Zhijin County

Zhijin County is a administrative district in southwestern China, part of the Bijie Prefecture within the Guizhou province.

History

It has been inhabited since Qin Dynasty, comprised mainly of Gelao people. After , Yi people moved in. During the Kangxi years in Qing Dynasty, a city was founded at its place and called Pingyuan , meaning "peace at the borders".In 1914, it was renamed after one of its streets called Zhijin by the newly formed Republic of China government.

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