{{Infobox settlement | population_total = 19,569 | area_total_km2 = 128 | native_name = 朝那镇 | native_name_lang = zh | settlement_type = Town | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Gansu | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Pingliang | subdivision_type3 = County | subdivision_name3 = Lingtai }}
'''Chaona''' is a town of Lingtai County, Pingliang, Gansu, China. The town was historically known as Dongchaona ({{Lang-zh|c=东朝那|labels=no}}) and Anding Chaona ({{Lang-zh|c=安定朝那|labels=no}}). It is the birthplace of Huangfu Mi, founder of Chinese acupuncture.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhAyAAAAMAAJ&q=%E7%81%B5%E5%8F%B0%E5%8E%BF|title=甘肃新县志便览|date=1991|publisher=甘肃人民出版社|isbn=978-7-226-00811-9|language=zh}}</ref> During the Western Wei (535 to 557) dynasty, it was the seat of Anwu County and Chaona County,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPtVAAAAYAAJ&q=%E6%9C%9D%E9%82%A3%E9%95%87|title=中国县情大全: 中南卷|publisher=中国社会出版社|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O_4QAQAAMAAJ&q=%E6%9C%9D%E9%82%A3%E9%95%87|title=灵台縣誌|date=1991|publisher=灵台县志编纂委员会|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2bzUDwAAQBAJ&q=%E6%9C%9D%E9%82%A3%E9%95%87&pg=PT93|title=春秋逸谭：平凉历史掌故选|publisher=Beijing Book Co.|year=2018|isbn=9787999084426}}</ref> where it served as a resource distribution center and military base.<ref>{{Cite web|title=甘肃省平凉市灵台县朝那镇地名介绍|url=http://www.tcmap.com.cn/gansusheng/lingtaixian_chaonazhen.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.tcmap.com.cn}}</ref>
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Category:Township-level divisions of Gansu Category:Pingliang