Zhenyuan County, Gansu

CountryChina

County seatChengguan

Elevation

1,500 m (4,900 ft)

Lowestelevation

1,011 m (3,317 ft)

Zhenyuan County 镇原县 Chenyuan
County
Zhenyuan in Qingyang
Qingyang in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°40′39″N 107°12′03″E / 35.6774°N 107.2008°E / 35.6774; 107.2008
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Qingyang
County seat	Chengguan
Area
• Total	3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Elevation	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Highest elevation	1,767 m (5,797 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	528,076
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	744500

Zhenyuan County (simplified Chinese: 镇原县; traditional Chinese: 鎮原縣; pinyin: Zhènyuán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Ningxia to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 744500, and its population in 2018 was 528,076 people.

One of the earliest Paleolithic sites in China, Dongdonggou, was found in Zhenyuan.^[1] In the Han dynasty it was established as Linjing County, during the Yuan dynasty it was named Yuanzhou, and during the Ming dynasty it became Zhenyuan County.

Zhenyuan is mostly dependent on cultivation of grains, vegetable oils, melons and vegetables.^[2] It also has oil reserves.^[3]

In October 2019, the Zhenyuan County Library posted images of book burning of 65 books from the library. The post attracted significant controversy on Chinese social media.^[4][5]