Rong County or Rongxian is a county of
Sichuan Province
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China. It is under the administration of
Zigong
Zigong (, ), formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing (Tzuliuching, literally "self-flow well") and Gongjing (Kungching, literally "offering well"), is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, southwestern China.
Demographics
Accord ...
city.
Geography
The county has a total area of
The average elevation above sea level of county is 230 m.
Population
As of 2008, the county had a population of 700,00
Climate
History
See also
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Rongxian Giant Buddha
The Rongxian Giant Buddha ( Chinese: 荣县; pinyin: Róngxìan) formerly romanized as Yong-hien or Hong-yien, is a tall stone statue, built around 817 (during the Tang Dynasty), depicting Maitreya. It is 90 kilometres east of the Leshan Giant ...
References
External links
Rongxian County Government website
County-level divisions of Sichuan
Zigong
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