Mizhi County

Mizhi County
米脂县
Micheh
Mizhi in Yulin
Mizhi in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
Yulin in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityYulin
Area
 • Total1,212 km2 (468 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total221,847
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
718100
Licence plates陕K

Mizhi County (Chinese: 米脂县; pinyin: Mǐzhī Xiàn) is a county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China. Mizhi is situated in the Loess Plateau on the banks of Wuding River.

The county is established in 1226, named after Mizhizhai (Mizhi Stockade). It was renamed Tianbao in about 1643 by Li Zicheng, but was restored as Mizhi soon. Li had additionally built his temporary palace in the county. During the second Sino-Japanese war, it was administered by the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region government.[1]

  1. ^ 中国大百科全书(第二版) [Encyclopedia of China (2nd Edition)] (in Chinese). Vol. 19. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. p. 19. ISBN 978-7-500-07958-3.