Suiping County () is a county in the south of
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
province, China. It is under the administration of
Zhumadian
Zhumadian ( zh, s= , t= , p=Zhùmǎdiàn; Postal romanization, postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province of China, province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang, Henan, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to ...
City.
It is claimed to be the origin county of the surname Fang (
房). During the
Western Zhou
The Western Zhou ( zh, c=西周, p=Xīzhōu; 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended in 77 ...
it was the seat of the
Fang State.
The Jixiashan Satellite Commune, established in 1958, was China's first
People's commune
The people's commune ( zh, c=, p=rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by Townships of the People's Rep ...
.
It is a "historical heritage site" and is a destination for
red tourism.
Administrative divisions
, this county is divided to 5 subdistricts, 8 towns, 2 townships and 3 others.
;Subdistricts
;Towns
;Townships
;Others
* Industrial Park ()
* Chaku Mountain Scenic Area ()
* Fengming Valley Scenic Area ()
Climate
References
County-level divisions of Henan
Zhumadian
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