Anguo

Anguo 安国市
County-level city
Anguo Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°25′N 115°20′E / 38.417°N 115.333°E / 38.417; 115.333Coordinates: 38°25′N 115°20′E / 38.417°N 115.333°E / 38.417; 115.333
Country	China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
Area
• Total	486 km2 (188 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (107 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	370,300
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	071200
Area code(s)	0312
Website	anguo.gov.cn

Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都, is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.^[1]

It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.

In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (祁州: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km² (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城: Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:^[1]

• Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)

Towns:

• Qizhou (祁州镇), Wurenqiao (伍仁桥镇), Shifo (石佛镇), Zhengzhang (郑章镇), Xifoluo (西佛落镇), Dawunü (大五女镇)

Townships:

• Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)

External links

• 药都安国 (Anguo, the Medicine Capital). Municipal government website, in Simplified Chinese