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Xishui County, Hubei
Xishui County ( zh, s= , t= , p=Xīshuǐ Xiàn) is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The county extends over an area of and is under the administration of Huanggang City. History Xishui was a center of revolutionary activity during the Chinese Civil War. In 1922, an underground group was formed to try to undermine the Kuomintang. Between 1926 and 1949, thousands of locals lost their lives in the struggle. Famous persons whose ancestral home was Xishui County: * Wen Yiduo (Chinese: 聞一多), famous writer of China. *Yang Jisheng (historian) ( Chinese traditional: 楊繼繩), the author of Tomb: Great famine of China: 1959-1962 (Chinese name: ) *Xu Fuguan, a Chinese historian and philosopher, notable for Confucian studies Geography Administrative divisions Xishui County administers: Climate Natural resources Xishui county has large proven reserves of ore, including magnetite, vanadium, copper, pyrite, yellow sand, granite, potassium, quartz, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of The People's Republic Of China
zh, p=Xiàn, labels=no , alt_name = , map = , caption = , category = Third level administrative division of a unitary state , territory = People's Republic of China , upper_unit = Prefectures, Provinces , start_date = , current_number = 1,319 (1,307 controlled, 11 claimed) , number_date = 2023 , population_range = , area_range = , government = Various, Central Government , subdivision = Town, Township Counties ( zh, s=县, labels=no) are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in provinces and autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners and city districts. There are 1,355 counties in mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of Chinese history. History ''Xia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
