Rong County, Sichuan
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Rong County or Rongxian is a county of
Sichuan Province Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China. It is under the administration of
Zigong Zigong (, ), formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing (Tzuliuching, literally "self-flow well") and Gongjing (Kungching, literally "offering well"), is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, southwestern China. Demographics Accord ...
city.


Geography

The county has a total area of

The average elevation above sea level of county is 230 m.


Population

As of 2008, the county had a population of 700,00


Climate


History


See also

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Rongxian Giant Buddha The Rongxian Giant Buddha ( Chinese: 荣县; pinyin: Róngxìan) formerly romanized as Yong-hien or Hong-yien, is a tall stone statue, built around 817 (during the Tang Dynasty), depicting Maitreya. It is 90 kilometres east of the Leshan Giant ...


References


External links


Rongxian County Government website
County-level divisions of Sichuan Zigong {{Sichuan-geo-stub