Qu County or Quxian () is a county in the northeast of
Sichuan Province, China. It is the westernmost
county-level division of the
prefecture-level city of
Dazhou.
History
Formerly known as Dangqu (), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or ''
que
QUE or que may refer to:
* Quebec (Que.), as the traditional abbreviation, though the postal abbreviations are now QC and previously PQ
* Que Publishing, a company which first began as a publisher of technical computer software and hardware sup ...
'', belonging to the
Shen () family, which dates back to the
Han Dynasty.
From 2014 to 2018, the Han dynasty site of Chengba (城坝遗址) near Tuxi in Qu county was excavated. A number of eave tiles with Chinese characters "dangqu" (宕渠) have been found, leading archaeologists to believe that this was the site of the Han dynasty city of Dangqu.
Climate
Qu County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cwa'').
Notes
County-level divisions of Sichuan
Dazhou
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