Why visit Pingwu County
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Pingwu County
Pingwu County (Chinese: 平武县; pinyin: Píngwǔ Xiàn) is a county located in the north of Sichuan province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.
From the Wikipedia article Pingwu County (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship7
History
The history of Pingwu goes back over 1,700 years. In 108 CE, the Eastern Han established Guanghan County, which was ruled from present day Wen County. Beginning in the 3rd century CE, a number of kingdoms belonging to the Di tribe were set up in and around Pingwu County. In 280 Pingwu County was first established. The name Pingwu originates from the name of the previous Yinping (阴平) and Guangwu (广武) counties.
By the 6th century, the Di kingdoms saw their power wane, and much of the area surrounding present-day Pingwu County was integrated into the Yarlung dynasty. Despite this, the area of contemporary Pingwu County was not occupied by the Yarlung dynasty during the 7th century, resulting in a linguistic identity more akin to that of the Di tribe.
From the History section of Pingwu County on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Pingwu County
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 93 km away.
- Liujiaping 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Danbao 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Tielou 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Shangde 60 km north, about 1 h by car
- Wenxian Chengguanzhen 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Fanba 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Shifang 66 km north, about 1 h by car
- Yulei 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Baoziba 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jiangyou 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Dam near Wanglang, China, Philippe Semanaz, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cyanoptila cumatilis, Pingwu, Sichuan, China 3, wangqg, CC BY 4.0
- Cyanoptila cumatilis, Pingwu, Sichuan, China 2, wangqg, CC BY 4.0
- Cyanoptila cumatilis, Pingwu, Sichuan, China 1, wangqg, CC BY 4.0
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