| Ning County | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 宁县 |
| Postal Code: | 745200 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Qingyang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Qingyang in Gansu |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Ning County government |
| Coordinates: | 35.5092°N 107.9134°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qingyang |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Xinning |
| Area Total Km2: | 2653.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 561240 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Ning County or Ningxian is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745200, and its population in 2018 was 561,240 people.
The area of Ningxian is one of the earliest sites of Chinese civilization.[1] The capital of the Yiqu was located in present Ningxian. Ningxian was established as a county during the Qin dynasty, later it was known as Ningzhou . In 1913 its name was changed to the present Ningxian.[2] [3]
Ningxian is located on the Loess Plateau and has a rather humid climate. The main rivers in the county are the Jinghe river and the Malian river. A significant area of the county is forested.
The county relies mostly on agriculture, its produce includes mutton, apples, apricots, carrots, dates, day lilies and morel mushrooms.
The town of Changqingqiao is the industry cluster of the county, home to chemical industry utilizing its coal, oil and natural gas reserves.
Ning County is divided to 14 towns and 4 townships.[4]
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Local food from Ningxian includes 'dog tongue bun' (Chinese: s=狗舌头馍|p=Gǒu shétou mó), a bread shaped like a dog's tongue and 'sugar coins' (Chinese: s=糖角子|p=Gǒu shétou mó), a sugar-filled wheat bun.[5]
In the TV series The Legend of Mi Yue, the capital of the Yiqu Country is set in Ningxian.[6]