Linquan County in China is the most populous county.

Linquan County is located in the northwest border of Anhui Province, bordering 9 counties and cities in Anhui and Henan provinces. The county covers an area of ??1,839 square kilometers and governs 23 towns, 5 streets, and 1 provincial-level economic development. District, 1 provincial industrial park, 395 administrative villages (residences, communities). Linquan County is the largest impoverished county in the country in terms of population, with 2.37 million people. It is also the county with the largest number of impoverished people in Anhui Province.

1. Linquan was called Shendi in ancient times. It has a long history and a long history. In 1042 BC, Dan Jizai, the tenth son of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, was granted the title here and established the Shen (sub) Kingdom. In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), Qin County was established and Pingyu County was established in the west. In the Han Dynasty, it was changed to Jin County, and at the same time, Linyang County was established in the west, and Linyang Marquis was established in Lincheng today; in the first year of Yongjian (126 years), Liu Xian was granted the title of Fuyang Marquis, and Fuyang Marquis was established; Pingyu County was also established . In the third year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (583), Baoxin County was abolished and Shenzhou was established, and the original Baoxin County was divided into Linyang County and Shenqiu County.

2. In the first year of Tang Wude (618), Gaotang County was established in the southeast of this county. It was abolished in six years and entered Ruyin County. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Linyang and Shenqiu counties were abolished and handed over to Ruyin County. In the second year of Shenlong (706), Ruyin was divided into Shenqiu County, which still belonged to Yingzhou. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Shunchang Prefecture on Northwest Beijing Road. In the early Ming Dynasty, Shenqiu County was abolished, reduced to Shenqiu Town, and moved into Yingzhou, under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture. Anhui Province was established in 1667, and Shenqiu Town was under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou, Anhui Province.

3. In 1914, Huaisi Road was established in Huaibei, Anhui Province, and the Linquan area belonged to Fuyang County of Huaisi Road. In 1928, Daocun County was abolished, and Linquan still belonged to Fuyang County. In September 1934, a new county was established in Xixiang, Fuyang County. Because the county seat is close to the Quan River, it was named Linquan County. In January 1935, Linquan County was officially established. It is located in Shenqiuji and belongs to the Seventh Commissioner's Office of Anhui Province. The county is divided into three districts. In the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), it was changed to the Third Administrative Supervision District of Anhui Province. From 1947 to 1949, Linquan, Quannan, Quanyang counties and Linquan City were divided into three counties, and they were under the unified jurisdiction of the four prefectural committees and four exclusive jurisdictions of the Henan-Anhui Soviet Area. In March 1949, the three counties of Linquan, Quannan, Quanyang and Linquan City were abolished, the boundaries of the old Linquan County were restored, and a new Linquan County was established. It has been part of Fuyang District, Anhui Province since 1952. Since 1971, Linquan County has belonged to Fuyang Prefecture of Anhui Province. Since 1996, it has been part of Fuyang City, Anhui Province. < /p>