Qingyang County () is a county in the south of
Anhui
Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...
Province, People's Republic of China. It is the northeasternmost
county-level division
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of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Chizhou
Chizhou () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Anhui province, China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest ...
. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Qingyang County is located in
Rongcheng Town. Qingyang county benefited in 1540 from
Ming literate Mao Kun ()(1512–1601)'s brief (2-month) tenure as magistrate. He helped the coppersmiths of the area by shutting down illegal shops that were being run by people from outside the county, and mitigated the abuses of local bullies. The county honored him with a shrine when he had to return home to mourn his father's death according to traditional rite.
Administrative divisions
Qingyang County has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 townships.
Towns
- Former Towns
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Tongbu (),
Jiuhua (),
Wuqi (),
Shaji ()
Townships
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Qiaomu Township ()
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Youhua Township ()
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Ducun Township ()
- Former Townships
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Chengdong Township (),
Yangtian Township (),
Dongbao Township (),
Nanyang Township (),
Zhuyang Township (竹阳乡),
Jiuhua Township ()
Climate
Transport
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China National Highway 318
References
Chizhou
County-level divisions of Anhui
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