Wulian County

Wulian County (simplified Chinese: 五莲县; traditional Chinese: 五蓮縣; pinyin: Wǔlián Xiàn) is a county of the prefecture-level city of Rizhao, Shandong. The county is known for and named after its eponymous Wulian Mountain.[4][5][6] It borders Zhucheng to the north, Donggang District to the south, Ju County to the west and Xihai'an to the east.

Wulian County

五莲县
County
Wulian Mountain (五莲山)
Wulian in Rizhao
Rizhao in Shandong
Coordinates (Wulian government): 35°45′37″N 119°12′49″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityRizhao
Government
 • Party SecretaryMa Weiqiang
 • GovernorZhu Guiyou
Area
 • Total1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2][3]
500,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
262300
Websitewww.wulian.gov.cn

Wulian is the birthplace of noted poet Wang Fugang.[7]

Geography

Administrative divisions

Wulian County administers one subdistrict, nine towns and two townships:[8][9]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu Pinyin
Hongning Subdistrict洪凝街道Hóngníng Jiēdào
Jietou Town街头镇Jiētou/Jiētóu Zhèn[10]
Chaohe Town潮河镇Cháohé Zhèn
Xumeng Town许孟镇Xǔmèng Zhèn
Yuli Town于里镇Yúlǐ Zhèn
Wanghu Town汪湖镇Wānghú Zhèn
Kouguan Town叩官镇Kòuguān Zhèn
Zhongzhi Town中至镇Zhōngzhì Zhèn
Gaoze Town高泽镇Gāozé Zhèn
Songbai Town松柏镇Sōngbǎi Zhèn
Shichang Township石场乡Shícháng Xiāng
Hubu Township户部乡Hùbù Xiāng

In 2002, Wulian County administered nine towns and three townships:[11]

  • Towns: Hongning, Jietou, Yuli, Xumeng 许孟, Chaohe, Wanghu, Kouguan, Zhongzhi, Gaoze.
  • Townships: Shichang, Hubu, Songbai.

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. "2018年五莲县国民经济和社会发展统计公报". tjj.rizhao.gov.cn (in Chinese). 日照市统计局. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. 辭海第六版. 2009. p. 2422. 名胜有五莲山。
  5. 五莲县历史沿革 [The Historical Development of Wulian County] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 因地处五莲山而得名。
  6. 五莲简介 (in Chinese). Wulian County Government. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. Ni, Cai (尼采) (26 February 2017). 《大别山诗刊》第557期 中国诗选 王夫刚作品 (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 王夫刚：著名诗人。中国作家协会会员。1969年12月26日生于山东省五莲县户部乡王家大村。
  8. 五莲县地图 [Map of Wulian County] (in Chinese). Wulian County government website. Retrieved 15 December 2017. (from north to south) "汪湖 许孟 高泽 于里 中至 洪凝 松柏 户部 叩官 石场 潮河 街头"
  9. 五莲县历史沿革 [The Historical Development of Wulian County] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 调整后，全县辖1个街道、9个镇、2个乡：洪凝街道、街头镇、潮河镇、许孟镇、于里镇、汪湖镇、叩官镇、中至镇、高泽镇、松柏镇、石场乡、户部乡。
  10. Jietou Town is located at the intersection of two roads (山东222省道 & 莒兴路). The noun form of 街頭 has two pronunciations (which have the exact same meaning): Jiētou and Jiētóu. 現代漢語詞典(第七版) [Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Seventh Edition)]. The Commercial Press. September 2016. p. 662. ISBN 9787100124508.
  11. 五莲县历史沿革 [The Historical Development of Wulian County] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 2002年末，五莲县辖9个镇、3个乡：洪凝镇、街头镇、于里镇、许孟镇、潮河镇、汪湖镇、叩官镇、中至镇、高泽镇、石场乡、户部乡、松柏乡。



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