Xichuan County () is a county in the southwest of

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province, China, bordering the provinces of

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to the south and

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to the northwest. It is under the administration of the

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. Xichuan has an area of and a population of . Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of

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's canal head are located in Xichuan.

History

The state of Chu's first capital Danyang was in Xichuan.

Geography

Xichuan is located south of Funiu Mountain. The county is about 107 kilometers from northwest to southeast, with a width of 46 kilometers and a total area of 2,798 square kilometers. Xichuan County is a horseshoe-shaped terrain that protrudes to the southeast in the northwest direction. The northwest is a low mountain area, the middle is a hilly area, and the southeast is a hilly and alluvial plain. Danjiangkou Reservoir is located in the south of the county. The northern and northwestern parts of the county belong to the eastern part of the

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mountains. On the south side of the

Funiu Mountains The Funiu Mountains, also known by their Chinese name Funiu Shan, are a mountain range in southern Shanxi and western Henan provinces in China. Geography The Funiu are an eastern extension of the Qins, running south of the Yellow River after ...

, the mountain body is roughly east–west. The mountains about 900 meters above sea level extend from north to south. There are the

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in the west and southwest of the county. The elevation of the east and west peaks at the junction of Zoumaling and Hubei is 1,033 meters. 1086 meters is the highest peak of the county. The east side of the Danjiangkou Reservoir belongs to the southwestern margin of the Nanyang Basin and is flat and ridge-like.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Xichuan has 2 subdistricts, 11

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, and 4

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: ;Subdistricts: *Longcheng Subdistrict (), Shangsheng Subdistrict () ;Towns: *

Jingziguan Jingziguan () is a town in Xichuan County, Nanyang City, Henan province, Central China. Geography Jingziguan is located at the junction of Henan province, Shaanxi province and Hubei province Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocke ...

(), Laocheng (), Xianghua (), Houpo (),

Jiuchong Jiuchong (), also known as Danyang (), is a town in the southeast of Xichuan County, southwestern Henan province, China. Geography Jiuchong town is situated at the Southeastern part of Xichuan County. The central route of South–North Water ...

(), Shengwan (), Jinhe (), Siwan (), Cangfang (), Shangji (), Madeng () ;Townships: *Xihuang Township (), Maotang Township (), Dashiqiao Township (), Taohe Township ()

Notable people

Fan Li Fan Li () from the Spring and Autumn period, was an ancient Chinese military strategist, politician, and businessman. Fàn Li was an important political and military advisor to Goujian, the king of Yue. He later was known as Tao Zhu Gong (陶 ...

, the politician and economist of the country in the late Spring and Autumn Period. * Fan Ye, famous historian and essayist in the Southern Song Dynasty. *

Fan Zhen Fàn Zhěn (范縝, hanyupinyin Fàn Zhěn) (c. 450 - 515) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer. He was an atheist of the Southern Qi Dynasty, remembered today for his treatise ''Shén Miè Lùn'' ( simplified Chinese 神灭论, trad ...

, (about 450 years - 515 years), materialist philosopher, atheist. *Famous poet

Chou Meng-tieh Chou Meng-tieh (; 29 December 1921 – 1 May 2014) was a Taiwanese poet and writer. He lived in Tamsui District, New Taipei City. Biography He was born Chou Chi-shu in Xichuan County, Henan in 1921. In 1948, Chou joined the China Youth Corps ...

was born in Xichuan County in 1921.

References

External links

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Official website of Xichuan County government
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