Guzhang County
| Guzhang County 古丈县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Guzhang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E / 28.617°N 109.951°ECoordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E / 28.617°N 109.951°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 1,286.23 km2 (496.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 144,800 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 4163XX |
Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is under the administration of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province, China. It borders the prefecture-level city of Huaihua to the east.
Ethnic groups
Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010).
- Xiang (乡}
- Miao (苗; IPA: [bɤ33 kɑu41])
- Shen Miao (深苗; IPA: [sɔŋ55 miau55]): in Shanzhao (山枣) and Yezhu (野竹). Also called "Gelao" (仡佬). Their language is also called Zhang ((章话, 章语).
- Qian Miao (浅苗; IPA: [tshai41 miau55]): in Morong (默戎) and Pingba (坪坝).
Geology
The Guzhangian stage of the Cambrian period is named after Guzhang County. In particular, the Louyixi Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point is named after the Louyixi Town in Guzhang County.[4]
References
- Wu, Yunji (伍云姬) (2007). Xiāngxī wǎ xiāng huà fēngsú míngwù cǎi tú diǎn 湘西瓦乡话风俗名物彩图典 [Xiangxi Waxianghua multicolor dictionary of customs and artifacts] (in Chinese). Hunan Normal University Press. ISBN 978-7-81081-814-8.
- Wu, Yunji (伍云姬); Shen, Ruiqing (沈瑞清) (2010). [An Investigative Report of Waxianghua of Guzhang County, Xiangxi Prefecture] (in Chinese). Shanghai Educational Press (上海教育出版社). ISBN 978-7-54442-859-0.
- ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Guzhang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ↑ Xiāngxī tǔ jiāzú miáozú zìzhìzhōu tǔdì lìyòng zǒngtǐ guīhuà (2006–2020 nián) 《湘西土家族苗族自治州土地利用总体规划（2006–2020年）》 [Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Land Use Plan (2006–20)] (in Chinese).
- ↑ 古丈县概况地图 [Guzhang County overview map] (in Chinese). Xiangxi Prefecture People's Government. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Shanchi Peng, Loren E. Babcock, Jingxun Zuo1, Huanling Lin, Xuejian Zhu1, Xianfeng Yang, Richard A. Robison, Yuping Qi, Gabriella Bagnoli, and Yong’an Chen (March 2012). "The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point(GSSP) of the Guzhangian Stage (Cambrian) in theWuling Mountains, Northwestern Hunan, China" (PDF). International Union of Geological Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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