Pingtang County
Pingtang County (Chinese: 平塘县; pinyin: Píngtáng Xiàn) 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.[1]
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 six Chinese characters, reading "中国共产党亡" ("the Communist Party of China Perish") was discovered at the Zhangbu Scenic Spot in Zhangbu village (掌布乡).[2][3]
The Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope will be located here.
Towns and townships
The towns and townships under the jurisdiction of Pingtang County include:
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)
References
- ↑ Kuang MG (July 1986). "[Develop family planning work based on the reality of minority regions]". Renkou Yanjiu (in Chinese) (4): 40–1. PMID 12159294.
- ↑ "2.7亿年“中国共产党亡”字样地质奇观惊现贵州(图)". News.xinhuanet.com. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ↑ "“救星石” 两亿七千万年的神秘天书-搜狐新闻". News.sohu.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
External links
- Map of Pingtang County
- Article about Hidden Words Stone
- Renminbao article about Hidden Words Stone
- Experts confirm the hidden characters were naturally formed (article in Chinese)
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