Nanpi (Chinese: 南皮; pinyin: Nánpí) is a county in the east of Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou. As of 2004^[update], it has a population of 350,000 residing in an area of 836 km² (323 sq mi).

Nanpi County 南皮县
County
Nanpi in Cangzhou
Cangzhou in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°02′20″N 116°42′29″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Cangzhou
Area
• Total	836 km2 (323 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (35 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	350,000
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	061500
Area code(s)	0317

Administrative divisions

There are 6 towns and 3 townships under the county's administration.[1]

Towns:

• Nanpi (南皮镇), Fengjiakou (冯家口镇), Zhaizi (寨子镇), Baoguantun (鲍官屯镇), Wangsi (王寺镇), Wumaying (乌马营镇)

Townships:

• Dalangdian Township (大浪淀乡), Liubali Township (刘八里乡), Luguan Township (潞灌乡)

History: Nanpi in the history has been pretty famous due to its mention in the epic novel "Heroes in the marsh" 水滸傳 in Ming Dynasty. At that time the town was named Da Ming Fu 大名府. It is also the home town of an important figure in late Qing Dynasty: Zhang ZhiDong 張之洞, who has been a governor to Hunan, Hubei, etc.

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