Linyou County () is a county of
Baoji
() is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.
Geography
The prefecture-level city of Baoji had a population of 3,321,853 accord ...
, in the west of
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
province, China, bordering
Gansu province to the north and northwest. Linyou was first established over 2,200 years ago as Duyang County (杜阳县). Located in the scenic
Qinling mountains
The Qinling () or Qin Mountains, formerly known as the Nanshan ("Southern Mountains"), are a major east–west mountain range in southern Shaanxi Province, China. The mountains mark the divide between the drainage basins of the Yangtze and Yellow ...
, just from
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...
and from Baoji, it was a popular place for poets, painters and nobility to enjoy the landscape.
The
Sui dynasty Renshou Palace and
Tang dynasty
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Jiucheng Palace were built in Linyou, of which archeological remains have been excavated. They were described by the famous poet
Du Fu.
McMullen, David. “Recollection Without Tranquility: Du Fu, the Imperial Gardens and the State
Nowadays Linyou is known for being the 'home of Boer goat
The Boer or Boerbok is a South African breed of meat goat. It was selectively bred in the Eastern Cape from about 1920 for meat qualities and for the ability to survive by grazing on the thorn veldt of that region. It has been exported to m ...
s' in China and for its walnut honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
.
Administrative divisions
As 2020, Linyou County is divided to 7 towns.
;Towns
Climate
See also
* Ashina Jiesheshuai#Jiucheng Palace raid
* Emperor Wen of Sui, who commissioned the Renshou Palace
References
County-level divisions of Shaanxi
Baoji
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