Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County

Fuchuan County 富川县 · Fuconh Yen Fuchwan
County
富川瑶族自治县 Fuconh Yauzcuz Swciyen Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County
Fuchuan Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°50′N 111°16′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Hezhou
Township-level divisions	9 towns 3 townships
County seat	Fuyang (富阳镇)
Area
• Total	1,572 km2 (607 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	390,000
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 富川瑶族自治县; traditional Chinese: 富川瑤族自治縣; pinyin: Fùchuān Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county of northeastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hezhou City.

Geography

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County is located in the northeastern Guangxi, on the border with Hunan.

Most of the county is in the upper basin of the Fuchuan River (富川江), a tributary of the He River (贺江, Hejiang). The Fuchuan is dammed near the southern border of the county. The dam forms the Guishi Reservoir (Chinese: 龟石水库; pinyin: Gushi Shuiku; lit. 'Turtle Stone Reservoir'), which is used to irrigate agricultural land not only in Fuchuan County itself, but also in Zhongshan County and Babu District to the south.

Administrative divisions

The county administers 9 towns and 3 townships:

Towns:

• Fuyang (富阳镇), Baisha (白沙镇), Lianshan (莲山镇), Gucheng (古城镇), Fuli (福利镇), Mailing (麦岭镇), Gepo (葛坡镇), Chengbei (城北镇), Chaodong (朝东镇)

Townships:

• Xinhua Township (新华乡), Shijia Township (石家乡), Liujia Township (柳家乡)

Languages

Languages of Fuchuan County include the following.

• Mien 勉话
• Chinese
  • Fuyang 富阳话
  • Minjia 民家话
  • Qidu 七都话
  • Badu 八都话
  • Jiudu 九都话
  • Wuzhou 梧州话
  • Hakka 客家话
  • Baoqing 保庆话

Culture

The lusheng (mouth reed organ) is played by the Lowland Yao people (Pingdi Yao 平地瑶) of Dajing Village 大井村 and Humaling Village 虎马岭村 of Xinhua Township (新华乡), Fuchuan County.

Transport

• Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway