Xun County or Xunxian () is a

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in the north of

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province, China. It is under the administration of the

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Hebi Hebi ( ; postal: Hopi) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. Situated in mountainous terrain at the edge of the Shanxi plateau, Hebi is about south of Anyang, northeast of Xinxiang and north of Kaifeng. As of the 202 ...

and located on the transition of the East China Plain and the

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. Xun County has a historic center originating to 1331, one of the best preserved of the East China Plain, and is located along the Grand Canal. The landscape is characterized by the hills of Dayao and Fuqiu rising from the plains. The

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historically had its course through the south of the county, causing numerous floods.

History

During the

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the area was called Li (). During the

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it was first established as a county. In 1115 it was named Xunzhou, governing over Liyang County and Wei County. It was demoted to a county named Xun County in 1369.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 7 towns and 2 townships. ;Towns ;Townships *

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() * Wangzhuang Township ()

Climate

Notable people

Duanmu Ci was born in Xun County.

Transport

Huaxun railway station Huaxun railway station is a station on the Zhengzhou–Jinan high-speed railway. The station serves both Hua County and Xun County, hence the name of the station. It opened with the initial section of the railway, between Zhengzhou East and Pu ...

References

County-level divisions of Henan Hebi {{Henan-geo-stub