Baixiang County | |
Other Name: | Paisiang |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | Location of Xingtai Prefecture within Hebei (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Xingtai in Hebei |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Xingtai |
Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
Subdivision Name3: | 3 towns 3 townships |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Baixiang Town (Chinese: 柏乡镇) |
Area Total Km2: | 268 |
Population Total: | 193,777 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 37.482°N 114.693°W |
Elevation Ft: | 128 |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 055450 |
Area Code: | 0319 |
Baixiang County is a county in the southwest of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a population of 193,777 (2014) residing in an area of 268km2. It lies generally to the east of G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway and China National Highway 107. The Baixiang County is known as being the former capital of the state of Xiang (Chinese: 襄國) of the Southern Huns state Later Zhao, described in the Fang Xuanling Book of Jin Chapter 104, was located in the territory of the county.[1] It was a place of the 351 CE Battle of Xiangguo between Ran Min's army and Shi Zhi of Later Zhao. After the battle, the Later Zhao general Liu Xian (Chinese: 劉顯) killed Shi Zhi in Xiangguo, the Xiangguo city was burned, and its population moved to Yecheng.
The county administers 3 towns and 3 townships.[2]