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