Ningjin County
宁津县 | |
|---|---|
 Ningjin in Dezhou | |
 Dezhou in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′07″N 116°48′00″E / 37.652°N 116.800°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 833 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 463,300 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 253400 |
Ningjin County (simplified Chinese: 宁津县; traditional Chinese: 寧津縣; pinyin: Níngjīn Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.
The population was 444,038 in 1999.[3]
Ningjin has been famous for its acrobatics from as early as during the Han dynasty. In 1995 the Ministry of Culture designated Ningjin as the hometown of Chinese acrobatics.[4][5]
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