Baixiang County is a county of Hebei

Hebei

' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...

, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai

Xingtai

Xingtai is a city in southern Hebei province, North China. The prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a total area of , administers 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 15 counties. In 2004 it had an urban population of 561,400 and a total population of 6.73 million...

 City. The Baixiang County is famous because the capital Xiangguo (襄國) of the Southern Huns state Later Zhao

Later Zhao

The Later Zhao was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. It was founded by the Shi family of the Jie ethnicity...

, described in the Fang Xuanling

Fang Xuanling

Fang Xuanling , formal name Fang Qiao but went by the courtesy name of Xuanling, formally Duke Wenzhao of Liang , was the lead editor of the Book of Jin and one of the most celebrated chancellors of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, and he and his colleague Du Ruhui, both serving during the reign...

 Book of Jin

Book of Jin

The Book of Jin is one of the official Chinese historical works. It covers the history of Jin Dynasty from 265 to 420, which written by a number of officials commissioned by the court of Tang Dynasty, with the lead editor being the Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, drawing mostly from the official...

 Chapter 104, was located in the territory of the county. It was a place of the 351 CE Battle of Xiangguo between Ran Min

Ran Min

Ran Min , also known as Shi Min , posthumously honored by Former Yan as Heavenly Prince Daowu of Wei , courtesy name Yongzeng , nickname Jinu , was a military leader during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China and the only emperor of the short-lived state Ran Wei . Ran is an uncommon Chinese...

's army and Shi Zhi

Shi Zhi

Shi Zhi was briefly, for about one year, an emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao. He was the last of four short-lived emperors after the death of his father Shi Hu , and Later Zhao's final emperor...

 of Later Zhao

Later Zhao

The Later Zhao was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. It was founded by the Shi family of the Jie ethnicity...

. After the battle, the Later Zhao general Liu Xian

Liu Xian

Liu Xian is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the son of Liu Du, a warlord and Administrator of Lingling Commandery. When Liu Bei attacked Lingling, Liu Xian recommended Xing Daorong to fight the enemy. Liu Xian followed Xing's plan in...

 (劉顯) killed Shi Zhi in Xiangguo, the Xiangguo city was burned, and its population moved to Yecheng

Yecheng

Yecheng, Karghilik or Karghalik, also known as Chokkuka, is a city in Xinjiang, China. It is 249 km by road northwest to Kashgar, and 249 km south to Mazar....

.

Administrative Divisions

Towns:

• Baixiang Town
  Baixiang Town
  Baixiang Town is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China....
  
   (柏乡镇), Guchengdian
  Guchengdian
  Guchengdian is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China....
  
   (固城店镇)

Townships:

• Wangjiazhuang Township
  Wangjiazhuang Township
  Wangjiazhuang Township is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China....
  
   (王家庄乡), Xiwang Township
  Xiwang Township
  Xiwang Township is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China....
  
   (西汪乡), Neibu Township
  Neibu Township
  Neibu Township is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China....
  
   (内步乡), Longhua Township
  Longhua Township
  Longhua Township is a township-level division situated in Baoding, Hebei, China....
  
  (龙华乡)

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