Yang County

Yang County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
• Traditional	洋縣
• Simplified	洋县
• Pinyin	Yáng Xiàn
Location in Shaanxi province Location in Shaanxi province
Location in Hanzhong Location in Hanzhong
Coordinates:
Country	China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture	Hanzhong
Population (2004)	440,000
Time zone	China standard time (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.yangxian.gov.cn/

Yang County, or Yangxian (simplified Chinese: 洋县; traditional Chinese: 洋縣; pinyin: Yángxiàn), is a county in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China. It encompasses the easternmost portion of the Han River (Hanshui) Gorges, including the Hanzhong Basin (汉中盆地).

History

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Kaiming Temple (Chinese: 开明寺) in 1875. It was built in AD 713.

File:良马寺觉皇殿—洋县湑水镇.jpg

Imperial Palace Liangmasijue (Chinese: 良马寺觉皇殿).

Yang County has been inhabited for 7,000 years, since the Neolithic period. Since the Tang dynasty and Song dynasty, many writers and artists have passed through, including Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, and Wen Tong.

Administration

Yang County has three subdistricts:

• • Yangzhou (simplified Chinese: 洋州街道办事处; traditional Chinese: 洋州街道辦事處; pinyin: jiēdàobanshichu)
  • Zhifang (simplified Chinese: 纸坊街道办事处; traditional Chinese: 紙坊街道辦事處; pinyin: jiēdàobanshichu)
  • Qishi (simplified Chinese: 戚氏街道办事处; traditional Chinese: 戚氏街道辦事處; pinyin: jiēdàobanshichu)

It also has 15 towns:

• Longting (simplified Chinese: 龙亭镇; traditional Chinese: 龍亭鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Maoping (simplified Chinese: 茅坪镇; traditional Chinese: 茅坪鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Huayang (simplified Chinese: 华阳镇; traditional Chinese: 華陽鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Huanshuguan (simplified Chinese: 槐树关镇; traditional Chinese: 槐樹關鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Jinshui (simplified Chinese: 金水镇; traditional Chinese: 金水鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Sangxi (simplified Chinese: 桑溪镇; traditional Chinese: 桑溪鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Hangjinxia (simplified Chinese: 黄金峡镇; traditional Chinese: 黃金峽鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Hangjiaying (simplified Chinese: 黄家营镇; traditional Chinese: 黃家營鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Hangan (simplified Chinese: 黄安镇; traditional Chinese: 黃安鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Moziqiao (simplified Chinese: 磨子桥镇; traditional Chinese: 磨子橋鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Machang (simplified Chinese: 马畅镇; traditional Chinese: 馬暢鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Xiecun (simplified Chinese: 谢村镇; traditional Chinese: 謝村鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Yushui (simplified Chinese: 溢水镇; traditional Chinese: 溢水鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Guandi (simplified Chinese: 关帝镇; traditional Chinese: 關帝鎮; pinyin: zhèn)
• Baliguan (simplified Chinese: 八里关镇; traditional Chinese: 八里關鎮; pinyin: zhèn)

Geography

Yang County is located in southwestern Shaanxi Province, near Chenggu County and Xixiang County, and is part of the Shannan region. It sits in the eastern Hanzhong Basin (汉中盆地), on the Han River. The Daba Mountains are to the south of the county; to the north are the Qin Mountains. The administrative area (prefecture) ranges in latitude from 33°02′ to 33°43′N and in longitude from 107°11′ to 108°33′E, and is 3,206 square kilometres (1,238 sq mi). The northern part of the prefecture is at a high elevation, while the southern part is generally low. Elevations range from around 389 metres (1,276 ft) in the urban area to 3,071 metres (10,075 ft) in the Qin Mountains.

Transport

Yang County is served by Hanzhong Airport and the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway. Its major roads are the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway, part of the National Expressway System; China National Highway 108; and Provincial Road 230.

The Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, currently under construction, is scheduled to begin operations in December 2017.

Relative location

Map (Location of Yang County Prefecture within Hanzhong.)
File:Administrative Division Hanzhong.png Hantai Nanzheng County Chenggu County Yang County Xixiang County Mian County Ningqiang County Lueyang County Zhenba County Liuba County Foping County