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Qingtian County
Qingtian (), is a county in southeastern Zhejiang Province, on the middle-lower reaches of the Ou River which flows 388 kilometers (241 mi) before finally reaching the city of Wenzhou and emptying into the East China Sea. The county is known from AD 711 on and was named for its rich rice paddy fields. Subtropical monsoon climate: annual average temperature , annual rainfall . Hilly territory with many ravines. Its capital is Hecheng, also known as Qingtian City. The inhabitants speak Wenzhounese and Qingtianese, both Wu dialects. Before 1963, when Qingtian county was ruled by the central government to go under the administration of Lishui, the area had been organised under Wenzhou from 323-1963 AD, a total of 1640 years. The area is well known by its traditional stonecarving industry, that has been defined as "embroidery on stone" since the Northern and Southern dynasties period at least. Administrative divisions Towns: * Hecheng (鹤城镇), Wenxi (温溪镇), Dongyuan ( ...
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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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Zhangcun Township, Qingtian County
Zhangcun may refer to the following locations in China: Towns * Zhangcun, Yushan County (樟村镇), Jiangxi * Zhangcun, Anji County (章村镇), Zhejiang Written as "张村镇": * Zhangcun, Anhui, in Lixin County * Zhangcun, Dengzhou, Henan * Zhangcun, Mianchi County, Henan * Zhangcun, Shandong, in Huancui District, Weihai * Zhangcun, Pinglu County, Shanxi Townships * Zhangcun Township, Qingtian County (章村乡), Zhejiang Written as "张村乡" * Zhangcun Township, Hebei, in Xian County * Zhangcun Township, Henan, in Huixian * Zhangcun Township, Jiangxi, in Dexing * Zhangcun Township, Shanxi, in Qinshui County * Zhangcun Township, Jiangshan, Zhejiang * Zhangcun Township, Qingyuan County, Zhejiang Subdistricts * Zhangcun Subdistrict, Xingtai (章村街道), in Qiaoxi District, Xingtai, Hebei * Zhangcun Subdistrict, Houma, Shanxi Zhangcun may refer to the following locations in China: Towns * Zhangcun, Yushan County (樟村镇), Jiangxi * Zhangcun, Anji County ...
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Gaohu, Zhejiang
Gaohu () is a town in Qingtian County, in Zhejiang province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig .... , it has 10 villages under its administration. References Towns of Zhejiang Qingtian County {{Zhejiang-geo-stub ...
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