Qianxi County, Hebei
Qianxi County (simplified Chinese: 迁西县; traditional Chinese: 遷西縣; pinyin: Qiānxī Xiàn) is a county of Hebei province, China. It contains the northernmost point of Tangshan City which administers it.
Qianxi County
迁西县 | |
|---|---|
  Qianxi Location of the seat in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′28″N 118°18′54″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Tangshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,439 km2 (556 sq mi) |
| Population | 410,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qianxi is known for its chestnuts, producing a third of China's chestnuts export. The history of chestnut cultivation in Qianxi goes back 2,000 years.[2][3]
Some of the oldest dated rock formation are found in Qianxi as part of the Qianxi stage.[4]
Administrative divisions
[5] The only subdistrict is Lixiang Subdistrict (栗乡街道)
Towns:
- Xingcheng (兴城镇), Jinchangyu (金厂峪镇), Saheqiao (洒河桥镇), Taipingzhai (太平寨镇), Luojiatun (罗家屯镇), Dongmangyu (东荒峪镇), Xinji (新集镇), Santunying (三屯营镇), Luanyang (滦阳镇)
Townships:
- Baimiaozi Township (白庙子乡), Shangying Township (上营乡), Han'erzhuang Township (汉儿庄乡), Yuhuzhai Township (渔户寨乡), Jiucheng Township (旧城乡), Yinzhuang Township (尹庄乡), Donglianhuayuan Township (东莲花院乡), Xinzhuangzi Township (新庄子乡)
References
- http://www.qianxi.cn/content/index/id/225.html
- "Raw or cooked, choose chestnuts". archive.shine.cn. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- Xu, Shoubo (2020). Technological Economics. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-15-8582-1.
- Liu, D. Y.; Nutman, A. P.; Compston, W.; Wu, J. S.; Shen, Q. H. (1992-04-01). "Remnants of ≥3800 Ma crust in the Chinese part of the Sino-Korean craton". Geology. 20 (4): 339–342. Bibcode:1992Geo....20..339L. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0339:ROMCIT>2.3.CO;2. ISSN 0091-7613.
- 唐山市-行政区划网
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