Xiping County
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| Xiping County | |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 西平县 |
| • Traditional | 西平縣 |
| • Pinyin | Xīpíng xià |
| Country | China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture | Zhumadian |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Xiping station in February 2009
Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng xiàn) is a county of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.
The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period till the Jin Dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (simplified Chinese: 宝严寺塔; traditional Chinese: 寶嚴寺塔; pinyin: Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang Dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.
External links
- China Cultural Heritage (Chinese)
- Jiudian yetie yizhi (Chinese)
- Baoyan si ta (Chinese)
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Coordinates: 33°23′20″N 114°01′12″E / 33.38889°N 114.02000°E
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