Pingquan () is a county-level city of northeastern

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province to the east. It has a population of 400,000 (2020 census) residing in an area of . It is a centre of trade and business, and gold and silver are mined nearby.

History

Pingguan was formerly called Bakou (Pakow). It absorbed Chinese colonies in the neighboring Mongol land: a large portion of the Kharachin Right Wing Banner and a large part of the Kharachin Middle Banner. Both banners belonged to the

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.Yamazaki Sōyo 山崎惣與, ''Manshū-koku chimei daijiten'' 滿洲國地名大辭典, p.556,758, 1941. During the

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of 1891, Pingquan was assaulted by Chinese religious sects. Catholic church were burnt and Chinese converts were massacred.Richard Shek, ''The Revolt of the Zaili, Jindan Sect in Rehe (Jehol), 1891'', Modern China, Vol. 6, pp. 161-196, 1980
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Administrative divisions

There are 10 towns, 4 townships, and 5 ethnic townships under the county's administration.

Climate

Education

Institutions of higher education include: * Pingquan Hospital of

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of Chengde * Pingquan Normal College

Economy

Major local companies include: * Pingquan Edible Fungus Company * Pingquan Seeds Co., Ltd * Pingquan Lihua Cement Co., Ltd * Hebei Pingquan Changcheng Chemical Co., Ltd (the largest

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manufacturer in North China) * Pingquan Yadong The Plastics Co., Ltd * Pingquan Grain & Oil Group Co., Ltd * Chengde Jibei Yanshan Activated Carbon Co., Ltd

References

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County-level cities in Hebei Chengde {{Chengde-geo-stub