Zhènpíng

Zhenping sits on the northwestern side of the Nanyang basin, where level land gives way to hills and mountains. The Jin established a county here in 1226, converting Yangguan town into its seat; the poet Yuan Haowen served as its first magistrate. The county endured under the Yuan but was briefly absorbed into Nanyang early in the Ming. It was restored in 1381 and kept the name Zhenping throughout the Qing period.