Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 5,960 km² Area code 0816 | County seat Long'an (龙安镇) Postal code 622550 | |
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Points of interest Bao'en Temple, Pingwu Wanglang Nature R, Baimazhai | ||
Pingwu County (Chinese: 平武县; pinyin: Píngwǔ Xiàn) is a county in Mianyang, Sichuan province, China.
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Map of Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
It has an area of 5959.71 square kilometers and a population of 190,000 in 2004.
Administrative divisions
Pingwu County has 9 towns, 7 townships, and 9 ethnic townships.
Attractions
Pingwu county is the center of the biggest remaining giant panda habitat in China, i.e. the Minshan Mountains. Close to the Baima Ethnic township, for example, the national panda reserve "Wanglang" is located. The WWF has conducted an Integrated Community Development Project in the Baima township to reduce direct and indirect poaching threats to the panda population. A temple named "Baoensi" also locates there.
References
Pingwu County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA