Yanling County () is a county in the 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, China. It is the easternmost

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 ...

Xuchang Xuchang (; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pi ...

History

Human habitation of the area began around 6000 BC. In the early

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

, the area became the state of Yan (). In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the area became known as ''Yan Yi'' () after the destruction of the state of Yan under Duke Wu of Zheng () in the early part of the reign of

King Ping of Zhou King Ping of Zhou (; died 720 BC), personal name Ji Yijiu, was the thirteenth king of the Zhou dynasty and the first of the Eastern Zhou dynasty.Sima Qian. ''Records of the Grand Historian'', "Zhou Dynasty Annals". History He was the son of Kin ...

(after 770 BC). In the fifth month of 722 BC,

Duke Zhuang of Zheng Duke Zhuang of Zheng (; 757–701 BC) was the third ruler of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. His ancestral name was Ji (姬), given name Wusheng (寤生), which means "difficult birth" with breech prese ...

defeated his younger brother Gongshu Duan () north of present-day Yanling County. The famous Battle of Yanling (575 BC) took place in Yanling County. Yanling County was established during the

Western Han The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a war ...

dynasty in the year 201 BC. In 2014, six men in Yanling County were fined 2,000 yuan each for their roles in catching 1,689 wild

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s in Zhangqiao.

Administrative divisions

The county is made up of twelve

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: Towns: * Anling (), Malan (Ma-lan-chen; ), Bailiang (), Chenhuadian (), Wangtian (), Zhangqiao (Chang-ch'iao; , formerly ), Nanwu (, formerly ), Taocheng (T'ao-ch'eng; , formerly ), Zhile (, formerly ), Dama (, formerly ), Pengdian (P'eng-tien; , formerly ), Mafang (, formerly )

Climate

Economy

The county's primary agricultural products include wheat, beans, sweet potatoes, cotton and tobacco among others. The county is known for growing flowers which began during 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 ...

and flourished during the

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...

. The county is therefore known as 'Flower County' (, or also and ). Industries in the county include machinery manufacturing, fertilizer, concrete and wine making among others. In 2017, the value of the county's output in the flower and plant industry reached 7.1 billion yuan (1.03 billion U.S. dollars).

Demographics

The population of the county decreased between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census.

Transportation

China National Highway 311 China National Highway 311 (G311) runs west from Xuzhou, Jiangsu towards Anhui province, and ends in Xixia County, Henan. It is 748 kilometres in length. Route and distance See also * China National Highways {{China National Highways T ...

References

External links

《生財有道》河南鄢陵：花木興百業興 20190925 CCTV財經
('Shengcai Youdao - Henan Yanling: Flowers in Bloom, Strong Economy 25 Sept 2019 CCTV-2') {{authority control County-level divisions of Henan Xuchang