She County (), or Shexian, is a county in the southeast of

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Province, China, bordering

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Province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the

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of Huangshan City. It has a population of 363,000 as of 2021, and an area of . She County is noted for its rich history and culture heritage. Its county seat is sometimes described as one of China's "four renowned ancient towns", along with Langzhong (Sichuan Province), Lijiang (Yunnan), and

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(Shanxi). She County has jurisdiction over 13 towns and 15 townships. The county seat of government is in Huicheng Town.

History

She County was established during the

Qin Dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first Dynasties in Chinese history, dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin (state), ...

(221–208 BCE). During the

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

, She County leader Fang La rebelled and was suppressed by the Song government. During the

Ming The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

and

Qing The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

Dynasties, She County was the capital of Huizhou Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

She County is divided to 13 towns and 15 townships. ;Towns ;Townships

Geography

She County is a mountainous region with the

Huangshan Huangshan (),Bernstein, pp. 125–127. literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui Province in eastern China. It was originally called “Yishan”, and it was renamed because of a legend that Emperor Xuanyu ...

Tianmushan mountain ranges running through it. The Anhui–Jiangxi Railway traverses the county which is also a tea-producing area.

Climate

Tourism

She County has a number of cultural and natural sites that attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. *

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, a memorial established for

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, a Grand Secretary during the

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. * Tanyue Gates * Xin'anjiang (Xin'an River), the major river system of She County * Yuliang Dam on Lianjian River, a tributary of the Xin'an River. *

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Notable people

;Ming dynasty * Wang Zhi, a powerful pirate during the

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, Grand Secretary under the Wanli Emperor Qing dynasty: Zhang Zhao (張潮) ;Modern era * Tao Xingzhi, educator *

Ke Qingshi Ke Qingshi ( Chinese: 柯庆施; October 10, 1902 – April 9, 1965) was a senior leader of the People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party in 1950s and 1960s. Born in She County, Anhui Province, Ke joined Chinese Socialist Youth L ...

, politician

References

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