Liping County () is a

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in the southeast of

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province, China, bordering

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to the east and

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to the southeast. It is part of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

History

The county was affected by the Miao rebellion of 1736-36. The county is home to many

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. *1322 (years to two years) set up a long lawsuit in Liping. The Liping government started to set up in 1413 to 1913, with a history of 500 years. *In 1283, eighty thousand people in the ancient state of the military and civilian (ancient state, this Leigh Bing Rory). To rule for two years (in 1322), the abolition of Zongguan Fu, Li Ping Village renamed Liping Zhai, in Ping lawsuit change Liping lawsuit, jurisdiction over 12 executive our, Huguang province state think appease our thought state, this cengong), Li Pingshi name. *On 1385, the abolition of Liping long lawsuit, built five Wei command division, military duct, administer 15 2 villages, 14 executive secretary. Ming Yongle eleven years (1413), the abolition of thinking, to appease our, suppose the Liping mansion in Liping village officer corps, attached to the Guizhou receives announcement administration to enable our, Tan Xi jurisdiction, eight boat, the ancient state, Cao drop Hou Fei, hung, drawn and ferro permanent from, Xishan Yang Dong (waste) seven executive our, implemented within civil military divide and conquer; Wu Kai Wei jurisdiction, Tun, Huguang. *In 1441, Ming orthodox six years, the abolition of Froude from chief permanent, permanent set from the county, under the Liping government. 1582 (ten years of Ming Dynasty), Liping government to civilian house, cure five Wei, Chen Yuan to control road zhifu. In 1600 the Liping government under the Huguang Province, 1603 under the Guizhou. *In 1730, a state Department of ancient Tongzhi, a house of Liping. *In 1950, Liping County in Dushan area, Tuyun area in 1952, 1956 was placed under the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous prefecture. *2013, Liping County, Guizhou Province, the people's government is set to the provincial governing county pilot.

Administration

Liping County is divided into 2 subdistricts and 14

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s and 7 townships and 2

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. Defeng subdistrict is the county seat which houses Liping County Government and Liping County Council. *Subdistricts: Defeng, Gaotun *Towns: Zhongchao, Hongzhou, Shuikou, Zhaoxing, Shangzhong, Mengyan, Jiuchao, Aoshi, Yandong, Shuangjiang, Long'e, Diping, Yongcong, Maogong *Townships: Deshun, Dehua, Pingzhai, Dajia, Bazhai, Luoli, Koujiang *Ethnic Townships: Shunhua, Leidong

Climate

Education

Technical school

*Liping medium vocational technical school

Senior school

Liping County, a total of 5 high school, respectively, as follows *Liping NO.1 Middle School *Liping NO.3 Middle School *Liping NO.4 Middle School *Liping NO.7 Middle School *Liping Hualong Middle School

Middle school

Liping County, a total of 25 Middle schools, respectively, as follows *Liping NO.2 Middle School *Liping NO.5 Middle School *Liping NO.6 Middle School *Liping Bazhai Middle School *Liping Maogong Middle School *Liping Jiuchao Middle School *Liping Dajia Middle School *Liping Mengyan Middle School *Liping Shangzhong Middle School *Liping Yudong Middle School *Liping Luoli Middle School *Liping Pingzhai Middle School *Liping Dehua Middle School *Liping Zhongchao Middle School *Liping Aoshi Middle School *Liping Hongzhou Middle School *Liping Deshun Middle School *Liping Yongcong Middle School *Liping Yandong Middle School *Liping Koujiang Middle School *Liping Shuangjiang Middle School *Liping Zhaoxing Middle School *Liping Shuikou Middle School *Liping Diping Middle School *Liping Long'e Middle School

Primary school

Liping County, a total of more than 300 primary schools, including urban primary school has 9, respectively, as follows, *Liping NO.1 Primary School *Liping NO.2 Primary School *Liping NO.3 Primary School *Liping NO.4 Primary School *Liping NO.5 Primary School *Liping Nanquan Primary School *Liping Xuejiaping Primary School *Liping Minsheng Primary School *Liping Luotuan Primary School 1 zhaoxing 2015

Transportation

Road

*S308, S202, S222, S221 *G242, G356

Expressway

* G76 * Songtao–Congjiang Expressway * Jingzhou–Liping Expressway

Railway

* Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway- Congjiang Railway Station * Xingyi-Yongzhou Railway- Liping Railway Station

Airport

Liping County is served by Liping Airport located at Gaotun Subdistrict and Defeng Subdistrict.

Relative location

References

External links

Liping County official site

''National Geographic'' article about the Dong of Dimen (地扪), Liping County
by Amy Tan (2008)
NPR story about Dong folk songs, featuring Amy Tan
April 2008 {{authority control County-level divisions of Guizhou Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture