Zitong County (Chinese: 梓潼县; pinyin: Zǐtóng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.

Zitong County 梓潼县
County
Zitong Panoramic 31.63211769254885°N 105.1589985519027°E / 31.63211769254885; 105.1589985519027
Location of Zitong County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°38′35″N 105°10′16″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Mianyang
Area
• Total	1,438 km2 (555 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	309,000
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

It has an area of 1,438 km² (555 sq mi), and a population of 380,000 in 2002. Its seat is 172 km (107 mi) from Chengdu, and 49 km (30 mi) from Mianyang. It was made a county as early as B.C. 285, in Qin Dynasty^{[citation needed]}.

Famous people include: Sima Xiangru, Pu Fuzhou, Hai Deng, Li Youxing.

Historical sites

Zitong has three historical sites listed in the official list of Chinese national historic sites.:[2]

• Qiqushan temple (Qiqushan damiao, 七曲山大庙)
• Liye tower (Liye que, 李业阙)
• Wolongshan temple (Wolong shan Qianfo yan shiku, 卧龙山千佛岩石窟)

Aftermath of the 2008 Earthquake

Zitong, like neighbouring counties, was located near the epicentre of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[3] Infrastructures in Zitong was partly destroyed, and drinking water was not available.

Also the Qiqushan Temple, who is since 1996 on the official list of Chinese national historical sites was partly destroyed by the earthquake.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zitong County.

• Official website of Zitong County government

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