Qin'an County
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History
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by 68 Neolithic cultural sites including the Dadiwan culture.[2]
It is reputedly the county where Zhuge Liang's troops, commanded by Ma Su, were defeated by Zhang He at the Battle of Jieting.
Known historically as Chengji (Script error: No such module "Lang".), it vied with Tianshui (then known as Shanggui) as the seat of the medieval province of Qinzhou during the Tang dynasty and Five Dynasties eras.[3]
Culture
Qin'an celebrates the Nüwa festival, a sacrifice festival for the mother goddess. It is celebrated yearly on the 15th of the third lunar calendar months.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
Qin'an County governs 17 towns,[6] which govern over a total of 6 residential communities and 428 villages.[7]
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Climate
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See also
References
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- ↑ China County & City Population 1999
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- ↑ Dudbridge, Glen. A Portrait of Five Dynasties China: From the Memoirs of Wang Renyu (880–956), pp. 8 ff. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Accessed 14 Dec 2013.
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