Quyang County is a county under the administration of Baoding, Hebei Province, China.[ 保定市-行政区划网 ] The county is famous for its stone carvings, many of which are exported abroad.
History
During the late
Tang dynasty and early Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Era, Quyang made up part of the largely independent domain of the
Yiwu Province . The tomb of
funerary art illustrates the elite music of the timewas rediscovered in Lingshan's Xiyanchuan Village in 1980, looted in 1994, and excavated in 1995. Under the
Yuan dynasty, its seat also served as the center of Heng Prefecture, originally based in
Zhengding County north of central
Shijiazhuang, and was similarly known as
Hengzhou. The name is maintained by one of the county's towns.
Administrative divisions
Towns:
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Hengzhou (恒州镇), Lingshan (灵山镇), Yanzhao (燕赵镇), Yangping (羊平镇)
Townships:
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Luzhuangzi Township (路庄子乡), Xiahe Township (下河乡), Zhuangke Township (庄窠乡), Xiaomu Township (孝墓乡), Wende Township (文德乡), Dongwang Township (东旺乡), Xiaolin Township (晓林乡), Dicun Township (邸村乡), Chande Township (产德乡), Qicun Township (齐村乡), Dangcheng Township (党城乡), Langjiazhuang Township (郎家庄乡), Fanjiazhuang Township (范家庄乡), Beitai Township (北台乡)
Climate
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