Which city does Yuncheng County, Shandong belong to?

Yuncheng County is under the jurisdiction of Heze City, Shandong Province.

It is located in the southwest of Shandong Province and the northeast of Heze City, on the lower reaches of the Yellow River, with a total area of ??1,643 square kilometers. Yuncheng County borders Liangshan County and Jiaxiang County of Jining City to the east, and is connected to Juye County and Mudan District in the south. It is adjacent to Juancheng County to the west, and faces Fan County and Taiqian County of Henan Province across the Yellow River to the north. The longest length from north to south is about 44.39 kilometers, and the longest width from east to west is about 35.71 kilometers, with a total area of ??1,643 square kilometers.

In 1949, Yunbei County was merged into Yuncheng County and belonged to the Heze Prefecture of Pingyuan Province. In 1952, it was withdrawn from Pingyuan Province and returned to Shandong Province along with Heze District. In 1958, the Heze Prefecture was abolished and replaced by the Jining Prefecture. In 1959, the Heze District was restored, and Yuncheng returned to it. In 1967, it belonged to Heze area. In 2000, Yuncheng County was under the jurisdiction of Heze City until now.

Tourism strong county

As of June 2019, Yuncheng County has jurisdiction over 18 towns, including Huang'an Town, Wu'an Town, Yangzhuang Town, Zhangying Town, Huangnigang Town, Dingli Chang Town, Guotun Town, Suiguantun Town, Nanzhaolou Town, Tangmiao Town, Yuhuangmiao Town, Pandu Town, Houyanji Town, Chengtun Town, Shuangqiao Town, Liji Town, Zhangluji Town , Huangji Town.

Yuncheng County is the birthplace of the Water Margin story. It is known as "there are one hundred and eight generals in Liangshan, and seventy-two are in Yuncheng". It was rated as one of the first batch of strong tourism counties in Shandong Province and won the title of "Hometown of Chinese Heroes". There are many relics and ruins related to "Water Margin" in Yuncheng County. Historic sites such as Songkeng, Songjing, Songlin, and Huangnigang, the hometown of Songjiang, still exist.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Yuncheng County, Shandong