Pingtang County
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Pingtang County is a county in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
of Guizhou
, in southwest
China
. It is a high mountain valley and is inhabited mainly by members of the Buyei
and Miao
ethnic minorities, who together make up 55% of the county's population.
The county's area is 2,816 square km and in 2002 its population was approximately 300,000. The county's government is based in the town of Pinghu.
In June 2002, a 270 million-year-old stone called Hidden character stone
inscribed with five Chinese characters, reading "中国共产党" ("the Communist Party of China") was discovered at the Zhangbu Scenic Spot in Zhangbu village (掌布乡).
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China. The capital of the prefecture is Duyun...
of Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
, in southwest
Southwest China
Southwest China is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality of Chongqing, the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.-Provinces:-Municipalities:...
China
China
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. It is a high mountain valley and is inhabited mainly by members of the Buyei
Buyei
The Buyei are an ethnic group living in southern mainland China. Numbering 2.5 million, they are the 11th largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
and Miao
Miao people
The Miao or ม้ง ; ) is an ethnic group recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component nations of people, which include Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho Xiong...
ethnic minorities, who together make up 55% of the county's population.
The county's area is 2,816 square km and in 2002 its population was approximately 300,000. The county's government is based in the town of Pinghu.
In June 2002, a 270 million-year-old stone called Hidden character stone
Hidden character stone
Hidden character stone is a stone located in a scenic spot area in Zhangbu village , Pingtang County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. The stone itself contains the nature-created Chinese characters "Communist Party of China"...
inscribed with five Chinese characters, reading "中国共产党" ("the Communist Party of China") was discovered at the Zhangbu Scenic Spot in Zhangbu village (掌布乡).
Towns
- Pinghu (平湖镇; pinyin: Pínghú zhèn)
- 摆茹镇 (pinyin: zhèn)
- 通州镇 (pinyin: zhèn)
- Yazhou (牙舟镇; pinyin: Yázhōu zhèn)
- 大塘镇 (pinyin: zhèn)
- Kedu (克度镇; pinyin: Kèdù zhèn)
- Tangbian (塘边镇; pinyin: Tángbiān zhèn)
- 者密镇和四寨镇 (pinyin: zhèn)
Townships
- 白龙乡 (pinyin: xiāng)
- Xintang (新塘乡; pinyin: Xīntáng xiāng)
- 卡蒲毛南族乡 (pinyin: xiāng)
- 西凉乡 (pinyin: xiāng)
- 卡罗乡 (pinyin: xiāng)
- Gudong (谷洞乡; pinyin: Gǔdòng xiāng)
- Zhangbu (掌布乡; pinyin: Zhǎngbù xiāng)
- Shuchang (鼠场乡; pinyin: Shǔcháng xiāng)
- 甘寨乡和苗二河乡 (pinyin: xiāng)