Qu County

Qu County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
• Chinese	渠县
• Pinyin	Qú Xiàn
Qu County Location of the county
Coordinates: 30°50′N 106°50′E / 30.833°N 106.833°ECoordinates: 30°50′N 106°50′E / 30.833°N 106.833°E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Dazhou
Area
• Total	2,013 km^2 (777 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	1,330,000
• Density	660/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	635200

Qu County or Quxian (Chinese: 渠县; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Dazhou city.

History

Formerly known as Dangqu (宕渠), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or que, belonging to the Shen (沈) family, which date back to the Han Dynasty.^[1][2]

Notes

1. Victor Segalen, "Chine. La grande statuaire", and "Les origines de la statuaire en Chine", p. 46 sq
2. 沈府君阙