Liangshan County () is a
county situated in the southwest of
Shandong province, China. It is administered by 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 China ...
of
Jining
Jining () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jinin ...
.
Geography
Liangshan County is situated north west of Jining in the south west of
Shandong province. To the east it borders the prefecture-level cities of
Tai'an,
Heze to the west. To the north, the
Yellow River
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separates Liangshan from
Puyang
Puyang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei ...
, in
Henan
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province.
Climate
History
The area was from prehistoric times surrounded by the largest marshland in north China, called the Daye Marsh and later the Liangshan Marsh. Because the area was largely a wasteland on the frontiers of several administrative units, government control was minimal, and bandit chiefs were active in the area. During the Song Dynasty Liang Shan (Mount Liang) became known as the "eight hundred li moorage of Mount Liang" and located at the extreme north of the Yellow River which passed through the area. When the Yellow River shifted course in 1289, the marshes of Liangshan shrunk considerably. During the Ming Dynasty it had been reduced to five smaller marshlands. Banditry continued on Mount Liang until the mid-seventeenth century, when the Qing Dynasty government established a military garrison. The city of Liangshan evolved from the garrison. After the Yellow River shifted back to its northern course in 1853, the marshes were gradually filled in by sediments carried downstream by the river and human land reclamation. Today the relatively small
Dongping Lake() is what remains of the great marshes.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 4 townships.
;Towns
;Townships
Tourism
The famous mountain
Mount Liang
Mount Liang (, often referred to in Chinese as ) is a mountain in Liangshan County, Shandong, China which rises to 197.9 metres above sea level. It is well known as the stronghold of the 108 Heroes in the classic Chinese novel ''Water Margi ...
(Liáng Shān) rises to 197.9 m above sea level is located within Liangshan County administrative territory. It is well known as the stronghold of the 108 legendary Song Dynasty heroes of the classic Chinese novel the ''
Water Margin''.
Transportation
*
China National Highway 220
References
* http://www.cfguide.com/county/Liangshan.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170819191901/http://www.liangshan.gov.cn/index.aspx?lanmuid=40&sublanmuid=438
Water Margin
Counties of Shandong
Jining
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