Puding County () is a county in west-central

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province, China. It is under the administration of the

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Etymology

The name "Puding" () can be traced back to the Mongolian-rule

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(1271–1368)，when in 1257, after the Mongolian army went to conquest

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, the imperial court set up a " Fu" named "Puding" in the area.

History

In the 3rd century BC, Puding County (Puding) was a part of an ancient political entity

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. After the

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conquered

, a county named "Shi'an" () was set up and it came under the jurisdiction of Yan Zhou (), which symboled this land was formally annexed to the Tang Empire. In 755, the

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broke out, then the past decades of internal fighting had weakened the Tang Empire. Puding broke away from the rule of the Tang Empire. The native tribes founded the Luodian Kingdom (). In the

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(907–960), it belonged to Shi'an County, part of which was owned by Wangjiang county (). In 1257, the

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occupied Puding and established Puding

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() and it came under the administration of Qujing ''Xuanweisi'' (). In 1351, Puding County was separated from Puding Prefecture. In 1381, in the ruling of

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(1368–1398) of the

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(1368–1644), Puding Castle was founded and it came under the jurisdiction of Sichuan ''Dusi'' (). In 1438, in the 3rd year of Zhengtong era (1436–1449), Puding County was under the administration of Guizhou ''Dusi'' (). During the reign of

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of the

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(1644–1911), Puding County belonged to Anshun Prefecture (). After the establishment of the

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in 1912, Puding County was briefly revoked but immediately restored in the following year. In 1914, some areas of Anshun, Zhenning, Langdai, Zhijin and Pingba were merged into Puding County. In 1935, Puding County came under the jurisdiction of the (Anshun) Second Administrative Supervision Region (). Three years later, it came under the jurisdiction of the (Xingren) Third Administrative Supervision Region (). In 1949, Guizhou was liberated by the

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. Puding County came under the jurisdiction of Anshun ''Zhuanqu'' (now Anshun; ).

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Puding County on January 29, 2016, the county has three subdistricts, six towns and three ethnic townships under its jurisdiction. In July 2019, Yuxiu Subdistrict was separated from Chuandong Subdistrict.

Geography

Puding County is located in west-central

province. The county has a total area of . It shares a border with

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to the west,

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, Pingba District and Anshun Economic and Technological Development Zone to the east,

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to the north, and Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County and Liuzhi Special District to the south.

Geology

The terrain of Puding County is high in the south and north and low in the middle.

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landforms are widely distributed in Puding County.

Climate

Puding County experience a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 301 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1164.9 hours. The climate is mild throughout the year, without severe cold in winter and hot in summer.

Rivers

Sancha River () is the largest river in Puding County and Boyu River () is the second largest river in the county. Dabang River rises in southern Puding County.

Lakes and reservoirs

Yelang Lake () is the largest lake in Puding County, with a capacity of .

Demographics

Population

As of 2017, Puding County had a population of 505,400. The total number of permanent residents in Puding County is 392,800, the birth rate is 12.95 ‰, the mortality rate is 5.14 ‰, and the natural population growth rate is 7.81 ‰. The Han is about 80% of the total population of Puding County, and

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and Bouyei are the main ethnic minorities in the county.

Language

Mandarin is the official language. The local people speak both

Southwestern Mandarin Southwestern Mandarin (), also known as Upper Yangtze Mandarin (), is a Mandarin Chinese language spoken in much of Southwest China, including in Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Guizhou, most parts of Hubei, the northwestern part of Hunan, the nort ...

and minority language.

Religion

The county government supports all religions. The local people mainly believe in

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and

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Education

The main high schools and middle schools are: *Puding County No. 1 High School *Puding County No. 2 High School *Machang Middle School () *Maguan Middle School () *Longchang Middle School () *Baiyan Middle School () *Bulang Middle School () *Houchang Middle School () *Pingshang Middle School () *Huachu Middle School () *Maodong Middle School () *Jichang Middle School ()

Transport

Expressway

S55 Chiwang Expressway runs north to south through the downtown Puding County and then to heads west to Anshun city. Provincial Highway S209 travels through central Puding County and intersects with S55 Anshunxi Ring Expressway in the town of Baiyan.

Railway

Puding railway station serves the county.

Notable people

*, politician. *, sculptor and painter of

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. *Liu Gangji (), professor at

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. *, professor at

Guizhou University Guizhou University (; Pinyin: Guìzhōu Dàxué), known as Guida (贵大 Guì Dà), is a provincial research university located in suburban Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, China. Founded in 1902, it is the flagship institution of higher learning ...

. * Yuan Xikun, sculptor and painter.

References

External links

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