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Guangning County
Guangning County, postal map romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as KwongningCounty, is a county (China), county in western Guangdong, China, under the administration of the prefecture (China), prefecture-level prefecture-level city, city of Zhaoqing. Guangning County has an area of , with a population of 540,000. Name The ''Explanation of County Names'' states that the name of Guangning County—literally "widely" or "broadly pacified"—is a reference to the defeat of a large mob of bandits by the central government in 1559, shortly before the founding of the county. History Guangning County was founded on October 30, 1559, under the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty, Ming. It has formed part of Zhaoqing since at least the Qing dynasty, Qing. Geography and climate Lying in the valley of Sui River, Guangning has been developing along the riversides. Surrounded by green hills and mountains, Guangning is considered as a pearl in a greenery cradle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangning, Liaoning
Beizhen () is a city in west-central Liaoning province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Jinzhou City. History In 1123, the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin Dynasty set Guangning County () in nowadays Beizhen. In Ming Dynasty, the town of Guangning became a base of the Ming troops in Liaotung and a prosperous border trading center. In 1913, the name was changed to Beizhen, which is an alternative name of the Yiwulü Mountain, literally meaning "the guarding mountain of the North". In 1995, Beizhen County became Beining City (), the name of which is later changed to the current name. Administrative divisions There are three Subdistrict (China), subdistricts, 14 Town (China), towns, and six Townships of the People's Republic of China, townships under the city's administration. Subdistricts: *Beizhen Subdistrict (), Guangning Subdistrict, Beizhen, Guangning Subdistrict (), Guanyin'ge Subdistrict () Towns: *Dashi (town), Dashi (), Zheng'an, Beizhen, Zheng'an (), Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
