Zhenping County, Henan


Zhenping County is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang.

Introduction

Zhenping is the ancient name of Nieyang. It has a history of jade carving for more than 4,000 years. Jade carving culture has a long history, and it is known as the Chinese jade capital. It is one of the birthplaces of Chinese jade culture. Jin Laizong Zhengda was set up in Zhenping County for three years. Yuan Haowen, a famous poet in the Jinyuan period, was the first county magistrate in Zhenping. He was the hometown of General Peng Xuefeng, a modern Chinese master.

Economy

The Henan Kangyuan Softshell Turtle Farm, located in Zhenping County's Jiasong Town is one of China's largest facilities for raising the Yellow River Turtle, a variety of the Chinese softshell turtle. The farm, which occupies 600 mu of land and water, raises some 6 million of those creatures per year.