Xinye () is one of the counties of Nanyang that lies in the southwest of

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province, China. To the south lies the

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province, to the east is Tanghe County and to the west is the

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 county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

Dengzhou Dengzhou (), formerly Deng County (), is a city in Nanyang, Henan, China. It has an area of and a population of 1,500,000. The urban area is 35 km², and the urban population is 300,000. The city is located in the southwest of Henan provin ...

. Xinye county has a population of . Its total area is . The

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runs through Waizi town, which is the northmost town of Xinye. Both Nanyang Jiangying Airport and Xiangyang Liuji Airport are about away from Xinye. Changbanzhizhan

History

Near the

end of the Han Dynasty The end of the Han dynasty was the period of Chinese history from 189 to 220 CE, roughly coinciding with the tumultuous reign of the Han dynasty's last ruler, Emperor Xian. During this period, the country was thrown into turmoil by the Yellow ...

, the warlord

Liu Bei Liu Bei (, ; ; 161 – 10 June 223), courtesy name Xuande (), was a warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty who founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period and became its first ruler. Although he was a distant relative of the H ...

used Xinye as a base, as a vassal under

Liu Biao Liu Biao () () (151 – September 208), courtesy name Jingsheng, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He is best known for serving as the Governor of Jing Province (covering ...

. Liu Biao himself had been residing in Xiangyang (today's Xiangfan). Liu Bei lost Xinye to

Cao Cao Cao Cao () (; 155 – 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde (), was a Chinese statesman, warlord and poet. He was the penultimate Grand chancellor (China), grand chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, and he amassed immense power in the End of ...

in 208 and retreated to the southeast in prelude to the battle of the Red Cliffs.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 2 subdistricts, 8 towns and 5 townships. ;Subdistricts * Hanhua Subdistrict () * Hancheng Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Henan Nanyang, Henan {{Henan-geo-stub