Thursday, October 16, 2008

Wubu County

Wubu County is located on the southeastern corner of , Shaanxi Province, and on western bank of Yellow River. It is opposite to Liulin County, Shanxi Province, neighboring Jia County and Suide County. The typical landscape within the county is loess plateau, and drought usually hovers in the area with serious soil erosion.

Overview


Pinyin: Wubu Xian
Location: 176 kilometers from Yulin, 260 kilometers from Yan'an, and 628 kilometers from Xi'an, the capital of the province.
Area: 418.5 square kilometers, the smallest county in northern Shaanxi.
Population: 80,000
Code: 610829
Postal code: 718200
Government location: Songjiachuan Town
Administrative divisions: 4 towns and 4 townships
Towns: Songjiachuan, Koujiayuan, Guojiagou, Xinjiagou
Township: Xuexiacun, Chakou, Gongjiawan, Zhangjiashan

Economy


Wubu is an impoverished county. A large-scale high-quality coal mine was discovered in 2005, and remains to be exploited. Other natural resources include coal-derived gas, fluorite, phosphorus and etc. Route 307 national highway and Tai-Zhong railway under construction pass through the territory. Special local products are red date and silkworm.

History


The area was used by Helian Bobo to detain the captives of Liu Yu of Song Dynasty of Southern Dynasty. So its former name was Wu'erbu
In Northern Han Dynasty, a stone city was built in Wubu. At present, some buildings from and Dynasties are still preserved. Due to the difficulty of water intake on the hill, most residents have moved to the new town at hill foot.
Wubu was a part of Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Area during Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War

Notable People


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*Zhang Weiyin, economist

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