Yanling County, Henan


Yanling County is a county in the central part of Henan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Xuchang.
WWW yanling.gov.cn

History

Human habitation of the area began around 6000 BC.
In the early Zhou dynasty, the area became the state of Yan.
In the Eastern Zhou dynasty, the area became known as Yan Yi after the destruction of the state of Yan under Duke Wu of Zheng in the early part of the reign of King Ping of Zhou.
In the fifth month of 722 BC, Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeated his younger brother Gongshu Duan north of present-day Yanling County.
The famous Battle of Yanling took place in Yanling County.
Yanling County was established during the Western Han dynasty in the year 201 BC.
In 2014, six men in Yanling County were fined 2,000 yuan each for their roles in catching 1,689 wild geckos in Zhangqiao.

Administrative divisions

The county is made up of twelve towns:
TownChinese namePinyinWade–Giles
安陵镇Ānlíng zhènAn-ling-chen
马栏镇Mǎlán zhènMa-lan-chen
柏梁镇Bǎiliáng zhènPai-liang-chen
陈化店镇Chénhuàdiàn zhènCh'en-hua-tien-chen
望田镇Wàngtián zhènWang-t'ien-chen
大马镇Dàmǎ zhènTa-ma-chen
陶城镇Táochéng zhènT'ao-ch'eng
张桥镇Zhāngqiáo zhènChang-ch'iao-chen
彭店镇Péngdiàn zhènP'eng-tien-chen
只乐镇Zhĭlè zhènChih-le-chen
南坞镇Nánwù zhènNan-wu-chen
马坊镇Măfăng zhènMa-fang-chen

Economy

The county's primary agricultural products include wheat, beans, sweet potatoes, cotton and tobacco among others. The county is known for growing flowers which began during the Tang dynasty and flourished during the Song dynasty. The county is therefore known as 'Flower County'. Industries in the county include machinery manufacturing, fertilizer, concrete and wine making among others.
In 2017, the value of the county's output in the flower and plant industry reached 7.1 billion yuan.

Demographics

The population of the county decreased between the 2000 census and 2010 census.

Transportation

People from Yanling County