Shibing County should not be confused with Shiping County.
| Shibing County | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Other Name: | Shihping |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Guizhou#Southwest China |
| Pushpin Label: | Shibing |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Guizhou |
| Coordinates: | 27.0331°N 108.1245°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Shibing County government |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qiandongnan |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Chengguan |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,543.83 |
| Population Total: | 170,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 3.5 |
| Population Urban: | 37,000 |
Shibing County (; Hmu: Qib Jux) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Shibing's history goes back to at least 1391, when it was an important crossing halfway on the road between Zhenyuan and Huangping. The name Shibing is based on Miao language words for the stop in the middle. Shibing was established as a county in 1444. Between 1958 and 1962 it was part of Huangping County.[1]
The total population is 170,000 as of 2021,[2] 58.53% of the population belongs to minorities, of these, 52.75% are Miao.[3]
Shibing Karst landscape is part of the South China Karst World Natural Heritage Site.[4]
Shibing administers over 5 towns and 3 townships:[5]