Qingyang County () is a county in the south of
Anhui
Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze Riv ...
Province, People's Republic of China. It is the northeasternmost
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 ...
of
Chizhou
Chizhou () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Anhui province, China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwes ...
. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Qingyang County is located in
Rongcheng Town.
Qingyang county benefited in 1540 from Mao Kun ()(1512–1601)'s brief (2-month) tenure as magistrate. He helped the coppersmiths of the area by shutting down illegal shops that were being run by people from outside the county, and mitigated the abuses of local bullies. The county honored him with a shrine when he had to return home to mourn his father's death.
Administrative divisions
Qingyang County has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 townships.
Towns
- Former Towns
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Tongbu (),
Jiuhua (),
Wuqi (),
Shaji ()
Townships
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Qiaomu Township ()
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Youhua Township ()
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Ducun Township ()
- Former Townships
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Chengdong Township (),
Yangtian Township (),
Dongbao Township (),
Nanyang Township (),
Zhuyang Township (竹阳乡),
Jiuhua Township ()
Climate
Transport
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China National Highway 318
China National Highway 318 (G318) runs from Shanghai to Zhangmu on the China-Nepal border. It is the longest China National Highway at in length and runs west from Shanghai towards Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan, and ends in Tibet Au ...
References
Chizhou
County-level divisions of Anhui
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