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Ningjin County, Hebei
Ningjin County () is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai City, with a population of 730,000 residing in an area of . Both and G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway The Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway (), designated as G20 and commonly referred to as the Qingyin Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Qingdao, Shandong, China, and Yinchuan, Ningxia. It is in length. Route It passes through t ... and China National Highway 308 pass through the county. Administrative divisions The county administers 10 towns and 6 townships. Climate References External links County-level divisions of Hebei {{Xingtai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houkou Township
The Penghou (, pronounced ʰə̌ŋ.xǒʊ literally: "drumbeat marquis") is a tree spirit from Chinese mythology and folklore. Two Chinese classics record similar versions of the Penghou myth. The (c. 3rd century) ''Baize tu'' (白澤圖, "Diagrams of the White Marsh"), named after the Baize "White Marsh" spirit recorded in the ''Baopuzi'', is no longer fully extant, but is identified with a Dunhuang manuscript (P2682). It describes the Penghou: A creature that has evolved from the essence of wood is called Penghou. It looks like a black dog with no tail and its meat can be prepared as food. The essence of a 1,000-year-old tree may evolve into a spirit called Jiafei. It looks like a pig. Its meat tastes like dog meat. (tr. Luo 2003: 4132) The (c. 4th century) '' Soushenji'' (搜神記, "In Search of the Supernatural") has a story about "The Penghou in the Camphor Tree": During the Wu Kingdom (Three Kingdoms Period, 220–280) Jing Shu felled a big camphor tree. Then the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |