Jia County, Shaanxi

Jia County, also known by its Chinese name Jiaxian, is a county in Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the east.

Jia County

佳县
County
Jia County in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityYulin
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Jia County
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningBeautiful County
Former names
Jiazhou
Chinese
Literal meaningReed Prefecture
Jiaxian
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningReed County

History

A map of "Kia-tcheou" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries

The seat of Jia County was formerly known as Jiazhou when it was the seat of a prefecture during imperial times.

References


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