Pingtang County

Pingtang County is a county in the province of Guizhou, China. It is a high mountain valley and is inhabited mainly by members of the Buyei and Miao ethnic minorities, who together make up 55% of the county's population.

In June 2002, a 270 million-year-old stone inscribed with six Chinese characters, reading "中国共产党亡" , was discovered at the Zhangbu Scenic Spot in Zhangbu village . Called the "hidden words stone" , it is reputed to date from the Permian period. It was split in half after having fallen from a cliff. Each character is approximately one square foot in size. Since 2002, the stone has been visited by numerous members of China's governmental elite. The sixth character, , has not been reported in the Chinese media, although it is clearly visible in photos of the inscription.

Towns and townships

The towns and townships under the jurisdiction of Pingtang County include:

*平湖镇
*摆茹镇
*通州镇
*Yazhou
*大塘镇
*Kedu
*Tangbian
*者密镇和四寨镇

*白龙乡
*Xintang
*卡蒲毛南族乡
*西凉乡
*卡罗乡
*Gudong
*Zhangbu
*Shuchang
*甘寨乡和苗二河乡