Qu County

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Qu County
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Chinese渠县
 • PinyinQú Xiàn
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityDazhou
Area
 • Total2,013 km2 (777 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,330,000
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
635200

Qu County or Quxian (Chinese: 渠县; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Dazhou city.

History

Formerly known as Dangqu (宕渠), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or que, belonging to the Shen (沈) family, which date back to the Han Dynasty.[1][2]

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