Qianshan is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...
in the southwest of
Anhui Province
Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
, People's Republic of China; it is under the jurisdiction of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Anqing
Anqing (, also Nganking, formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 census, with 804,493 living in the ...
. It has a population of 570,000 and an area of . The government of Qianshan County is located in Meicheng Town. The well-known
Wan Mountain, or Tianzhu Mountain, is located within the borders of the County.
Administrative divisions
Qianshan has jurisdiction over 11 towns and 18 townships.
Towns
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Meicheng (),
Huangni (),
Yuantan (),
Wanghe (),
Yujing (),
Huangpu (),
Shuihou (),
Huangbai (),
Guanzhuang (),
Chashui (),
Tianzhushan ()
Townships
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Youba Township (),
Gujing Township (),
Pailou Township (),
Doumu Township
Dǒumǔ (), also known as Dǒumǔ Yuánjūn ( "Lady Mother of the Chariot"), Dòulǎo Yuánjūn ( "Lady Ancestress of the Chariot") and Tàiyī Yuánjūn ( "Lady of the Great One"), is a goddess in Chinese religion and Taoism. She is also named ...
(),
Longtan Township (),
Dubu Township
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(),
Lingtou Township (),
Qinglou Township (),
Hengzhong Township (),
Wumiao Township (),
Sanmiao Township (),
Nishui Township (),
Penghe Township (),
Gedu Township (),
Longguan Township (),
Tafa Township (),
Shuigui Township (),
Houchong Township ()
Geography
Lake Xuehu, noted for its
lotus plants, lies in the centre of the city. The number of plants has decreased in recent years, possibly because they provide a food source for
lobster
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s.
Wanghe Town, hometown of Xuruoyu, is in the south of the city.
The Qian River with its noted River Beach flows through Qianshan from north to south.
Climate
History
The
Two Qiaos
The Two Qiaos of Jiangdong () were two sisters of the Qiao family who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
In historical records
The Qiao sisters' names were not recorded in history, so in later times they are simply referred t ...
, two sisters from the
Three Kingdoms
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era were from Wan County, Lujiang Commandery (present-day Qianshan, Anhui).
References
County-level divisions of Anhui
Anqing
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