Neixiang County
Neixiang County (simplified Chinese: 内乡县; traditional Chinese: 內鄉縣; pinyin: Nèixiāng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Nanyang City, in the southwest of Henan province, China, has an area of 2,465 km2 (952 sq mi) and a population of 610,000 as of 2002.[1]
Neixiang County 内乡县 Neisiang, Nei-hsiang | |
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County | |
  Neixiang Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°3′0″N 111°49′48″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,465 km2 (952 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 610,000 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 474350 |
| Area code(s) | 0377 |
| Website | www |
Neixiang is best known because it has China’s best preserved Yamen, or county government office. The Yamen in Neixiang was built originally in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times and the existing architecture mostly dates to the Qing Dynasty when it was built by Zhang Bingtao in 1882: it took three years to build. It has an area of 20,000 m² and there are more than 260 existing rooms. It is currently China's best preserved feudal county government office.
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References
- "Profile of Neixiang County" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-25.