Shibing County (;
Hmu: ''Qib Jux'') is a county in the east of
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...
province, China. It is under the administration of the
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ''Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb''; Kam language: ''Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zl Zous''), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao a ...
.
Shibing's history goes back to at least 1391, when it was an important crossing halfway on the road between
Zhenyuan and
Huangping. The name Shibing is based on Miao language words for the stop in the middle. Shibing was established as a county in 1444. Between 1958 and 1962 it was part of Huangping County.
The total population is 170,000 as of 2021, 58.53% of the population belongs to minorities, of these, 52.75% are
Miao.
Shibing Karst landscape is part of the South China Karst World Natural Heritage Site.
Administrative divisions
Shibing administers over:
* Chengguang town (城关镇)
* Yanliutang town (杨柳塘镇)
* Shuangjing town (双井镇)
* Niudachang town (牛大场镇)
* Mahao town (马号镇)
* Baiduo town (白垛乡)
* Ganxi town (甘溪乡)
* Maxi town (马溪乡)
Climate
References
External links
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County-level divisions of Guizhou
Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture
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