Baoying County () is under the administration of
Yangzhou
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,
Jiangsu
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province, China. It has a population of 919,900 (2004) and a land area of . The northernmost
county-level division
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of Yangzhou City, it borders the
prefecture-level cities
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During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Yancheng
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to the east and
Huai'an
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to the north and west.
Administrative
Baoying County administers to 14
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
.
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''. 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.html" ;"title="Taiping Guangji">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
Baoying railway station () is a railway station in Baoying County, Yangzhou, Jiangsu
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on the
Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway
The Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It has a design speed of .
History
In November 2014, construction was expected to take 4.5 years.
The section from Lianyungang to Huai'an opened on 16 December 2019 ...
.
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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