Shiqian County


Shiqian County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The government is located in Tangshan.

Administrative divisions

Shiqian County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 1 township and 9 Ethnic [townships, towns, and sums|ethnic townships]:
;subdistricts
  • Tangshan Subdistrict 汤山街道
  • Quandu Subdistrict 泉都街道
  • Zhongba Subdistrict 中坝街道
;towns
  • Benzhuang Town 本庄镇
  • Baisha Town 白沙镇
  • Longtang Town 龙塘镇
  • Huaqiao Town 花桥镇
  • Wude Town 五德镇
  • Heba Town 河坝镇
;township
  • Guorong Township 国荣乡
;ethnic townships
  • Jufeng Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 聚凤仡佬族侗族乡
  • Longjing Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 龙井侗族仡佬族乡
  • Dashaba Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 大沙坝仡佬族侗族乡
  • Fengxiang Dong and Gelao Ethnic Township 枫香侗族仡佬族乡
  • Qingyang Miao, Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 青阳苗族仡佬族侗族乡
  • Shigu Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 石固仡佬族侗族乡
  • Pingdi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪地场仡佬族侗族乡
  • Ganxi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 甘溪仡佬族侗族乡
  • Pingshan Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪山仡佬族侗族乡

    Ethnic groups

The Shiqian County Gazetteer lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
  • Dong
  • Miao
  • Tujia
  • *Longtang, Bailong, Huaqiao, Jufeng
  • Yao
  • *Beita township : Leijiatun, Wuchaguan
  • *Huaqiao township : Shuiwei village
  • Mongol
  • *Sunjiaping township, Longchuan district : Yujiazhai, Zhong Yujiazhai, Xia Yujiazhai, Dayanshan
  • *Longdong township : Dingjiaba
  • *Pingdichang township : Leishoushan
  • *Zhongkui township : Hexi Jiangpo, Daping
  • Zhuang
  • *Zhongba, Zhongkui, Tangshan
  • Buyi
  • *Longtang, Wan'an, Tangshan, Juntian
  • Qiang
  • *Wan'an, Jufeng, Tangshan, Shanzhuang
  • Hui
  • *Wan'an, Zhongkui, Pingshan, Longtang, Tangshan
  • Manchu
  • *Muzhuang, Tangshan
  • Yi
  • *Datun, Longdong, Fuyan, Baisha, Tangshan

    Climate

Education

The Macau Red Cross supports a school in, Shiqian County: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School. It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.