page_title: Pingxiang County
hierarchical_section_title: Pingxiang County
caption_attribution_description: Location of Xingtai Prefecture (yellow) within Hebei Province of China Map drawn in december 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Hebei Province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Hebei Counties map from www.hua2.com
context_page_description: Pingxiang County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about 45 km from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of 406 km². In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County and was the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s.
context_section_description: Pingxiang County (simplified Chinese: 平乡县; traditional Chinese: 平鄉縣; pinyin: Píngxiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about 45 km (28 mi) from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of 406 km² (157 sq mi). In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County (钜鹿县) and was the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s.
caption: Xingtai in Hebei
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