Mian County


Mian County or Mianxian is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the northwest. Its area measures, and its total population as of 2020 was 429,000 people. During the Qin and Han dynasty it was known as Mianshui. In 1964 it was renamed to Mianxian with a homophone character for Mian, to avoid the use of uncommon characters in place names. In 2020, the county government requested the name of the county to be changed to Mianzhou, pending central government approval. Previously the government requested to use the name Dingjunshan City, but this was denied by the central government.
The tomb of Zhuge Liang near Mount Dingjun is located in the county.

Transportation

Mian County is served by the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway.

Administrative divisions

Mian County has 19 subordinate towns:
#NameSimplified ChineseHanyu Pinyin
1Mianyang勉阳镇Miǎnyáng Zhèn
2Zhoujiashan周家山镇Zhōujiāshān Zhèn
3Tonggousi同沟寺镇Tónggōusì Zhèn
4Xinjiezi新街子镇Xīnjiēzi Zhèn
5Laodaosi老道寺镇Lǎodàosì Zhèn
6Dingjunshan定军山镇Dìngjūnshān Zhèn
7Wenquan温泉镇Wēnquán Zhèn
8Yuandun元墩镇Yuándūn Zhèn
9Xinpu新铺镇Xīnpù Zhèn
10Chadian茶店镇Chádiàn Zhèn
11Wuhou武侯镇Wǔhóu Zhèn
12Baocheng 褒城镇Bāochéng Zhèn
13Jinquan金泉镇Jīnquán Zhèn
14Fuchuan阜川镇Fùchuān Zhèn
15Qingyangyi青羊驿镇Qīngyángyì Zhèn
16Qishuba漆树坝镇Qīshùbà Zhèn
17Zhanggouhe长沟河镇Zhǎnggōuhé Zhèn
18Zhenchuan镇川镇Zhènchuān Zhèn
19Zhangjiahe张家河镇Zhāngjiāhé Zhèn

Climate