Pi County
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Pi County is a county within Chengdu
City, Sichuan
Province, China
. It is located just 10 km north-west of Chengdu's city centre. The seat of the Pixian County Government is located in Pitong Town (郫筒镇).
Pi County covers an area of 437.5 square kilometres, with a total population of 480,000.
Pi County has over 2300 years of history—it was established by the State of Qin two years after it defeated the State of Shu, in 314 BC. It is famous throughout China for Pixian doubanjiang
, a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.
are seated in Pitong, together with the CPC
and PSB
branches. There are 13 other towns in their collective purview:
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
City, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
Province, China
China
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. It is located just 10 km north-west of Chengdu's city centre. The seat of the Pixian County Government is located in Pitong Town (郫筒镇).
Pi County covers an area of 437.5 square kilometres, with a total population of 480,000.
Pi County has over 2300 years of history—it was established by the State of Qin two years after it defeated the State of Shu, in 314 BC. It is famous throughout China for Pixian doubanjiang
Doubanjiang
Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. Doubanjiang exists in plain and spicy versions, with the latter containing red chili peppers and called la doubanjiang .It is used particularly in Sichuan cuisine, and in fact, the people...
, a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.
Administration
The county executive. legislature and judiciaryBasic people's court
A basic people's court is a lowest level court in the Courts of General Jurisdiction in the People's Republic of China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the basic people's courts handle the first instance cases at the local level.Basic people's...
are seated in Pitong, together with the CPC
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
and PSB
Public Security Bureau
In the People's Republic of China, a public security bureau refers to the government offices while the smaller offices are called Police posts which are similar in concept to the Japanese Kōban system) present in each province and municipality that handles policing , public security, and...
branches. There are 13 other towns in their collective purview:
- Xipu (犀浦镇)
- Hongguang (红光镇)
- Anjing (安靖镇)
- Tuanjie (团结镇)
- Tangchang (唐昌镇)
- Sandaoyan (三道堰)
- Xinminchang (新民场)
- Huayuan (花园镇)
- Ande (安德镇)
- Tangyuan (唐元镇)
- Deyuan (德源镇)
- Gucheng (古城镇)
- You`ai (友爱镇)