Chicheng
Encyclopedia
Chicheng or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county of Zhangjiakou
City, northwestern Hebei
province, People's Republic of China
. The total area of the county is 5287 square kilometres (2,041.3 sq mi). It administrates 9 towns and 9 xiangs, with a population of 280,000.
It was the setting of Zhang Yimou
's 1999 film Not One Less
.
Townships:
Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers...
City, northwestern Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The total area of the county is 5287 square kilometres (2,041.3 sq mi). It administrates 9 towns and 9 xiangs, with a population of 280,000.
It was the setting of Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum....
's 1999 film Not One Less
Not One Less
Not One Less is a 1999 drama film by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Shi Xiangsheng's 1997 story "A Sun in the Sky" . It was produced by Guangxi Film Studio and released by China Film Group Corporation in mainland China, and distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and Columbia Tristar...
.
Administrative Divisions
Towns:- Chicheng TownChicheng TownChicheng Town is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(赤城镇), TianjiayaoTianjiayaoTianjiayao is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(田家窑镇), LongguanLongguanLongguan is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(龙关镇), Diao'eDiao'eDiao'e is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(雕鹗镇), DushikouDushikouDushikou is a town in northern Chicheng County, Hebei, China, located about 120km northeast of Zhangjiakou. Dushikou is an ancient town, first built in the Tang Dynasty. It still contains stone paved streets and old buildings. It is located at one of the passes in the Great Wall for which it is...
(独石口镇), BaicaoBaicaoBaicao is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(白草镇), LongmensuoLongmensuoLongmensuo is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(龙门所镇), HouchengHouchengHoucheng is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(后城镇), DongmaoDongmaoDongmao is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(东卯镇)
Townships:
- Paoliang TownshipPaoliang TownshipPaoliang Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(炮梁乡), Dahaituo TownshipDahaituo TownshipDahaituo Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(大海陀乡), Zhenningbao TownshipZhenningbao TownshipZhenningbao Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(镇宁堡乡), Maying TownshipMaying Township, Chicheng CountyMaying Township, Chicheng County is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(马营乡), Yunzhou Township (云州乡), Sandaochuan TownshipSandaochuan TownshipSandaochuan Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(三道川乡), Dongwankou TownshipDongwankou TownshipDongwankou Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(东万口乡), Ciyingzi TownshipCiyingzi TownshipCiyingzi Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(茨营子乡), Yangtian TownshipYangtian TownshipYangtian Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(样田乡)