Laishui County

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'''Laishui County''' ({{zh|s=涞水县|t=淶水縣|p=Láishuǐ Xiàn}}) is a county in central Hebei province, China, bordering the Municipality of Beijing to the north and in the basin of the Juma River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and contains its northernmost point; it has a population of 315,753 in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Băodìng Shì (Prefecture-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/hebei/admin/1306__b%C4%83od%C3%ACng_sh%C3%AC/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> residing in an area of {{convert|1666|km2|abbr=on}}. It is served by China National Highway 112 and G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway.

==Administrative divisions== There are 7 towns, 7 townships, and 1 ethnic township under the county's administration.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/13/06/130623.html |script-title=zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：涞水县 |publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China |language = zh |access-date = 2012-07-18}}</ref>

Towns: *Laishui ({{lang|zh-hans|涞水镇}}), Yi'an ({{lang|zh-hans|义安镇}}), Shiting ({{lang|zh-hans|石亭镇}}), Zhaogezhuang ({{lang|zh-hans|赵各庄镇}}), Yongyang ({{lang|zh-hans|永阳镇}}), Sanpo ({{lang|zh-hans|三坡镇}}), Jiulong ({{lang|zh-hans|九龙镇}})

Townships: *Longmen Township ({{lang|zh-hans|龙门乡}}), Qizhongkou Township ({{lang|zh-hans|其中口乡}}), Songgezhuang Township ({{lang|zh-hans|宋各庄乡}}), Hujiazhuang Township ({{lang|zh-hans|胡家庄乡}}), Mingyi Township ({{lang|zh-hans|明义乡}}), Wangcun Township ({{lang|zh-hans|王村乡}}), Dongwenshan Township ({{lang|zh-hans|东文山乡}}), Loucun Manchu Ethnic Township ({{lang|zh-hans|娄村满族乡}})

== History == {{Expand section|date=February 2026}} In mid-May 1900, the Laishui Incident, a significant event during the Boxer Rebellion, occurred.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Tanner |first=Harold Miles |title=War in Modern China: a Military History |date=2026 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-003-38388-8 |series=Warfare in Modern China series |location=Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY}}</ref>{{Reference page|page=105}} After an attack by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists (Boxers) on Chinese Christians in Laishui county, a force of 60 men commanded by Colonel Yang Futong clashed with the Boxers several times, beginning on 15 May.<ref name=":5" />{{Reference page|page=105}} On 22 May, Boxer forces ambushed the government forces and killed Yang.<ref name=":5" />{{Reference page|page=105}} The Laishui Incident inspired increased Boxer attacks (including on railways and the occupation of Zhuozhou).<ref name=":5" />{{Reference page|page=105}} It also strengthened the argument by some in the Qing court who thought the Boxer movement could harnessed against the foreign powers.<ref name=":5" />{{Reference page|page=105}}

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Category:Geography of Baoding Category:County-level divisions of Hebei