Changli County
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Changli County
昌黎县 | |
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Coordinates: 39°43′N 119°10′E / 39.717°N 119.167°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Qinhuangdao |
County seat | Changli Town (昌黎镇) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | http://www.changli.gov.cn/ |
Changli (Chinese: 昌黎; pinyin: Chānglí) is a county of northeastern Hebei province, China, with some Bohai Sea coast. It is under the administration of the Qinhuangdao City, and borders Funing County and Luan County. Both Beijing–Harbin Railway and China National Highway 205 pass through this county.
Changli is one of the largest of China's winemaking districts, with 80 per cent of the county's tillable land used for growing Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. For this reason, Changli is sometimes called China's "Bordeaux region".[1]
Administrative divisions
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The county administers 11 towns and 5 townships.[2]
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Notable people
- Zhang Guangming (1913-2016) veteran fighter pilot of the War of Resistance-World War II, and Major General of the Chinese Air Force
References
- ^ Chinese Vintners Accused of Selling Fake Wines Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, AOL News, December 30, 2010.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:昌黎县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.[permanent dead link]
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