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Chicheng County
Chicheng (), or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is . The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and , has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town (). It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film ''Not One Less''. History It was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province Chahar ( mn, , Чахар; ), also known as Chaha'er, Chakhar or Qahar, was a province of the Republic of China in existence from 1912 to 1936, mostly covering territory in what is part of Eastern Inner Mongolia. It was named after the Chahar .... Administrative divisions Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions: Climate References {{authority control County-level divisions of Hebei Zhangjiakou
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County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces and Autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners and City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin Dynasty. The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolish ...
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Yunzhou Township
Yunzhou Township () is a township in northwestern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, on the upper reaches of the Bai River. It is under the administration of Chicheng County, to the south-southeast. History In the 4th century CE the area was the centre of Yunzhou Province. When the Republic of China ruled all of China from 1912 to 1936, the area was in the far southeast corner of Chahar Province. Geography Neighbouring towns are Dushikou Dushikou () is a town in northern Chicheng County, Hebei province, China, located about northeast of Zhangjiakou and north-northwest of the county seat. Dushikou is an ancient town, first built in the Tang Dynasty. It still contains stone pave ... to the north, Chicheng Town () to the south, Zhenningbao Township () and Maying Township (), and Dongwankou Township () and Longmensuo () to the east. Within the township, elevations increase from south to north, while the average elevation is . Bingshanliang (), at is the highes ...
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Maying Township, Hebei
Maying may refer to: Places In China ;Gansu * Maying, Longnan (马营), a town in Longnan * Maying, Tongwei County (马营), a town in Tongwei County ;Qinghai * Maying, Minhe County (马营), a town in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County * Maying Township, Haidong (马营乡), a township in Haidong ;Other provinces *Maying Township, Hebei (马营乡), a township in Chicheng County, Hebei * Maying, Jiangxi (马影), a town in Hukou County, Jiangxi * Maying, Shaanxi (马营), a town in Baoji, Shaanxi * Maying, Shandong (马营), a town in Liangshan County, Shandong * Maying Township, Shanxi (马营乡), a township in Shanyin County, Shanxi * Maying Township, Sichuan (麻英乡), a township in Wangcang County, Sichuan People * Wong May Ing (; WONG Maying), Malaysian politician Other uses *Maying, celebration of May Day, as in " Now Is the Month of Maying" See also * Ma Ying (other) for people * May (other) *Ing (other) Ing, ING or ing may refer to: ...
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