Longyao County is affiliated to Xingtai City, Hebei Province. It is located in the central part of Xingtai City and is connected to 5 counties in Renze District, Julu, Ningjin, Baixiang, Lincheng and Neiqiu District 1, covering an area of ??749 Square kilometers, with a permanent population of 567,000 (data in November 2020), it governs 7 towns and 5 townships, and the county seat is Longyao Town. Shuangbei Township, Dongliang Town, Beilou Township, Weizhuang Town, and Lianzi Town are important components of the one-city five-star overall plan of Xingtai City. ?

Longyao County was formed by the merger of Longping County and Yaoshan County. Yaoshan has a long history. It is one of the nine counties in Xingzhou. It is the ancestral home of the Li and Tang royal families. Emperor Yao established the territory here. In history, there have been famous figures with lofty ideals such as Li Mu, the famous general of the Warring States Period, Guo Wei, Chai Rong, the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Yan Cong, the Sui translator. At present, there are key national cultural relics protection units such as Longyao Tang Ancestral Tomb and Bairen City. Longyao Yangge, Zhaozi Drum, Zepan Tiange, etc. have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

Extended information

Longyao County is located in the south of Hebei Province, in the middle of Xingtai City, bordering Julu County to the east, Renze District to the south, Neiqiu County and Lincheng County to the west. It connects Baixiang County and Ningjin County to the north. The county spans 114°33′-115°02′ east longitude and 37°12′-37°33′ north latitude. The maximum horizontal distance is 40 kilometers, the maximum vertical distance is 39.5 kilometers, and the administrative area is 749 square kilometers. The County People's Government is located at No. 215 Kangzhuang Road, Longyao Town, 55 kilometers southwest from Xingtai City and 81 kilometers northwest from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang.

Longyao County is located in the southern Hebei Plain at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. The west and central parts belong to the piedmont alluvial plain, and the eastern part belongs to the alluvial plain, with a small amount of connecting depressions in the middle. The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east, with an altitude between 25 and 60 meters, and a slope of 1/1000. The small plain area of ??the county accounts for about 96% of the total area.

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