Qingcheng County Explained

Qingcheng County
Native Name:Chinese: 庆城县
Postal Code:745100
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:Location of Qingyang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
Map Caption1:Qingyang in Gansu
Coordinates:36.0163°N 107.8818°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:Qingcheng Town
Area Total Km2:2692.6
Population As Of:2018
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:289761
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Qingcheng County is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang.

History

The history of Qingcheng dates back to prehistoric settlements 200,000 years ago. And written records mention the city 4,000 years ago.[1] During the Xia dynasty (2070 and 1600 BC), the area was part of the Yongzhou state. During the late Shang dynasty era, it became part of Yiqu state. In 266 BC it was conquered by the Qin dynasty. In 221 BC, the Qin set up the county seat of Beidi (北地郡) in present-day Maling town, ruling over what was then named Yiqu County, where the present day county seat is located. In 220 AD, Qiang and Rong barbarians captured the county. During the Three Kingdoms the Xubu occupied Qingcheng. In 265 it became part of the Western Jin Dynasty.[2]

Administrative divisions

Qingcheng County is divided to 9 towns and 6 townships.[3]

Towns
  • Qingcheng (Chinese: 庆城镇)
  • Yima (Chinese: 驿马镇)
  • Sanshilipu (Chinese: 三十里铺镇)
  • Maling (Chinese: 马岭镇)
  • Xuanma (Chinese: 玄马镇)
  • Baimapu (Chinese: 白马铺镇)
  • Tongchuan (Chinese: 桐川镇)
  • Chicheng (Chinese: 赤城镇)
  • Gaolou (Chinese: 高楼镇)
Townships
  • Taibailiang Township(Chinese: 太白梁乡)
  • Tuqiao Township(Chinese: 土桥乡)
  • Caikouji Township(Chinese: 蔡口集乡)
  • Nanzhuang Township(Chinese: 南庄乡)
  • Zhaijiahe Township(Chinese: 翟家河乡)
  • Caijiamiao Township(Chinese: 蔡家庙乡)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 May 2020. 千年古城——庆城.
  2. Web site: 历史沿革. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708040126/http://www.chinaqingcheng.gov.cn/xqgl/lsyg. dead. July 8, 2022.
  3. Web site: 统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn . XZQH . zh . 2020-12-27.