Qu County
Qu County
渠县 | |
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Coordinates: 30°50′13″N 106°58′23″E / 30.837°N 106.973°ECoordinates: 30°50′13″N 106°58′23″E / 30.837°N 106.973°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
Area [citation needed] | |
• Total | 2,013 km2 (777 sq mi) |
Population (2002)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 1,330,000 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 635200 |
Qu County or Quxian (simplified Chinese: 渠县; traditional Chinese: 渠縣; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Dazhou.
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 dates back to the Han Dynasty.[1][2]
From 2014 to 2018, the Han dynasty site of Chengba (城坝遗址) near Tuxi in Qu county was excavated. A number of eave tiles with Chinese characters "dangqu" (宕渠) have been found, leading archaeologists to believe that this was the site of the Han dynasty city of Dangqu.[3]
Climate[]
Qu County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).
showClimate data for Quxian (1981−2010) |
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Notes[]
- ^ Victor Segalen, "Chine. La grande statuaire", and "Les origines de la statuaire en Chine", p. 46 sq
- ^ 沈府君阙
- ^ "Significant achievements from archaeological excavation of Chengba site in Sichuan Province". Chinese Archaeology. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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