Chaoyuan Temple
Zhaoyuan may refer to two county-level divisions of the People's Republic of China: *Zhaoyuan, Shandong (招远市), county-level city of Yantai, Shandong *Zhaoyuan County Zhaoyuan County (), formerly Rear Gorlos Banner, is a county in the west-central part of Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Jilin province to the south. The southernmost county-level division The administrative divisions of China have ...

Administrative Divisions Of The People's Republic Of China
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 are five levels of local government; the provincial (province, autonomous region, municipality, and special administrative region), prefecture, county, township, and village. Since the 17th century, provincial boundaries in China have remained largely static. Major changes since then have been the reorganisation of provinces in the northeast after the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the formation of autonomous regions, based on Soviet ethnic policies. The provinces serve an important cultural role in China, as people tend to identify with their native province. Levels The Constitution of China provides for three levels: the provincial, the county level, and the township level. However, in practice, there are four le ...
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Zhaoyuan, Shandong
Zhaoyuan () is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, located on the Bohai Sea. Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production, and is occasionally nicknamed "China's gold capital" (). The city spans an area of , and has a population of 560,234 as of 2019. History The area was first incorporated under the Han dynasty as Qucheng County (). Gold was discovered at Zhaoyuan in the Tang dynasty. The myth accompanying the city's discovery of gold is that a giant tortoise named Ao (turtle), Ao once told villagers struggling with famine to dig, and upon digging, they struck gold. The county was named Zhaoyuan County () in 1131. People's Republic of China Five Townships of China, townships in Zhaoyuan were upgraded to Towns of China, towns on September 1, 1988. On December 21, 1991, Zhaoyuan was upgraded from a Counties of China, county to a county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level ci ...
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