Feng County, or Fengxian (), is under the administration of
Xuzhou
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,
Jiangsu
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province, China. Being the northwesternmost and westernmost
county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ...
in the province, it borders the provinces of
Shandong
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to the north and west, and
Anhui
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to the south. It is well known for its approximately 11,120 acres (or 450,000 ares) of
Fuji apple trees.
Etymology
The word "Feng," () has dual meanings: firstly, it was the name of an ancient tributary of the
Si River
The Si River (Chinese: 泗河, pinyin: Sì Hé; formerly 泗水, pinyin: Sì Shuǐ) is a river in Shandong Province, eastern China. It also ran through the area of modern Jiangsu Province until floods changed its course in 1194.
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which flowed through the area; and secondly, the area was deemed to be bountiful, while "feng" is also an adjective to describe such a condition in Chinese.
History
Feng County was administered as a town under
Pei county called Feng yi () by the early Han dynasty, before its establishment. Then it was assigned to then
Pei Commandery,
Yu province until 583, being a part of
Pengcheng Commandery (later Xuzhou). It was once disestablished, but was restored in 457. The county was temporarily under the jurisdiction of Shandong province during 1949–53.
Video of chained mother of eight
In January 2022, a Chinese blogger published video footage of a mother-of-eight, chained by the neck in a freezing shed in Feng County. According to a government statement released on 23 February, she originated from
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
, had been brought by a trafficker to Jiangsu in 1998, where she was sold twice as a bride, and had given birth to eight children between 1999 and 2020. The statement also said that her real name was Xiaohuamei.
Her name had previously been reported as Yang Qingxia.
The footage sparked outrage on the Chinese Internet and also garnered international attention. Initial attempts by local Xuzhou and Feng County authorities to quell the anger through statements proved to backfire for their clumsiness, for being contradictory,
and for not addressing a number of questions arising from the footage.
Some observers believed that the wider problem of trafficking women in this area had been enabled by the connivance of local officials. County-level militia was deployed to seal off the home village of Xiaohuamei, and more than 100 people were questioned by police over the public leaking of information related to her case.
Xiaohuamei's husband, surnamed Dong, was officially arrested on 22 February, on charges of abuse and suspicion of purchasing an abducted woman. Several high-ranking officials were punished and the Communist Party chief of Feng County was removed from his post.
Administrative divisions
At present, Feng County has 14 towns.
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The 14 towns are:
Climate
References
External links
www.xzqh.org
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County-level divisions of Jiangsu
Administrative divisions of Xuzhou