Dongping County

Dongping County
Chinese: 东平县
Location in Tai'an
Location in Tai'an
Dongping is located in Shandong
Dongping
Dongping
Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°56′13″N 116°28′12″E / 35.937°N 116.470°E / 35.937; 116.470
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityTai'an
Seat35°54′30″N 116°18′00″E / 35.90833°N 116.30000°E / 35.90833; 116.30000
Area
 • Total1,339 km2 (517 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total761,500
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
271500
Area code0538
Websitewww.dongping.gov.cn[dead link]

Dongping County (simplified Chinese: 东平县; traditional Chinese: 東平縣; pinyin: Dōngpíng Xiàn; lit. 'eastern peace') is a county in the southwestern part of Tai'an, in the west of Shandong Province, China.

In 2007 a remarkable series of well-preserved frescoes dating to the Western Han Period (206 BC - 25 AD) was discovered in a tomb as construction workers were excavating for a planned shopping mall. The frescoes show, among other things, one of the earliest pictorial representations of Confucius meeting Laozi.

  1. ^ a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.