! The history of Zhang Xi 'an County in Gansu Province,

General situation of Zhangxi 'an County

Zhangxi 'an County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, with a total area of 2 164.4 square kilometers. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, with an altitude of 1640-394 1 m. In the first year of Zhangdi in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 78), Zhangxi 'an County was under the jurisdiction of Koryo County, and it was named Barrier County because of its reputation as "the barrier of the west". It was renamed Wuyang in the Tang Dynasty. The total population is185,000 people, the total cultivated land area is 476,000 mu, the annual average temperature is 7.2 degrees, the frost-free period is 155 days, the annual average sunshine hours are 23 13 hours, and the annual average rainfall is 500mm, which is a humid and semi-humid climate.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhangxian county was a dangerous place, and fortification thought it was a barrier. The Northern Wei Dynasty was changed to Zhang Xi 'an County, hence the name. The Book of Water Classics is called Zhang Chuan.

In 2000, Zhang Xian administered 65,438+0 towns and 65,438+06 townships: Chengguan, Mulin, Bifeng, Yanjing, Sancha, Penghuqiao, Admiralty, Dacaotan, Ma Quan, Sizu, Shichuan, Caotan, Caocaohe and Wudang. According to the data of the fifth census, the total population of the county is 186286. Among them, the population of each township (person): Chengguan Town 17 140 Mulin Township 586 1 Bifeng Township 5539 Yanjing Township 10254 Sancha Township 2 1470 Muhuqiao Township1370. Ma Quan Township 9383 Sizu Township 10970 Shichuan Township1446 Caosui Township 9425 Caohe Township 5377 Wudang Township 9628 Xinsi Township 19438 Dongquan Township 5586 Hanchuan Township 3 128.