Gu County or Guxian () is a county in the south of

Shanxi Province Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level ...

, China, under the administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

Linfen Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976, ...

. The county spans an area of 1,196 square kilometers, and has a population of 91,798 as of 2010.

History

The area was first incorporated under Emperor Xiaozhuang of the

Northern Wei Dynasty Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern dynasties, it ruled northern China from 386 to 535 during t ...

in 528 CE under the name Anze County (). The county was placed under the administration of upon its formation in 596 CE, during the

Sui Dynasty The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and la ...

. In 606 CE the Anze County was renamed to Yueyang County (). Yueyang County underwent numerous boundary changes, but retained its name until 1914, when its name was reverted to

Anze County Anze County () is a county in the south of Shanxi Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of 1,967 square kilometers, and has a population of 82,012 as of 2010. History The c ...

. During the

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, the county belonged to , but underwent various reorganizations during the

Japanese Invasion of China The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific The ...

. In August 1971, Gu County was formed with seven townships from Anze County and three from

Fushan County Fushan County () is a county in prefecture-level city of Linfen, in southern Shanxi Province, China. The county spans an area of 940.6 square kilometers, and has a population of 127,831 as of 2010. History During the Spring and Autumn Period, t ...

. In 1973, the county center was built up from Zhangjiagou Village () and

Wanli Village Wanli was the era name of the Chinese Ming dynasty. Wanli may also refer to: *Wanli Emperor (1563–1620), the 14th emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty *Wanli District, Nanchang, district of Nanchang, Jiangxi, China *Wanli District, New Taipei, a ...

().

Geography

Gu County spans an area of 1,196 kilometers, and ranges in altitude from 590 meters to 2,346 meters in height. The main rivers which flow through the county include the Jian River, the

Shibi River Shibi may refer to: *Shibi (king), a figure in Hindu and Buddhist mythology *Shibi (roof tile), a roof ornament in Japanese traditional architecture * Shibi Khan, 9th khagan of the Göktürk empire, a rebel against Chinese suzerainty, reigned 611� ...

, the Lin River, the

Guxian River Gu County or Guxian () is a county in the south of Shanxi Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of 1,196 square kilometers, and has a population of 91,798 as of 2010. Histor ...

, and the

Caizi River Caizi may refer to: *'' Caizi Jiaren'', a genre of pre-modern Chinese fiction * Caizi, Gansu, a town in Longxi County, Gansu, China * Caizi Township, Puge County, Sichuan, China {{disambiguation ...

Climate

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into four towns and three townships. The county government is stationed in the town of . The county's four towns are Yueyang, , , and . The county's three townships are , , and .

References

{{authority control County-level divisions of Shanxi