Yichuan County () is a
county
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in the west of
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
province, China. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Luoyang
Luoyang ( zh, s=洛阳, t=洛陽, p=Luòyáng) is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zheng ...
.
Yichuan is known as the "City of
Wine
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".
Chinese rice wine is claimed to have been invented here by
Dukang during the reign of
Shaokang of the
Xia. Dukang wine is now exported to Japan, the United States, Canada, Thailand, and more than 45 other countries.
Administrative divisions
, this county is divided to 5 towns and 9 townships.
;Towns
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Chengguan ()
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Minggao ()
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Shuizhai ()
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Pengpo ()
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Gaoshan ()
;Townships
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Yaling Township ()
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Pingdeng Township ()
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Jiuhou Township ()
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Gezhai Township ()
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Baiyuan Township ()
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Baisha Township ()
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Banpo Township ()
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Jiangzuo Township ()
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Lüdian Township ()
Climate
References
Luoyang
County-level divisions of Henan
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