| Luanping County | |
| Native Name: | 滦平县 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Other Name: | Lwanping |
| Postal Code: | 068250 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hebei |
| Pushpin Label: | Luanping |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Hebei |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Luanping County government |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chengde |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Luanping Town (Chinese: 滦平镇) |
| Area Code: | 0314 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3195 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 320000 |
| Elevation M: | 515 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Website: | LPX.gov.cn |
Luanping County is a county of northeastern Hebei Province, with the Great Wall of China demarcating its border with Miyun District, Beijing to the southwest. It is under the administration of Chengde City, and as of 2020, has a population of 320,000[1] residing in an area of 3195km2. The G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway, China National Highways 101 and 112, and the Beijing–Tongliao Railway pass through the county. Other bordering county-level divisions are Fengning County to the northwest, Longhua County to the north, Chengde's core districts of Shuangqiao District and Shuangluan District to the east, and Chengde County to the southeast.
The county administers 1 subdistrict, 10 towns, 2 townships, and 8 ethnic townships.[2]
The county's only subdistrict is .
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In the early 15th century, the Yongle Emperor forced all residents of the Luanping area to move to within the city walls, leaving the countryside uninhabited. In the early Qing dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor ordered the now long uninhabited area to be redeveloped, with the new residents all speaking Old Chinese, the predecessor of modern Standard Chinese. Simultanuously, Luanping became a stop for officials travelling between Beijing and the Chengde Mountain Resort, which contributed to residents speaking the accent of government officials.
Standard Chinese is based on the accent of Luanping residents, which is a variety of Beijing dialect. Luanping accent was chosen for its more straightforward pronunciation compared to the Beijing accent and because Beijing accent diverged further from its classical form.[3] [4]