Neixiang County

Neixiang County (simplified Chinese: 内乡县; traditional Chinese: 內鄉縣; pinyin: Nèixiāng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Nanyang City, in the southwest of Henan province, China, has an area of 2,465 km2 (952 sq mi) and a population of 610,000 as of 2002.[1]

Neixiang County

内乡县

Neisiang, Nei-hsiang
County
Neixiang
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°3′0″N 111°49′48″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityNanyang
Area
 • Total2,465 km2 (952 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total610,000
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
474350
Area code(s)0377
Websitewww.neixiang.gov.cn

Neixiang is best known because it has China’s best preserved Yamen, or county government office. The Yamen in Neixiang was built originally in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times and the existing architecture mostly dates to the Qing Dynasty when it was built by Zhang Bingtao in 1882: it took three years to build. It has an area of 20,000 m² and there are more than 260 existing rooms. It is currently China's best preserved feudal county government office.

Transport
Map including Neixiang (labeled as NEI-HSIANG (NEISIANG) (walled) 內鄉) (AMS, 1955)
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References
  1. "Profile of Neixiang County" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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