Gushi County
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Gushi County is a county of about 1,630,000 people of Xinyang
City, southeastern Henan
province, People's Republic of China
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and 22 townships.
Towns:
Townships:
during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history (771-436 BCE).
Xinyang
Xinyang is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost such administrative division in the province.-Recent history:...
City, southeastern Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Administration
Gushi has 10 townsTown (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
and 22 townships.
Towns:
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Sanhejian (三河尖镇)
- Chenlinzi (陈淋子镇)
- Liji (黎集镇)
- Wangliu (往流镇)
- Guolutan (郭陆滩镇)
- Jiangji (蒋集镇)
- Huzupu (胡族铺镇)
- Fangji (方集镇)
- Duanji (段集镇)
Townships:
- Chengjiao (城郊乡)
- Wangpeng (汪棚乡)
- Shahepu (沙河铺乡)
- Nandaqiao (南大桥乡)
- Hongbu (洪埠乡)
- Chenji (陈集乡)
- Xuji (徐集乡)
- Fenggang (丰港乡)
- Magang (马堽乡)
- Caomiaoji (草庙集乡)
- Zhangguangmiao (张广庙乡)
- Shifo (石佛店乡)
- Quanhepu (泉河铺乡)
- Liushudian (柳树店乡)
- Fenshuiting (分水亭乡)
- Wumiaoji (武庙集乡)
- Zushimiao (祖师庙乡)
- Zhaogang (赵岗乡)
- Zhanglaobu (张老埠乡)
- Yangji (杨集乡)
- Lidian (李店乡)
History
Gushi County was the capital of one of the two States of LiaoLiao (state)
The State of Liǎo was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese History . There were two actual states called Liao at this time...
during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history (771-436 BCE).
Climate
Notable people
- Chen YuanguangChen YuanguangChen Yuanguang , pseudonym: ) was from Gushi County in Henan, China. The people of Zhangzhou in Fujian, along with the descendants of immigrants from Zhangzhou to Taiwan, all refer to him as the "Sacred Prince, Developer of Zhangzhou" ....
, Sacred Prince, Developer of Zhangzhou - Wang ShenzhiWang ShenzhiWang Shenzhi , courtesy name Xintong or Xiangqing , formally Prince Zhongyi of Min and later further posthumously honored as Emperor Taizu of Min , was the founder of Min on the southeast coast of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period of Chinese history...
, the founder of the Min KingdomMin (Ten Kingdoms)Min was one of the Ten Kingdoms which was in existence between the years of 909 and 945. It existed in a mountainous region of modern day Fujian province of China and had a history of quasi-independent rule. Its capital was Fuzhou 福州. It was founded by Wang Shenzhi .-Founding:Wang Shenzhi’s older...
on the southeast coast of China
External links
- Gushi Information Network
- Gushi County government
- Gushi Online
- Gushi Forum
- A Survey of Gushi - China Council for the Promotion of International TradeChina Council for the Promotion of International TradeThe China Council for the Promotion of International Trade is a trade body of the Chinese government founded in 1952. It also goes by the name of the China Chamber of International Commerce ....
- Rural China's office politics - November 2007 BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
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