| Lintan County | |
| Other Name: | Bazê |
| Postal Code: | 747500 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Gansu#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Lintan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 34.7°N 143°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gannan |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Chengguan (Zhacêr) |
| Area Total Km2: | 1557.68 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 127387 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 临潭县 |
| T: | 臨潭縣 |
| P: | Líntán Xiàn |
| Tib: | or or |
| Wylie: | lin than rdzong or ba tse rdzong or bā tse rdzong |
| Zwpy: | Lintan Zong or Bazê Zong |
Lintan County is an administrative district in Gansu, China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Gannan Prefecture. Its postal code is 747500, and in 1999 its population was 148,722 people.
Tibetans of Taozhou helped crush the Muslim rebels in the Dungan revolt (1895–1896) like they did in the 1781 Jahriyya revolt. The loyalist Muslims of Táozhōu also fight against the Muslim rebels and Muslim rebel leader Ma Yonglin's entire family was executed.[2] [3]
Muslim sect leader Ma Qixi's Muslim Xidaotang repulsed and defeated Bai Lang's bandit forces, who looted the city of Táozhōu but Muslim general Ma Anliang slaughtered Muslim sect leader Ma Qixi and his family after the war.[4] The bandits were notable for anti-Muslim sentiment, massacring thousands of Muslims at Taozhou. Muslim Khufiyya Sufi general Ma Anliang was only concerned with defending Lanzhou and his own home base in Hezhou (Linxia) in central Gansu where his followers lived and not the rival Xidaotang sect Muslims under Muslim leader Ma Qixi in southern Gansu's minor towns like Taozhou so he let Bai Lang ravage Taozhou and other towns in southern Gansu while passively defending Lanzhou and Hezhou. The North China Herald and Reginald Farrer accused Ma Anliang of betraying his fellow Muslims by letting them get slaighterd at Taozhou. Ma Anliang then arrested Ma Qixi after falsely accusing him of striking a deal with Bai Lang and had Ma Qixi and his family slaughtered.[5]
Lintan County is divided to 11 towns, 3 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.[6]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||
| Chengguan Town (Zhacêr) | Chinese: 城关镇 | 623021100 | ||||
| Xincheng Town (Xinchên) | Chinese: 新城镇 | 623021101 | ||||
| Yeliguan Town (Gonangtang) | Chinese: 冶力关镇 | 623021102 | ||||
| Yangyong Town | Chinese: 羊永镇 | 623021103 | ||||
| Wangqi Town | Chinese: 王旗镇 | 623021104 | ||||
| Guzhan Town (Kurqên, Gurqên) | Chinese: 古战镇 | 623021105 | ||||
| Taobin Town | Chinese: 洮滨镇 | 623021106 | ||||
| Bajiao Town (Zhubgyo) | Chinese: 八角镇 | 623021107 | ||||
| Liushun Town (Lushün) | Chinese: 流顺镇 | 623021108 | ||||
| Dianzi Town (Dênzi) | Chinese: 店子镇 | 623021109 | ||||
| Yangsha Town (Yangsa) | Chinese: 羊沙镇 | 623021110 | ||||
| Townships | ||||||
| Shubu Township (Qubotang) | Chinese: 术布乡 | 623021200 | ||||
| Sancha Township (Saincha) | Chinese: 三岔乡 | 623021208 | ||||
| Shimen Township (Zhaggo) | Chinese: 石门乡 | 623021210 | ||||
| Ethnic townships | ||||||
| Joro Hui Ethnic Township (Zhuoluo) | Chinese: 卓洛回族乡 | 623021202 | ||||
| Changchuan Hui Ethnic Township (Changchoin) | Chinese: 长川回族乡 | 623021203 | ||||