Lingtai County (simplified Chinese: 灵台县; traditional Chinese: 靈台縣; pinyin: Língtái Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744400, and in 1999 its population was 226,576 people. It was first established in 605 AD.
Lingtai is named after the Lingtai acupuncture point, since one of the founders of acupuncture, Huangfu Mi, was born in Lingtai. In ancient history it was known as Mixu (密须).
Administrative divisions
Lingtai County is divided to 1 Subdistricts, 9 towns 4 townships and 1 other.
- Subdistricts
- Chengshi residential community (城市社区街道)
- Towns
- Townships
- Others
- Wanbaochuan Farm(万宝川农场)
Climate
Born in Lingtai
- Huangfu Mi, author and physician
- Niu Sengru, government official
See also
- List of administrative divisions of Gansu
References
- Official website (Chinese)
