Anyang County () is a county in the north of
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
province, China. It is under the administration of
Anyang
Anyang ( zh, s=安阳, t=安陽; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan, China. Geographical coordinates are 35° 41'~ 36° 21' north latitude and 113° 38'~ 114° 59' east longitude. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the eas ...
city.
History
Anyang County's existence was first attested during the
Warring States period
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and under the
Qin dynasty
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. The
county seat
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during this period was a place located south of present-day Anyang city. Anyang County was abolished under the
Western Han
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, but brought back under the
Western Jin
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. The location of the county seat during this period is not listed. The county was then abolished again under the
Eastern Wei
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. It was then reconstituted under the
Sui dynasty
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in 590 CE and has existed continuously ever since. The present-day city of
Anyang
Anyang ( zh, s=安阳, t=安陽; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan, China. Geographical coordinates are 35° 41'~ 36° 21' north latitude and 113° 38'~ 114° 59' east longitude. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the eas ...
was made county seat 607, and has held that role continuously until the present day.
Administrative divisions
, this county is divided to 8 towns and 13 townships.
;Towns
;Townships
References
County-level divisions of Henan
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