Qin'an County

Qin'an County (Chinese: 秦安县; pinyin: Qín'ān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu province of the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui. Its postal code is 741600, and in 1999 its population was 567,553 people.[1] As of 2018, the population is 618,000 people. It is one of the poorest counties of Gansu, being appointed as one of 23 counties part of a provincial poverty alleviation project.[2]

Qin'an County

秦安县
County
Qin'an in Tianshui
Tianshui in Gansu
Coordinates: 34°51′33″N 105°40′33″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityTianshui
Area
 • Total1,601.13 km2 (618.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
618,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by 68 Neolithic cultural sites including the Dadiwan culture.[2]

It is reputedly the county where Zhuge Liang's troops, commanded by Ma Su, were defeated by Zhang He at the Battle of Jieting.

Known historically as Chengji (成紀), it vied with Tianshui (then known as Shanggui) as the seat of the medieval province of Qinzhou during the Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties eras.[3]

Administrative divisions

Qin'an County governs 5 towns and 12 townships, which govern over a total of 6 residential communities and 428 villages.[4]

  • Xingguo Town (兴国镇), county seat
  • Guojiazhen (郭嘉镇)
  • Xichuan Town (西川镇)
  • Lianhua Town (莲花镇)
  • Longcheng Town (陇城镇)
  • Wuying Township (五营乡)
  • Anfu Township (安伏乡)
  • Liuping Township (刘坪乡)
  • Yunshan Township (云山乡)
  • Weidian Township (魏店乡)
  • Zhongshan Township (中山乡)
  • Yebao Township (叶堡乡)
  • Xingfeng Township (兴丰乡)
  • Wangyin Township (王尹乡)
  • Wangyao Township (王窑乡)
  • Wangpu Township (王铺乡)
  • Qianhu Township (千户乡)

See also

References
  1. China County & City Population 1999
  2. http://www.qinan.gov.cn/html/2018/qajj_0720/2508.html
  3. Dudbridge, Glen. A Portrait of Five Dynasties China: From the Memoirs of Wang Renyu (880–956), pp. 8 ff. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Accessed 14 Dec 2013.
  4. http://www.qinan.gov.cn/html/2011/xzgh_0721/766.html


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