Zitong County

Zitong County (Chinese: 梓潼县; pinyin: Zǐtóng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.

It has an area of 1,438 km² (555 sq mi), and a population of 380,000 in 2002. Its seat is 172 km (107 mi) from Chengdu, and 49 km (30 mi) from Mianyang. It was made a county as early as B.C. 285, in Qin Dynasty.

Famous people include: Sima Xiangru, Pu Fuzhou, Hai Deng, Li Youxing.

Administrative divisions

Zitong County comprises 15 towns and 1 township:

towns

Wenchang 文昌镇
Changqing 长卿镇
Xuzhou 许州镇
Liya 黎雅镇
Wolong 卧龙镇
Guanyi 观义镇
Manao 玛瑙镇
Shiniu 石牛镇
Ziqiang 自强镇
Renhe 仁和镇
Shuangban 双板镇
Jinlong 金龙镇
Wenxing 文兴镇
Yanwu 演武镇
Hongren 宏仁镇

township

Baoshi 宝石乡

Historical sites

Zitong has three historical sites listed in the official list of Chinese national historic sites.:

Qiqushan temple (Qiqushan damiao, 七曲山大庙)
Liye tower (Liye que, 李业阙)
Wolongshan temple (Wolong shan Qianfo yan shiku, 卧龙山千佛岩石窟)

Aftermath of the 2008 Earthquake

Zitong, like neighbouring counties, was located near the epicentre of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Infrastructures in Zitong was partly destroyed, and drinking water was not available.

Also the Qiqushan Temple, who is since 1996 on the official list of Chinese national historical sites was partly destroyed by the earthquake.