Prefecture-level city Xuzhou Postal code 221600 Area 1,576 km² Population 1.142 million (2010) | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Website px.gov.cn Province Jiangsu Area code 0516 | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Pei County, or Peixian (simplified Chinese: 沛县; traditional Chinese: 沛縣; pinyin: Pèi Xiàn), is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China, bordering the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Jining to the northwest and Zaozhuang to the northeast and sitting on the western shore of Nansi Lake. It has an area of 1,576 square kilometres (608 sq mi) and a population of 1,141,935 in 2010.
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Map of Peixian, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
History
Pei County is the hometown of Liu Bang, who is the first emperor of Han dynasty.
Xiaopei (小沛) is an ancient Chinese town located in present-day Pei County. During the late Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Xu Province, governed by Tao Qian. Before Tao died, he handed his governorship over to Liu Bei. Liu Bei took refuge in Xiaopei when Lü Bu seized Xu Province from him through deceit.