Pengzhou
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Pengzhou is a county-level city
in Sichuan
, China
, some 19 km (11.81 mi) northwest of Chengdu
. There is an expressway, free of charge to 川A and 川O vehicle holders, that connects Chengdu and the suburb, Pengzhou.
It has an area of 1420 square kilometers and a population of 803,400 in 2009. Pengzhou is famous for being one of the three national bases of peony plantation and one of the five national bases of vegetable plantation and merchandise. Pengzhou's industry varies from parmaceutical to petrochemical. The newly-built oil-refinery attracts a total investment of 38 billion yuan, considered to be the biggest single investment of Sichuan Province since 1949. Like other regions around the area, Pengzhou was badly affected by the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
.
:
. Empress dowager Wu Zetian
first set up Pengzhou in 686 AD (Tang Dynasty
). In 1337 AD, Hongwu Emperor
(Ming Dynasty
) reduced Pengzhou to Pengxian, or Peng County ' onMouseout='HidePop("11124")' href="/topics/Pinyin">Pinyin
: Péngxiàn). Peng County later became Pengzhou City in 1993 (People's Republic of China
).
As of late, Pengzhou is still occasionally referred to as Pengxian, or Peng County, even in official publications.
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, some 19 km (11.81 mi) northwest of Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
. There is an expressway, free of charge to 川A and 川O vehicle holders, that connects Chengdu and the suburb, Pengzhou.
It has an area of 1420 square kilometers and a population of 803,400 in 2009. Pengzhou is famous for being one of the three national bases of peony plantation and one of the five national bases of vegetable plantation and merchandise. Pengzhou's industry varies from parmaceutical to petrochemical. The newly-built oil-refinery attracts a total investment of 38 billion yuan, considered to be the biggest single investment of Sichuan Province since 1949. Like other regions around the area, Pengzhou was badly affected by the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...
.
Administrative divisions
Pengzhou has 20 townsTown (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
:
- Tianpeng (天彭镇)
- Longmenshan (龙门山镇)
- Xinxing (新兴镇)
- Lichun (丽春镇)
- Jiuchi (九尺镇)
- Mengyang (濛阳镇)
- Tongji (通济镇)
- Danjingshan (丹景山镇)
- Longfeng (隆丰镇)
- Aoping (敖平镇)
- Cifeng (磁峰镇)
- Guihua (桂花镇)
- Junle (军乐镇)
- Sanjie (三界镇)
- Xiaoyudong (小鱼洞镇)
- Hongyan (红岩镇)
- Shengping (升平镇)
- Bailu (白鹿镇)
- Gexianshan (葛仙山镇)
- Zhihe (致和镇)
History
Pengzhou area is believed to have been habituated since Western ZhouWestern Zhou
The Western Zhōu period was the first half of the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang Dynasty at the Battle of Muye. C.H...
. Empress dowager Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian , personal name Wu Zhao , often referred to as Tian Hou during the Tang Dynasty and Empress Consort Wu in later times, was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Empress Regnant...
first set up Pengzhou in 686 AD (Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
). In 1337 AD, Hongwu Emperor
Hongwu Emperor
The Hongwu Emperor , known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang and by his temple name Taizu of Ming , was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China...
(Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
) reduced Pengzhou to Pengxian, or Peng County ' onMouseout='HidePop("11124")' href="/topics/Pinyin">Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Péngxiàn). Peng County later became Pengzhou City in 1993 (People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
).
As of late, Pengzhou is still occasionally referred to as Pengxian, or Peng County, even in official publications.