Ju County | |
Postal Code: | 276599 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Shandong |
Pushpin Label: | Juxian |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Shandong |
Coordinates: | 35.5769°N 118.8336°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Rizhao |
Area Total Km2: | 1950 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 997000 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Ju County or Juxian is a county of Rizhao City, in the south of Shandong, China. As of the end of 2021, the total registered population of Ju County was 1.167 million. It covers an area of 1821km2.[3]
The Fulaishan Scenic Area is located on the western border of Ju County. It is noteworthy for an ancient ginkgo tree that grows in the center of the front yard of Dinglin Temple and is believed to be nearly 4000 years old. The tree is 26.7 meters high and 15.7 meters thick, covering an area of more than 600 square meters. In 1982, UNESCO conducted a special study on this tree and broadcast its close-up to the world.[4]
As 2012, this county is divided to 18 towns and 3 townships.[5]
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Liu Xie (about 467-539) Word Yan, lived in Dongguan in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, who is the writer of "Wenxindiaolong".
Song Ping, born in Luozhuang Zhaoxian in 1917, graduated from the College of Agriculture at Peking University, Tsinghua University study in 1936. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1937. In June 1989, he was elected as the Politburo Standing Committee in the CCP Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth.
In 2011, Ju was honored as the National Civilized County.[6]
In 2009, Ju was honored as China's Most Unusual Charm County.[7]