Qingyang, Anhui Explained

Qingyang
Other Name:Tsingyang
Postal Code:242800
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Location of Chizhou Prefecture within Anhui (China).png
Map Caption1:Chizhou in Anhui
Coordinates:30.639°N 117.847°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Anhui
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Chizhou
Area Total Km2:1181
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:257000
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Qingyang County is a county in the south of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. It is the northeasternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Chizhou. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Qingyang County is located in Rongcheng Town.Qingyang county benefited in 1540 from Mao Kun (1512 - 1601)'s brief (2-month) tenure as magistrate. He helped the coppersmiths of the area by shutting down illegal shops that were being run by people from outside the county, and mitigated the abuses of local bullies. The county honored him with a shrine when he had to return home to mourn his father's death.[1]

Administrative divisions

Qingyang County has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 townships.[2]

Towns

  • Rongcheng (Chinese: 蓉城镇)
  • Muzhen (Chinese: 木镇镇)
  • Dingqiao (Chinese: 丁桥镇)
  • Xinhe (Chinese: 新河镇)
  • Zhubei (Chinese: 朱备镇)
  • Lingyang (Chinese: 陵阳镇)
  • Yangtian (Chinese: 杨田镇)
  • Miaoqian (Chinese: 庙前镇)
- Former Towns

Townships

- Former Townships

Transport

Notes and References

  1. L. Carrington Goodrich, et al., eds. Dictionary of Ming Biography, (New York: Columbia University Press, 1976), p. 1043
  2. Web site: 南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.