Ye County or Yexian () is a
county under the administration of the
prefecture-level city of
Pingdingshan,
Henan province, China, with a population of .
The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical
Battle of Kunyang, in which the
Han
Han may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
forces decisively defeated the army of
Wang Mang's
Xin Dynasty. The ancient city of Ye was the origin of the common Chinese surname
Ye (叶/葉).
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethic townships.
;Towns
;Townships
;Ethnic townships
*
Mazhuang Hui Township ()
Climate
Religious Persecution
Kunyang is home to China's No. 1 Prison of Women of Yunan where the Chinese Christians, Ju Dianghong and Liang Qin are serving sentences of 13 years and 10 years respectively for their
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
activities.
References
County-level divisions of Henan
Pingdingshan
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