Qianyang County
Qianyang County
千阳县 Kienyang | |
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Qianyang in Baoji | |
Baoji in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoji |
| Area | |
• Total | 993.93 km2 (383.76 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,545.5 m (5,070.5 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 125,400 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 721100 |
| Licence plates | 陕C |
| Website | www |
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Qianyang County (simplified Chinese: 千阳县; traditional Chinese: 千陽縣; pinyin: Qiānyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji.
Established in 570 as 汧陽 (also pronounced Qianyang), in October 1964, in order to avoid rare characters, the name was changed to its current writing. Since then, where the name of the place is "Shaanxi", all use "Qian".
Qianyang is considered the birthplace of Qin culture and is noted for its folk embroidery.