Jia County
郏县 | |
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Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E / 33.972°N 113.213°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
Area | |
• Total | 727 km2 (281 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 577,600 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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.