Jump to content

Pingli County

Coordinates: 32°18′42″N 109°18′30″E / 32.31167°N 109.30833°E / 32.31167; 109.30833
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Donald Trung (talk | contribs) at 12:51, 3 September 2018 (Minor expansion based on a Han Dynasty tomb found here.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Pingli County
平利县
Pingli in Ankang
Pingli in Ankang
Ankang in Shaanxi
Ankang in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityAnkang
Area
 • Total2,627 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
Population
 • Total192,959
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
725500
Licence plates陕G

Pingli County (Chinese: 平利县; pinyin: Pínglì Xiàn) is a county the southeast of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Chongqing to the south and Hubei province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ankang.

Han dynasty tomb unearthed in 2006

In January 2006 during the construction of a plaza in Pingli County a Han dynasty era tomb was uncovered, during its excavation archeologists found 259 Wu Zhu cash coins, 1 tripod made from iron, a pottery kitchen range as well as 3 pottery urns.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Han Dynasty Coins Unearthed in Shaanxi". Xinhua News Agency (hosted on China.org.cn). 10 January 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

32°18′42″N 109°18′30″E / 32.31167°N 109.30833°E / 32.31167; 109.30833