Mengshan County
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Mengshan County 蒙山县 |
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| Coordinates: 24°47′N 110°30′E / 24.783°N 110.500°ECoordinates: 24°47′N 110°30′E / 24.783°N 110.500°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuzhou |
| County seat | Mengshan Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,297 km2 (501 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | www.gxmengshan.net (Chinese) |
Mengshan County (simplified Chinese: 蒙山县; traditional Chinese: 蒙山縣; pinyin: Méngshān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Wuzhou City in northeastern Guangxi, China. Its seat is located in Mengshan Town.
Mengshan County has nine fourth-level administrative units: Six Rural Towns, One Townships and Two Yao ethnic townships.
Tianshu Canyon (simplified Chinese: 天书峡谷; traditional Chinese: 天書峽谷; pinyin: San tiān shū xiá gǔ) is located 5 kilometers east of Mengshan town. Tianshu Canyon has a has impressive stone formations and natural waterfalls.
Battles were fought in Mengshan during the Tai Ping Rebellion in 1851 and 1852.
Taiping soldiers captured the walled city of Yongan(Chinese: 永安; pinyin: yǒng ān)(now Mengshan Town) from Qing forces on September 25, 1851. The remains of sections of wall, replica cannons, other artifacts are preserved and now form a tourist attraction on the northern end of Mengshan Town.
Located 13 kilometers east of Mengshan Town is San Chong Historic Battle Ground (simplified Chinese: 三冲古战场; traditional Chinese: 三衝古戰場; pinyin: San Chong Gu Zhan Chang) The site of a battle on April 8, 1852 during the Tai Ping Rebellion.
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