Pingxiang County (simplified Chinese: 平乡县; traditional Chinese: 平鄉縣; pinyin: Píngxiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about 45 km (28 mi) from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000^[when?] residing in an area of 406 km² (157 sq mi). In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County (钜鹿县) and was the site of the Battle of Julu in 207 BC, as well as being the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s.

Pingxiang County 平乡县
County
Pingxiang in Xingtai
Xingtai in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°03′47″N 115°01′48″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Xingtai
County seat	Fengzhou Town (丰州镇)
Area
• Total	406 km2 (157 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (111 ft)
Population
• Total	280,000
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	054500

Administrative divisions

Pingxiang consists of 3 towns and 4 townships.[1]

Towns:

• Fengzhou (丰州镇), Hegumiao (河古庙镇), Pingxiang (平乡镇)

Townships:

• Youzhao Township (油召乡), Jiegu Township (节固乡), Tianfucun Township (田付村乡), Xunzhao Township (寻召乡)

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160030/http://www.0319xt.cn/renwen/xiangxi.asp?id=272

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