Xiping County () is a county in the southeast-central part of

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...

province in the

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. It is the northernmost

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

Zhumadian Zhumadian (; postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of ...

. Xiping covers an area of and has 840,000 inhabitants. The place of the iron forge of Jiudian () from the

Warring States period The Warring States period () was an era in History of China#Ancient China, ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, as well as bureaucratic and military reforms and consolidation. It followed the Spring and Autumn period and concluded ...

until the Jin dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple () from the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.

Administration

It administers 3 sub-district offices, 6 towns, 9 townships, 1 ethnic township and 2 others. ;Subdistricts * Baicheng Subdistrict () * Baiting Subdistrict () * Baiyuan Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships ;Ethnic townships * Caizhai Hui Ethnic Township () ;Others * Laowangpo Farm () * Industrial Cluster Area ()

Climate

References

External links

China Cultural Heritage
(Chinese)

(Chinese)

(Chinese) County-level divisions of Henan Zhumadian {{Henan-geo-stub