Yu County, Hebei
Yu County, also known by its Chinese name Yuxian, is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiakou in northwestern Hebei province, China. Yuzhou town is the county seat.
History
The area was home to the capital of the Chinese states|state] of Dai during the Spring and Autumn period of the Zhou dynasty. Under the Qin dynasty, present-day Yu County was organized as, with its seat Daixian located northeast of present-day Yuzhou. Daixian also served as the capital of Dai Commandery, overseeing 11 or 13 counties in what is now northwestern Hebei and northeastern Shanxi. Under the Eastern Han, the commandery seat was moved west to Gaoliu. It returned to Daixian near present-day Yuzhou under the kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period before the commandery was abolished in 388.The city was a former garrison town during the Ming dynasty, serving as part of the defense system protecting the capital Beijing from Mongol Northern Yuan invasion.
Administrative divisions
Towns:- Yuzhou, Daiwangcheng, Xiheying, Jijiazhuang, Baile, Nuanquan, Nanliuzhuang, Beishuiquan, Taohua, Yangjuan, Songjiazhuang
- Xiagongcun Township, Nanyangzhuang Township, Baishu Township, Changning Township, Yongquanzhuang Township, Yangzhuangke Township, Nanlingzhuang Township, Chenjiawa Township, Huangmei Township, Baicaocunc Township, Caogoubu Township