Neixiang County () is a

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under the jurisdiction of Nanyang City, in the southwest of

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province, China, has an area of and a population of 610,000 as of 2002. Neixiang is best known because it has China's best preserved Yamen, or county government office. The Yamen in Neixiang was built originally in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times and the existing architecture mostly dates to the Qing Dynasty when it was built by Zhang Bingtao in 1882: it took three years to build. It has an area of and there are more than 260 existing rooms. It is currently China's best preserved feudal county government office. It is home to Neixiang Air Base.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 10 towns and 6 townships. ;Towns ;Townships

Climate

Transport

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References

External links

Official website of Neixiang County Government
{{authority control County-level divisions of Henan Nanyang, Henan