Taihe County, Jiangxi
| Taihe County 泰和县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Location in Ji'an City (yellow) and Jiangxi province | |
| Coordinates: 26°47′N 114°55′E / 26.783°N 114.917°ECoordinates: 26°47′N 114°55′E / 26.783°N 114.917°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ji'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,666 km2 (1,029 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (188 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 526,000 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0796 |
| GDP (RMB) | 4.692 billion |
| Website | http://www.jxth.gov.cn/ |
Taihe County (simplified Chinese: 泰和县; traditional Chinese: 泰和縣; pinyin: Tàihé Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, situated on the west (left) bank of the Gan River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, 37 kilometres (23 mi) to the north-northeast.
Demographics
The population of the district was 505,795 in 1999.[1] The beautiful county consists of 16 towns, 6 villages and 2 cultivation farms. These villages and towns are called Chengjiang(Chinese: 澄江), Shuicha(水槎), Tangzhou(塘洲), Guanchao(冠朝), Shacun(沙村), Mashi(马市; 馬市), Shangmu(上模), Shangyi(上圯), Laoyingpan(老营盘; 老營盤), Zhonglong(中龙; 中龍), Xiaolong(小龙; 小龍), Heshi(禾市), Guanxi(灌溪), Bixi(碧溪), Luoxi(螺溪), Nanxi(南溪), Suxi(苏溪; 蘇溪), Qiaotou(桥头; 橋頭), Yanxi(沿溪), Shishan(石山), Yuanqian(苑前), Wanhe(万合; 萬合), Wushan Farm(武山垦殖场; 武山墾殖場) and Taihe Farm(泰和垦殖场; 泰和墾殖場) respectively.[2]
History
According to the recent archaeological discovery, the history of Taihe County can date back to the west zhou dynasty.
Famous Local Products
One of the most famous local products of Taihe County is Gallus domesticus, called "Taihe Wuji" in Chinese.
Notes and references
- ↑ (English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ↑ (English) Government of Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, China - 2008 Period, in Taihe China
Further reading
- John W. Dardess (1996). A Ming Society: Tʻai-ho County, Kiangsi, Fourteenth to Seventeenth Centuries. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20425-6.
External links
- (Chinese) (English) Government site - Google translation