Guzhen County (simplified Chinese: 固镇县; traditional Chinese: 固鎮縣; pinyin: Gùzhèn Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bengbu city.

Guzhen 固镇县 Kuchen
County
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Bengbu
Area
• Total	1,363 km2 (526 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	580,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	233700
Website	固镇县人民政府

Administrative divisions

In the present, Guzhen County has 8 towns and 3 townships.[1]

8 Towns

3 Townships

• Shihu (石湖乡)
• Yangmiao (杨庙乡)
• Zhongxing (仲兴镇)

History

• A 4500 year old city in what is called as the Nanchengzi Ruins is found in this county.
• At the end of the Qin Dynasty (202 BC), the battle of Chu and Han happened in Guzhen, leaving the "besieged on all sides", "Farewell My Concubine" and other stories.
• During Taihe Period, the Northern Wei Dynasty, establish a town called Guyang, then evolve Guzhen County.
• October 31, 1964, each part of Xuxian, Lingbi, Huaiyuan, Wuhe formed the Administrative Region Establishment of Guzhen County. July 1, 1965, Guzhen county was under the administration of Xuxian area; 1983 is Bengbu City.

Place of interest

• Gaixia ruins (the provincial cultural relics protection units)
• Yangcheng Valley site
• Ancient battlefield site

References

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