| Guanxian | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Shandong |
| Pushpin Label: | Guanxian |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Shandong |
| Coordinates: | 36.484°N 115.443°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liaocheng |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1161 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 793100 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 252500 |
| Guanxian | |
| Psp: | Kwanhsien |
| S: | 冠县 |
| T: | 冠縣 |
| W: | Kuan4-hsien4 |
| P: | Guàn Xiàn[3] |
Guan County is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordered by Hebei province to the west. It is administered by Liaocheng City.
The population was in 1999.[4]
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 Qing dynasty, led by Song Jing-shi and supported by the White Lotus. In the last decades of the Qing Empire and the early Republic, Guan County was home to the Red as well as Green Gangs, the Yellow Sand Society, and the "Way of the Sages".
As 2012, this County is divided to 3 subdistricts, 7 towns and 8 townships.[5]
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