Cherchen County ( Uig. چەرچەن ناھىيىسى ) or Tsemo County ( Chinese уп 县 县 , Pinyin : Qiěmò xiàn , pall .: Tsemo Xian ) is a county in the Bayan-Gol-Mongol Autonomous Region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region . The district authorities are located in the village of Cherchen .
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| Autonomous region | Xinjiang Uyghur |
| Autonomous Okrug | Bayan-Gol-Mongolian |
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History
The kingdom of Tsemo (且末) is mentioned in Hanshu and Hou Hanshu . According to the Han, in the early Han period , the kingdom of Tsemo consisted of 230 houses, 1,610 residents and 320 people who could hold weapons in their hands. After the Han conquest, the administration consisted of 3 Chinese officials and a translator. From the occupations of residents, the cultivation of grapes and other fruits was noted [1] .
The modern county was formed in 1914 and named after the ancient kingdom. On April 12, 1950, the Yanqi Special Region (焉耆 专区) was created, and the county became part of it. On June 23, 1954, it was disbanded, and the county became subordinate to Special 区 Korla (库尔勒 专区). In December 1960, the Korla Special Region was disbanded, and the county became part of the Bayan-Gol-Mongol Autonomous Region.
Administrative Division
Cherchen County is divided into 3 villages and 9 volosts .
Transport
The county is located Tsemo Airport .
Notes
- ↑ Hill (2009), pp. 83-85.
Literature
- Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE . BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4392-2134-1 .
Links
- Tsemo County - information about the territory, population and history of changes in the administrative-territorial division on the website 行政 区划 网(Chinese)