Guan County () is a county of western

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province, People's Republic of China, bordered by

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province to the west. It is administered by

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City. The population was in 1999.

History

As an isolated county, with relatively low education levels and a weak orthodox gentry, Guan long served as center for secret societies and heterodox sects. For example Guan was one of the earliest places where Yi-he boxing was practised, namely in 1779. This material arts style later served as base for the prominent Yìhéquán (Boxer) movement. In 1861–63, the county was also the center of a rebellion against the

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, led by Song Jing-shi and supported by the White Lotus. In the last decades of the Qing Empire and the early

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, Guan County was home to the Red as well as

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s, the Yellow Sand Society, and the " Way of the Sages".

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this County is divided to 3 subdistricts, 7 towns and 8 townships. ;Subdistricts * Qingquan Subdistrict () * Chongwen Subdistrict () * Yanzhuang Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships

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