Pei County, or Peixian (), is under the administration of

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province, China, bordering the Shandong

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to the northwest and

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to the northeast and sitting on the western shore of

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. It has an area of and a population of 1,141,935 in 2010.

History

Pei County is well known as the place people believe where all the Han culture come from. It is the hometown of

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, the founding emperor of the

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. Also, the hometown of

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, Liu Bang's oath brother, one of the most well-known lords who helped Liu Bang to overthrow the Qin Dynasty and establish the Han Dynasty. Fan Kuai's descendants are still living in Pei County now. Xiaopei (小沛) is an ancient Chinese town located in present-day Pei County. In the late Eastern Han dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the

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, which was governed by Tao Qian. Before Tao Qian died, he handed his governorship over to

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. Liu Bei took refuge in Xiaopei when

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seized the Xu Province from him through deceit.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Pei County has 15 towns. ;15 towns

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Pei County government
County-level divisions of Jiangsu Administrative divisions of Xuzhou {{Jiangsu-geo-stub