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Foping County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foping (Chinese: 佛坪; pinyin: Fópíng) is a county under the administration and in the northeast corner of Hanzhong City, in the south of Shaanxi province, China.
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Foping County
佛坪县 | |
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![]() Location in Hanzhong | |
![]() Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 32,584[1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal code | 723400 |
Licence plates | 陕F |
Website | www |
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The county was first established in 1824.[2]
It has been called the 'home of dogwood', having over 100,000 Mu (ca. 162 sq km.) of dogwood forests.[3] The Qinling panda was first discovered in Foping.[4][5]