Hezhang County
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| Hezhang County | |
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| County | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture | Bijie |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Hezhang County (赫章县) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of Bijie city.
Ethnic groups
The Hezhang County Almanac (2001:105-108) lists the
- Bai: 3,856 persons (1995)
- Qixingmin 七姓民: located in Yongkang 永康 and Shanmuqing 杉木箐, Shuitangbao Township 水塘堡乡
- Autonyms/Yi exonyms: Luoju 罗举, Zhuoluoju 卓罗举
- Historical names: Boren 僰人 and Baizi 白子
- Other names: Qixingmin 七姓民 and Minjia 民家
- Surnames: 张、李、苏、杨、赵、许、钱
- Locations: ancestors from Sandaohe 三道河, Weining County 威宁县
- Nanjingren 南京人 (Yi exonym: Awutu 阿武吐)
- Qixingmin 七姓民: located in Yongkang 永康 and Shanmuqing 杉木箐, Shuitangbao Township 水塘堡乡
- Buyi: 2,939 persons (1995): in Nongchang Village 农场村, Kele Township 可乐乡 (pop. 332)
Ethnic Bai are also found in:
- Sanjiazhai 三家寨, Kele Township 可乐乡
- Wopi 窝皮寸、Zexiong 则雄, Songlinpo Township 松林坡乡
Mining
The county has large reserves of coal, iron, lead, zinc, and germanium. Mining had been and remains a major industry; however, inadequate management and regulation of zinc mining has resulted in widespread cadmium poisoning.[1]
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