Lantian County was first founded in 379 BCE, and was named after the nearby Lantian Mountain (simplified Chinese: 蓝田山; traditional Chinese: 藍田山; pinyin: Lántián Shān), located 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southeast of the current county seat.[4]
History
Lantian County was first established in 379 BCE, in present-day Huaxu [zh], 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of its current seat.[4] The county was named for the nearby Lantian Mountain (simplified Chinese: 蓝田山; traditional Chinese: 藍田山; pinyin: Lántián Shān).[4] Numerous ancient Chinese texts, such as the Taiping Huanyu Ji and the Rites of Zhou state that the mountain was renown for its jade.[4]
From 557 CE to 573 CE, under the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou, Lantian County was promoted and reorganized as Lantian Commandery [zh].[4] During this period, Lantian County was abolished, and Lantian Commandery administered two counties formed in its place: Yushan County (simplified Chinese: 玉山县; traditional Chinese: 玉山縣; pinyin: Yùshān Xiàn) and Bailu County (simplified Chinese: 白鹿县; traditional Chinese: 白鹿縣; pinyin: Báilù Xiàn).[4] Upon the restoration of Lantian County in 573 CE, the county's seat of government was moved to the ancient city of Yaoliu (simplified Chinese: 峣柳城; traditional Chinese: 嶢柳城; pinyin: Yáoliǔ Chéng), located in present-day Languan Subdistrict [zh].[4]
In 619 CE, during the Tang dynasty, Bailu County was restored.[4] Yushan County was also re-established the same year, with its seat of government in present-day Yushan [zh].[4] The following year Bailu County was renamed to Ningmin County (simplified Chinese: 宁民县; traditional Chinese: 寧民縣; pinyin: Níngmín Xiàn).[4] Both counties were abolished again in 629 CE, and merged back into Lantian County, which was now under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Fu (Chinese: 京兆府; pinyin: Jīngzhào Fǔ).[4]
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Lantian County was under the jurisdiction of Xi'an Fu [zh] (Chinese: 西安府; pinyin: Xī'ān Fǔ).[4]
In 1913, following the establishment of the Republic of China, the county was placed under the jurisdiction of Guanzhong Circuit [zh].[4] Beginning in 1928, the county was under direct administration from the province of Shaanxi.[4]
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the county was placed under the administration of Weinan District [zh] (simplified Chinese: 渭南分区; traditional Chinese: 渭南分區; pinyin: Wèinán Fēnqū).[4] The following year, Weinan District was re-organized as Weinan Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 渭南专区; traditional Chinese: 渭南專區; pinyin: Wèinán Zhuānqū).[4] From 1956 to 1958, the county was directed administered by Shaanxi.[4] In 1958, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Xi'an.[4] From 1961 to 1983, Lantian County was returned to Weinan Prefecture.[4] Weinan Prefecture.[4] In 1983, Lantian County was once again placed under Xi'an, which it remains today.[4]
In 2011, the county's 12 townships were reorganized as towns.[4] On February 13, 2015, three of the county's towns were merged into other towns, and the town of Languan was reorganized as the county's sole subdistrict.[4]
Yuchuan [zh] (玉川镇, merged into Wangchuan in 2015)[4]
Jinshan [zh] (金山镇, merged into Sanguanmiao in 2015)[4]
Shijiazhai [zh] (史家寨镇, merged into Tangyu in 2015)[4]
Languan (蓝关镇, upgraded to Languan Subdistrict in 2015)[4]
Demographics
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1996
605,000
—
2000
560,283
−1.90%
2010
514,026
−0.86%
2012
518,800
+0.46%
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A 2012 estimate put the county's permanent population at 518,800.[4] Per the 2010 Chinese Census, Lantian County's population totaled 514,026,[4][6] down from the 560,283 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.[4] Lantian County comprised 6.07% of Xi'an's population in 2010, down from 7.70% in 2000.[6] A 1996 estimate put the county's population at about 605,000.[4]
^ ab行政区划 [Administrative Divisions]. www.lantian.gov.cn (in Chinese). Lantian County People's Government. 2018-04-29. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
^西安市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). Xi'an Evening News (西安晚报). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ ab西安市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报[1] [Xi'an 2010 Sixth National Census Major Data Report[1]]. epaper.xiancn.com (in Chinese). 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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