Pingwu County Explained

Pingwu County
Postal Code:622550
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Seat:Long'an
Seat Type:County seat
Settlement Type:County
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:32.41°N 104.556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sichuan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Mianyang
Area Code:0816
Area Total Km2:5974
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:126357
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Elevation Max M:5588
Elevation Max Point:Mount Xuebaoding
Elevation Min M:600

Pingwu County is a county located in the north of Sichuan province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.

It has an area of 5959.71km2[2] and a population of 180,000 in 2018, making it one of the smallest counties by population in Sichuan.[3]

History

The history of Pingwu goes back over 1,700 years. In 108 CE, the Eastern Han established Guanghan County, which was ruled from present day Wen County. Beginning in the 3rd century CE, a number of kingdoms belonging to the Di tribe were set up in and around Pingwu County.[4] In 280 Pingwu County was first established. The name Pingwu originates from the name of the previous Yinping and Guangwu counties.

In 347, Pingwu became part of the Eastern Jin.

By the 6th century, the Di kingdoms saw their power wane, and much of the area surrounding present-day Pingwu County was integrated into the Yarlung dynasty. Despite this, the area of contemporary Pingwu County was not occupied by the Yarlung dynasty during the 7th century, resulting in a linguistic identity more akin to that of the Di tribe.

Geography and climate

Pingwu is a mountainous county located along the upper reaches of the Fujiang river, in the far northwest of the Sichuan Basin. 94% of the county's area is above 1,000 m elevation.[5] The average yearly temperature is 14.7C.[6]

Economy

Pingwu is a large production base of Shiitake and wood ear mushroom, with an output of 1.1 million kg in 2009.[7]

Administrative divisions

Pingwu County has six towns, two townships, and twelve ethnic townships.[8]

Towns
Townships
Ethnic townships

Demographics

Languages

Pingwu County is one of three counties in Sichuan where the Baima language is spoken.[9]

Attractions

Pingwu county is the center of the biggest remaining giant panda habitat in China, i.e. the Minshan Mountains. Close to the Baima Ethnic Township, for example, the national panda reserve "Wanglang" is located. The WWF has conducted an Integrated Community Development Project in the Baima township to reduce direct and indirect poaching threats to the panda population. Bao'en Temple, a Buddhist monastery dating back to the 15th century, is located in Pingwu County.

Fauna

There are two species of Megophryidae frogs endemic to Pingwu County, namely Scutiger pingwuensis and Oreolalax chuanbeiensis.

Notable residents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 绵阳市第七次全国人口普查公报(第一号)——全市人口情况 . Government of Mianyang . zh . 2021-05-28 .
  2. Geography of Pingwu County, Official website of Pingwu County Government, visited on May 14, 2008.
  3. Web site: 网易. 2021-03-30. 四川省一县级市,人口仅18万,建县历史超1700年!. 2021-05-08. www.163.com.
  4. Chirkova. Ekaterina. 2005. Words for 'one' in Baima. live. Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale. 34. 69–99. 10.1163/19606028-90000135. 170844236 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210822165707/https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/file/index/docid/104153/filename/2005_Chirkova_Words_one_CLAO.pdf. 2021-08-22. 2021-08-22. HAL (open archive).
  5. Web site: 网易. 2021-03-30. 四川省一县级市,人口仅18万,建县历史超1700年!. 2021-05-08. www.163.com.
  6. Web site: 走进平武 - 平武县文广旅局. 2021-05-08. zww.zypingwu.com.
  7. Book: 中国农村科技. 2009. 中国农村科技杂志社. zh.
  8. Web site: 2020. zh:2020年统计用区划代码. 2020 Statistical Division Codes. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/51/07/510727.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210217174845/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/51/07/510727.html. 2021-02-17. 2021-02-17. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
  9. Web site: Baima. 2021-02-17. endangeredlanguages.com. Endangered Languages Project. en.