Baoying County () is under the administration of
Yangzhou,
Jiangsu province, China. It has a population of 919,900 (2004) and a land area of . The northernmost
county-level division of Yangzhou City, it borders the
prefecture-level cities of
Yancheng to the east and
Huai'an to the north and west.
Administrative
Baoying County administers to 14
towns
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Origin and use
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Climate
History
Etymology
Baoying was known as Anyi of Chu ''zhou'' (Chu prefecture, ), where supposedly the divine treasures were found in 762. As auspicious tributes, they were presented to the Emperor Suzong of Tang, and found favour with him. It was a coincidence that the then heir apparent, later Emperor Daizong, was the Prince of Chu. The supposed treasures showed the Heaven was sympathetic to the emperor in the future. Thus, the reign title was changed into Baoying (rough meaning: "the treasures show the sympathy
rom the Heaven), and the county was also bestowed such a name.
['']Old Book of Tang
The ''Old Book of Tang'', or simply the ''Book of Tang'', is the first classic historical work about the Tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the Twenty-Four Histories. Originally compiled during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo ...
''. 40. "肅宗上元三年建巳月，於此縣得定國寶十三枚，因改元寶應，仍改安宜為寶應";
''太平廣記 Extensive Records of the Taiping Reign">Taiping Guangji">Extensive Records of the Taiping Reign'. 404. "時肅宗寢疾方甚，視寶，促召代宗謂曰：「汝自楚王為皇太子，今上天賜寶，獲於楚州。天許汝也，宜保愛之。」"
Transportation
The area is served by
Baoying railway station on the
Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway.
References
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"Illustrated Album of Yangzhou Prefecture" from 1573–1620, has illustrations of Baoying
External links
County-level divisions of Jiangsu
Yangzhou
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