Anguo
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Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (藥都), is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of the city of Baoding, central Hebei Province, China.[1]
It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.
In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (祁州: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km², of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城: Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.
[edit] Administrative Divisions[1]
Subdistricts:
- Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)
[edit] External links
- 药都安国 (Anguo, the Medicine Capital). Municipal government website, in Simplified Chinese
Coordinates: 38°25′N 115°19′E / 38.417°N 115.317°E
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