Guan County, Shandong
Guanxian
冠县 | |
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  Guanxian Location of the seat in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′02″N 115°26′35″E / 36.484°N 115.443°ECoordinates: 36°29′02″N 115°26′35″E / 36.484°N 115.443°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,161 km2 (448 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 793,100 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 252500 |
| Guanxian | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 冠縣 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 冠县 | ||
| Postal | Kwanhsien | ||
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Guan County (simplified Chinese: 冠县; traditional Chinese: 冠縣; pinyin: Guàn Xiàn) is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordered by Hebei province to the west. It is administered by Liaocheng City.
The population was 730,300 in 1999.[4]
History[]
As an isolated county, with relatively low education levels and a weak orthodox gentry,[5] Guan long served as center for secret societies and heterodox sects. For example Guan was one of the earliest places where Yi-he boxing was practised, namely in 1779. This material arts style later served as base for the prominent Yìhéquán (Boxer) movement. In 1861–63, the county was also the center of a rebellion against the Qing dynasty, led by and supported by the White Lotus.[6] In the last decades of the Qing Empire and the early Republic, Guan County was home to the Red as well as Green Gangs, the Yellow Sand Society, and the "".[5]
Administrative divisions[]
As 2012, this County is divided to 3 subdistricts, 7 towns and 8 townships.[7]
- Subdistricts
- Qingquan Subdistrict (清泉街道)
- Chongwen Subdistrict (崇文街道)
- Yanzhuang Subdistrict (烟庄街道)
- Towns
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References[]
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 現代漢語詞典(第七版) [Contemporary Chinese Dictionary] (7 ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 483. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
【冠县】 Guàn Xiàn
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ Jump up to: a b Esherick (1987), p. 142.
- ^ Esherick (1987), p. 141.
- ^ 临沂市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Bibliography[]
- Esherick, Joseph W. (1987). The Origins of the Boxer Uprising. Berkeley, California; Los Angeles; London: University of California Press.
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