Jiange County () is a county of

Sichuan Province Sichuan is a Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capita ...

, China. It is under the administration of

Guangyuan Guangyuan ( zh, s= , t=廣元 , p=Guǎngyuán , w=Kuang-yüan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. Guangyuan City is located on the northern edge ...

city. The history of Jiange County as a county division goes back around 1700 years. The county has historically been a junction between the north and south of

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, through the

Jianmen Pass Jianmen Pass () is a mountain pass located southwest of the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan province. It has also been called "Jianmenguan Pass"; however, that form is redundant since ''guān'' means "pass" in Chinese. Location Jianmen Pass is lo ...

. It is a popular tourist destination in Sichuan.

Administrative divisions

The county government was formerly located in Pu'an town, and has been in Xiasi town since 2000. Jianmen administers 27 towns and 2 townships: Towns Townships * Xiuzhong (秀钟乡) * Qiaodian (樵店乡)

Culture

Jianmen's local specialties include Jianmen ham and Jianmenguang tofu. It's also known for the Jianmen

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. The local dialects, especially from Jinxian town, are notable for preserving the tones of old Sichuan dialects.

Climate

Transport

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China National Highway 108 China National Highway 108 (G108) is a National Highway which connects Beijing through Chengdu to Kunming. In Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 mil ...

Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway or Xi'an-Chengdu Passenger Dedicated Line, is a double track, dual-track, Railway electrification system, electrified, high-speed rail in China, high-speed rail line in Western China between Xi'an and Chengdu, ...

Baoji–Chengdu railway The Baoji–Chengdu railway, Bao–Cheng railway or Bao–Cheng Line was formerly designed as a rail line that connects Tianshui and Chengdu called Tianshui–Chengdu railway ( zh, s=天水—成都铁路, t=天水—成都鐵路, p=Tiānshuǐ Ch� ...

References

County-level divisions of Sichuan Guangyuan {{Sichuan-geo-stub