the Qin Mountains. The administrative area (prefecture) ranges in latitude from 33°02′ to 33°43′N and in longitude from 107°11′ to 108°33′E, and is 3,206 square kilometres (1,238 sq mi).[2] The northern part of the prefecture is at a high elevation, while the southern part is generally low. Elevations range from around 389 metres (1,276 ft) in the urban area to 3,071 metres (10,075 ft) in the Qin Mountains.

Transport

Yanjiaba Railway Station in Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway.

Yang County is served by Hanzhong Airport and the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway. Its major roads are the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway, part of the National Expressway System; China National Highway 108; and Provincial Road 230.

The Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, currently under construction, is scheduled to begin operations in December 2017.[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ (in Chinese) Profile of Yang County , Accessed 2016-04-15.
  2. ↑ (in Chinese) Profile of Yang County , Accessed 2016-04-15.
  3. ↑ "China plans high speed rail link for Chengdu-Xi'an" A.P. 2010-11-02
  4. ↑ 中国首条穿越秦岭高铁年底开工 绕避生态敏感区 [First high-speed rail line to cross the Qin Ling to begin construction late this year, and is expected to avoid environmentally sensitive areas] (in Chinese). China News. 2010-11-03.

Relative location

Map
(Location of Yang County Prefecture within Hanzhong.)
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