Zhijin County
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Zhijin County (织金县; pinyin: Zhījīn Xiàn) is a county-level administrative district in southwestern China, part of the Bijie Prefecture within the Guizhou province.
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[edit] History
It has been inhabited since Qin Dynasty, comprised mainly of Gelao people. After Jin Dynasty, Yi people moved in. During the Kangxi years in Qing Dynasty, a city was founded at its place and called Pingyuan (平远), meaning "peace at the borders".In 1914, it was renamed after one of its streets called Zhijin (织金,meaning "weaving gold") by the newly formed Republic of China government.
[edit] Geography and Climate
Zhijin County is located in the southeastern part of Bijie Prefecture, roughly in the middle of Guizhou Province. It is 151 km from Guiyang, 95 km from Anshun, 129 km from Bijie City. It spans 82.5 km from East to West, and 66 km from North to South. Its total area is 2868km2.
Karst topography dominates the landscape, with caves everywhere. The Zhijin Cave 22km from the county seat is considered the most magnificent cave in China, and is a popular tourist spot.
The highest point in the county has altitude 2262 m, and the lowest 1319 m. Average temperature is 14.7 c, with annual rainfall 938.4 mm.
[edit] Economy
The most important industry is tourism, with Zhijin Cave the number one attraction drawing tourists from all over China and the world.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Demographics
There are 23 ethnic groups living in Zhijin, including Han, Miao, Yi, Hui and Buyei. 48.02％ of the population are considered minorities in China.
[edit] Administration
There are 11 towns and 21 townships in the county. Among them are:
[edit] External links
- Brief information about Zhijin County (in Chinese)
- Local Government website (in Chinese)
- Popular local forum(in Chinese)
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