Dong'e County () falls under the jurisdiction of

Liaocheng Liaocheng ( zh, s=, p=Liáochéng), is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan t ...

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, in the

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Province of China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the

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, some upstream from the provincial capital

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. The county is regionally and nationally renowned for the production of Ejiao, a donkey-hide gelatine used in

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. According to a ca. 1723 account by the French

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Dominique Parrenin, there was a well in this county which was normally kept closed and sealed, and which was only opened when water was taken to be used in preparation of ''Ejiao'' for the emperor's court.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships. ;Subdistricts *Tongcheng Subdistrict () *Xincheng Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships *Yushan Township () *Chenji Township ()

Administrative divisions

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