Английская Википедия:Hua County
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Hua County or Huaxian (Шаблон:Zh) is a county under the administration of Anyang City, in the north of Henan province, China.
Its predecessor administrative area Huazhou/Hua prefecture was first established in 596 during the Sui dynasty. In 606 it was named Yanzhou (Шаблон:Lang-zh), and soon after as Dong commandery. In 618 it was combined with present Changyuan and Yanjin as Huazhou again. In 1372 it was demoted to a county.[1] The name 'Hua' means 'slip', given because the city had many slipways.[2]
Location
Hua County is located in the southmost part of Anyang. To its north lies Neihuang County, also in Anyang; to its east Puyang County in Puyang; to its south the counties of Changyuan and Fengqiu, both in Xinxiang; to its west Xinxiang's Yanjin County and Hebi's Xun County.
Administration
The county executive, legislature, and Basic People's Court are in Daokou, together with the CPC and PSB branches.[3] Prior to 1949 the administrative center of Hua County was in Chengguan.[1] Its current administrative subdivisions are:[4]
3 subdistricts
- Daokou Subdistrict (Шаблон:Lang)
- Chengguan Subdistrict (Шаблон:Lang)
- Jinhe Subdistrict (Шаблон:Lang)
8 towns
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12 townships
Climate
In the news
Шаблон:Importance section On 10 September 2009, the Basic People's Court sentenced Wei Fazhao to death for his January drunk-driving killing of eight people and injuring of three. It was the first death penalty given to a drunk driver anywhere in Henan.[5]
Notable people
- Zhai Rang, peasant rebel leader founding Wagang Army during late Sui dynasty.
- Zhao Ziyang, former general secretary of Chinese Communist Party (CPC) and premier of China.
- Lu Huaishen, official of the Tang and Wuzhou dynasties.
- Li Wencheng (李文成), leader of Heavenly Principle Sect revolt in 1813
- Nie Yuanzi, leader of the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.
- Wu Lanying, national sport shooter of China.
Transport
Notes and references
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Yu Aitong, "Drink driving death toll reduced by a third", South China Morning Post, 15 September 2009
