Jingbian County has a long history and is known as

Jingbian County is located in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, southwest of Yulin City, on the upper reaches of Wuding River, and across the north and south of the Great Wall.

History and Culture

There is no examination of the county area at the beginning of the establishment of the county. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), New Castle was the county seat: "It borders Qingpingbao in Huaiyuan County to the east, 120 miles away; it borders Liushujian in Dingbian County to the west, 120 miles away; and Niutoupo in Baoan County to the south Bordering, one hundred and ten miles; north to the border wall ten miles" (Qianlong manuscript "Jingbian County Chronicles"). During the Guangxu period (1875-1908), Jingbao was established as the county seat: "It extends one hundred miles east to Cuijia Bank and borders Di Qingyuan of Huaiyuan County; it extends one hundred and ten miles west to Erdaoqu, and borders the tea shop of Dingbian County. Junction: 210 miles to Huanghuachitan in the south, and the border with Liugou in Baoan County; outside the north gate is the border wall, and the exit is 60 miles from Si Pushu, where it joins the Benta'erliang in Huaiyuan County; It stretches 80 miles southeast to Shenyuanzi and borders Pingqiao in Ansai County; 210 miles southwest to Kuokuochuan, bordering Houjiacha in Dingbian County and Luanshitou in Anhua County, Gansu Province; and northeast Sixty miles to Maowusu, it borders Xujia Shapan in Huaiyuan County; one hundred and ten miles to Shijiadikeng in the northwest, and borders Ershilitang in Dingbian County, covering an area of ??210 miles from east to west and from north to south. Two hundred and seventy miles across" (Guangxu version of "Jingbian County Chronicles").

In June of the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942), after Wuqi County was established, the Trilateral Division assigned the Fenghuang and Luojian districts of Jingbian County to Wuqi. In 1949, Wuqi County was abolished, and Fenghuang and Luojian districts were placed under Jingbian. In 1950, Wuqi County was restored, and the above two districts were assigned to Wuqi.

In 1954, according to the notice of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, Batu Bay in Jingbian County was assigned to Wushen Banner.

In 1958, six townships in Hengshan County, including Shiwan and Majiayao, were placed under Jingbian County. The total area of ??Jingbian County is 5,300 square kilometers. In 1962, the division was narrowed and six communes including Shiwan were returned to Hengshan County.

In 1972, the three brigades of Dunqu, Bacha and Qinghe of Yangqiaopan Commune in Jingbian County were placed under Hengshan County. By 1989, Jingbian County had four borders: Longyao Town Village, Qingyangcha Town, bordering Hengshan County in the east; Xihuanghaotang Village, Nangtiaoliang Town, bordering Dingbian County in the west; Zhouhe Township East in the south Ping Village, bordering Zhidan County; north to Baichengze Village, Hongdunjie Township, bordering Wushen Banner. The longest county boundary from north to south is 116.2 kilometers, and the maximum width from east to west is 91.3 kilometers. The total area is 5088 square kilometers, accounting for 11.8% of the total area of ??Yulin region and 2.47% of the total area of ??Shaanxi Province.