Jia County, Henan

Jia County
郏县
Jiaxian is located in Henan
Jiaxian
Jiaxian
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E / 33.972°N 113.213°E / 33.972; 113.213
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total
727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
577,600
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467100

Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.

Jia county is famous for heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.

Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.

Linfeng village's traditional red stone architecture has high historical and cultural value with distinctive local characteristics.

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