| Quanzhou County | |
| Native Name: | · Zhuang; Chuang: Cenzcouh Yen |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 541500 |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 25.929°N 111.073°W |
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi |
| Pushpin Label: | Quanzhou |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Guangxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guilin |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Quanzhou Town |
| Area Total Km2: | 4021 |
| Population: | 803495 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | 200 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Quanzhou County (; Zhuang; Chuang: Cenzcouh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Hunan province to the north and east. It is under the administration of Guilin City. Quanzhou is the biggest county in Guilin both in size and in population. The dialect here belongs to the Xiang Chinese.[1]
Historically, Quanzhou was under the administration of Hunan Province. It was only after Ming Dynasty (1368CE - 1644CE) that it was removed from Hunan into Guangxi.
Quanzhou County administers 15 towns, 1 township, and 2 ethnic townships.[2]
Four Yao languages are spoken by the Yao people of Quanzhou County:[3]
Within Quanzhou County, the Biao Min language is divided into the following five different dialect groups:[4]
Much of the difference between local Biao Min dialects is in phonetics, rather than vocabulary. With the exception of the Xieshui dialect group, the dialect groups are largely mutually intelligible. A possible explanation for the divergence of the Xieshui dialect group with other Biao Min dialects is increased interaction with Han people in the area.
The Yao people of Quanzhou County are mainly located in the county's two ethnic townships: and .
Dongshan Yao Ethnic Township is home to the largest Yao population in the county, comprising about 20,000 people across 4,800 households.
The second largest concentration is located in Jiaojiang Yao Ethnic Township, where about 1,900 ethnic Yao reside across 400 households. Within Jiaojiang, Banyaoshan Village is home to about 120 ethnic Yao, residing across 20 households.
While not an ethnic township, the town of also has a sizable Yao community, numbering about 900 people across 190 households. Within Shaoshui, Tongyou Village hosts about 200 ethnic Yao across 60 households.