Xinye () is one of the counties of Nanyang that lies in the southwest of Henan province, China. To the south lies the

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of Xiangyang in

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province, to the east is Tanghe County and to the west is the

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of Dengzhou. According to the 2020 Chinese Census, the population of Xinye county is . Its total area is . The G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway runs through Waizi town, which is the northmost town of Xinye. Both Nanyang Jiangying Airport and Xiangyang Liuji Airport are about away from Xinye. Changbanzhizhan

History

Near the end of the Han Dynasty, the warlord

Liu Bei Liu Bei (, ; ; 161 – 10 June 223), courtesy name Xuande (), was a China, Chinese warlord in the late Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty who later became the founding Emperor of China, emperor of Shu Han, one of the Three Kingdoms of ...

used Xinye as a base, as a vassal under Liu Biao. Liu Biao himself had been residing in Xiangyang (today's Xiangfan). Liu Bei lost Xinye to

Cao Cao Cao Cao (; ; ; 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation f ...

in 208 and retreated to the southeast in prelude to the battle of the Red Cliffs.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this county is divided to 2 subdistricts, 8 towns and 5 townships. ;Subdistricts * Hanhua Subdistrict () * Hancheng Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Henan Nanyang, Henan {{Henan-geo-stub