Yang County

Yang County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional 洋縣
 • Simplified 洋县
 • Pinyin Yáng Xiàn

Location in Shaanxi province

Location in Hanzhong
Coordinates: 33°13′N 107°32′E / 33.217°N 107.533°E / 33.217; 107.533
Country  China
Province Shaanxi
Prefecture Hanzhong
Population (2004) 440,000
Time zone China standard time (UTC+8)
Website http://www.yangxian.gov.cn/

Yang County or Yangxian(simplified Chinese: 洋县; traditional Chinese: 洋縣; pinyin: Yángxiàn) is a county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China.It is encompasses the easternmost portion of thethe Han River (Hanshui).Gorges, including the Hanzhong Basin (汉中盆地).

History

Town of Yangxian, Kaiming Temple(Chinese: 开明寺), Built in AD 713. Shaanxi Province, China, Taken in AD 1875
Imperial Palace Liangmasijue(Chinese: 良马寺觉皇殿), located in Yang County, Shaanxi Province, China

Yangxian County has a long history and cultural prosperity. As early as 7000 years ago in the Neolithic period, there have been people here to settle down. Jin dynasty Tai Shi three years (AD 267 years) to the ocean Zhou in the territory of Ming Hongwu three years (AD 1370) the western state of Yangxian County. Since the Tang dynasty and dynasty Dynasties, large number of men of letters in this stop, story of Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi,Wen Tong(One Chinese idiom in relation to him goes "there are whole bamboos in his heart" (胸有成竹), meaning that one has a well-thought-out plan in his mind. ) ties and other celebrities on the left, one of the most popular poems and pass through the ages, the idiom confidence from Yangxian. The territory of the Tang Dynasty temple Stupa, enlightened emperor temple, Ming Zhi Guo Yuan sleep Temple Tripitaka floor and other key protect cultural relics 19. One of the four great inventions of ancient Chinese papermaking inventor Cai Lun feudatory was buried in the. Tangluo Road (傥骆道, Tǎngluòdào)(Road)is the Tang Dynasty through Qinling Mountains the most convenient traffic routes.

Administration

According to the latest information released by the government of Yangxian County .[1]

Geography

Yang County is located in southwestern Shaanxi, near the border with Chenggu County and Xixiang County Counties, and is a part of the Shannan region. It sits in the east of the Hanzhong Basin (汉中盆地), on the Han River (Hanshui). The Daba Mountains are perched to the south of the County; to the north lie the Qin Mountains. The city's administrative area (prefecture) ranges in latitude from 33°02′to 33°43′N and in longitude from 107°11′ to 108°33′E, and is 3,206 square kilometres (1,238 sq mi).[2] The northern part of the prefecture is high while the southern part is generally low. Elevations range from around 389 metres (1,276 ft) in the urban area to 3,071 metres (10,075 ft) in the Qin Mountains.

Transport

Yang County is served by the Hanzhong Airport and Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway. Yang County also enjoys the convenience of The National Expressway System by G5(Beijing-Kunming).Also, National highway China 108,and provincial road 230 constitute the developed traffic network of Yang Countyg.

The Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway under construction will operate in December 2017.[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ (Chinese) Profile of Yang County , Accessed 2016-04-15.
  2. ↑ (Chinese) Profile of Yang County , Accessed 2016-04-15.
  3. ↑ "China plans high speed rail link for Chengdu-Xi'an" A.P. 2010-11-02
  4. ↑ (Chinese) "中国首条穿越秦岭高铁年底开工 绕避生态敏感区" 中国新闻网 2010-11-03

Relative location

Map
(Location of Yang County Prefecture within Hanzhong.)
Zhouzhi County(Chinese: 盩厔縣) (Xi'an )(Chinese: 西安市)
Chenggu County(Chinese: 城固縣) Shiquan County(Chinese: 石泉縣)(Ankang)(Chinese: 安康市)
  Yang County(Chinese: 洋縣)  
Xixiang County(Chinese: 西鄉縣)
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