Gangu County () is a
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
in the southeast of
Gansu
Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...
province, China. It is under the administration of
Tianshui
Tianshui is a prefecture-level city in Gansu province, China, and is the province's second-largest city (behind the provincial capital Lanzhou). Located in the southeast of the province, the city strides along the upper reaches of the Wei River a ...
City and is the most populous county in Gansu. Its postal code is 741200, and in 1999 its population was 570,318 people.
It was established by
Duke Wu of Qin in 688 BC as Ji County (冀县), this has led it to be called the 'oldest Chinese county. Gangu was a stop on the
Silk Road
The Silk Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over , it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the ...
, as a tea and horse market, and as a stopover for traders. It remains a regional trading centre.
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Between 1958 and 1962, Gangu and Wushan County were merged.
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Culture
Gangu is known for its pepper variety, sold in China as Gangu pepper. Local culture includes Wushu
Wushu may refer to:
Martial arts
* Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China
* Wushu (sport)
Wushu () (), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern ...
martial arts and the sculpturing of animal ornaments on traditional Chinese roofs.
Administrative divisions
Gangu County is divided to 13 towns and 2 townships.
Climate
Famous residents
* Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei (202 – 3 March 264), courtesy name Boyue, was a Chinese military general and politician
of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Born in Ji County (present-day Gangu County, Gansu), Jiang Wei started his ...
(202-264), general
* Yang Fu (Han dynasty), politician
* Shi Yanjue, president of the Buddhist Association of China
See also
* List of administrative divisions of Gansu
Gansu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Repub ...
References
Gangu County
Tianshui
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