{{Infobox settlement | name = Pu County | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|蒲县}}}} | postal_code = 041200 | postal_code_type = Postal code | settlement_type = County | image_skyline = 柏山东岳庙建筑群.JPG | image_map = ChinaLinfenPu.png | map_caption = Pu County in Linfen | image_map1 = Location of Linfen Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png | map_caption1 = Linfen in Shanxi | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Shanxi | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Linfen | area_total_km2 = 1513 | population_as_of = 2010 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_total = 107339 | elevation_m = | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | website = | native_name_lang = zh | image_caption = Baishan Dongyue Temple }} {{Infobox Chinese |s={{linktext|蒲|县}} |t={{linktext|蒲|縣}} |p=Púxiàn |w=P‘u Hsien |l=Cattail{{nbsp}}County }}

'''Pu County''' ({{Lang-zh|c=|p=Pú Xiàn|s=蒲县|t=蒲縣}}), also known by its Chinese name '''Puxian''', is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen; bordering county-level divisions are Yaodu District (the urban area of Linfen) to the southeast, Ji County to the southwest, Daning County to the west, Xi County to the north, Fenxi County to the northeast, and Hongtong County to the east.

Pu County spans an area of {{Convert|1513|km2|mi2}},<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-10-18|title=|script-title=zh:蒲县概况地图|trans-title=Pu County Overview|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3750.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513043525/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3750.html|archive-date=2019-05-13|access-date=2021-04-10|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}}</ref> and had a population of 107,339 according to the 2010 Chinese census.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2016-11-08|title=|script-title=zh:蒲县历史沿革|trans-title=Pu County Organizational History|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3749.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804133318/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3749.html|archive-date=2020-08-04|access-date=2021-04-10|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}}</ref>

== Toponymy == Pu County is named after the fabled Puzi Mountain ({{Lang-zh|c=蒲子山|p=Púzi Shān}}) in the area.<ref name=":1" />

==History==

=== Spring and Autumn period === {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2021}} During the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history, the city of Pu and its hinterland were the appendage of the Jin prince Ji Chong'er<ref>{{cite web |last=Theobald |first=Ulrich |title=Jin Wengong 晉文公, Duke Wen of Jin |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/personsjinwengong.html |access-date=May 30, 2026 |website=ChinaKnowledge.de}}</ref> before the Rong beauty Li Ji successfully schemed to drive him from the country in 655 BC and to place her own son into succession for the duchy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sima |first=Qian |title=Records of the Grand Historian |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=1993 |isbn=978-0231081696 |translator-last=Watson |translator-first=Burton |chapter=Hereditary House of Jin}}</ref> Pu would have also been a home to the famous courtiers like Jie Zhitui who followed Ji Chong'er into his exile.<ref>{{cite book |last=Schaberg |first=David |title=A Patterned Past: Form and Thought in Early Chinese Historiography |publisher=Harvard University Asia Center |year=2001 |isbn=978-0674008618 |page=183}}</ref> Their court was later imposed on Jin by a Qin army in 636 BC, with Ji Chong'er as the state's Wen Duke.<ref>{{cite book |title=Zuo Tradition / Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" |publisher=University of Washington Press |year=2016 |isbn=978-0295999159 |translator-last=Durrant |translator-first=Stephen |chapter=Duke Xi, Year 24 |translator2-last=Li |translator2-first=Wai-yee |translator3-last=Schaberg |translator3-first=David}}</ref>

=== Northern Wei === During the Northern Wei, the ancient Pingchang County ({{Lang-zh|c=平昌县|p=Píngchāng Xiàn}}) was located close to present-day Pu County, which fell under the jurisdiction of {{Interlanguage link|Tujing Commandery|zh|吐京郡}}.<ref name=":1" /> Later in the Northern Wei, the area would be reorganized as Shicheng County ({{Lang-zh|c=石城县|p=Shíchéng Xiàn}}), under the jurisdiction of {{Interlanguage link|Shicheng Commandery|zh|石城郡}}.<ref name=":1" />

=== Post-Northern Wei === In 579 CE, Shicheng County was renamed to Puzi County ({{Lang-zh|c=蒲子县|p=Púzi Xiàn}}), and was placed under the jurisdiction of {{Interlanguage link|Dingyang Commandery|zh|定阳郡}}.<ref name=":1" /> In 606 CE, Puzi County was renamed to Pu County ({{Lang-zh|c=蒲县|p=Pú Xiàn}}), and was placed under the jurisdiction of {{Interlanguage link|Longquan Commandery|zh|龙泉郡}}.<ref name=":1" />

=== Republic of China === During the early years of the Republic of China, Pu County was administered by {{Interlanguage link|Hedong Circuit (Qing dynasty)|lt=Hedong Circuit|zh|河东道 (清朝)}}, and then placed under provincial administration upon the abolition of circuits.<ref name=":1" />

=== People's Republic of China === Upon the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Pu County was placed under Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed {{Interlanguage link|Jinnan Prefecture|zh|晋南专区}} in 1954.<ref name=":1" /> The county was abolished from 1958 to 1961.<ref name=":1" /> In 2000, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Linfen.<ref name=":1" />

On October 6, 2021, the county was afflicted by a flood which killed four people in the village of Jingpo ({{Lang-zh|c=荆坡村}}) in the town of {{Interlanguage link|Pucheng, Linfen|lt=Pucheng|zh|蒲城镇}}.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=5 killed as rainstorms hit north China|url=http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/06/c_1310228992.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007013944/http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/06/c_1310228992.htm|archive-date=2021-10-07|access-date=2021-10-06|website=Xinhua News Agency}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=|script-title=zh:山西蒲县发生山体滑坡，5人被埋|trans-title=A landslide occurred in Pu County, Shanxi, 5 people were buried|url=https://m.nbd.com.cn/articles/2021-10-06/1935016.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007014612/https://m.nbd.com.cn/articles/2021-10-06/1935016.html|archive-date=2021-10-07|access-date=2021-10-06|website=National Business Daily|language=zh}}</ref>

== Geography == The county's highest point is Wulu Mountain ({{Lang-zh|c=五鹿山|p=Wǔlù Shān}}), which reaches {{Convert|1946|m|ft}} in height.<ref name=":0" /> The county's lowest point is {{Convert|790|m|ft}} in height.<ref name=":0" />

The {{Interlanguage link|Xinshui River|zh|昕水河}} flows through Pu County, as does a number of its tributaries.<ref name=":0" />

==Climate==

{{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Puxian, elevation {{convert|1031|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | Jan high C = 1.1 | Feb high C = 5.8 | Mar high C = 12.4 | Apr high C = 19.7 | May high C = 24.6 | Jun high C = 28.6 | Jul high C = 29.4 | Aug high C = 27.6 | Sep high C = 22.8 | Oct high C = 16.8 | Nov high C = 9.6 | Dec high C = 2.6 | Jan mean C = -6.1 | Feb mean C = -1.7 | Mar mean C = 4.5 | Apr mean C = 11.5 | May mean C = 16.7 | Jun mean C = 20.9 | Jul mean C = 22.7 | Aug mean C = 21.0 | Sep mean C = 15.9 | Oct mean C = 9.4 | Nov mean C = 2.2 | Dec mean C = -4.4 | Jan low C = -11.3 | Feb low C = -7.2 | Mar low C = -1.7 | Apr low C = 4.3 | May low C = 9.2 | Jun low C = 13.9 | Jul low C = 17.2 | Aug low C = 16.1 | Sep low C = 10.9 | Oct low C = 4.2 | Nov low C = -2.7 | Dec low C = -9.3 | Jan record high C = 16.5 | Jan record low C = -23.9 | Feb record high C = 24.7 | Feb record low C = -21.9 | Mar record high C = 28.1 | Mar record low C = -17.7 | Apr record high C = 34.4 | Apr record low C = -9.7 | May record high C = 36.0 | May record low C = -0.9 | Jun record high C = 38.1 | Jun record low C = 4.6 | Jul record high C = 38.5 | Jul record low C = 10.2 | Aug record high C = 36.0 | Aug record low C = 7.1 | Sep record high C = 25.8 | Sep record low C = -1.1 | Oct record high C = 29.3 | Oct record low C = -7.8 | Nov record high C = 25.1 | Nov record low C = -19.6 | Dec record high C = 17.8 | Dec record low C = -23.6 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 3.8 | Feb precipitation mm = 6.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 10.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 28.6 | May precipitation mm = 42.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 61.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 119.9 | Aug precipitation mm = 101.9 | Sep precipitation mm = 69.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 40.1 | Nov precipitation mm = 16.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 3.0 | Jan humidity = 57 | Feb humidity = 54 | Mar humidity = 50 | Apr humidity = 49 | May humidity = 53 | Jun humidity = 60 | Jul humidity = 72 | Aug humidity = 75 | Sep humidity = 74 | Oct humidity = 69 | Nov humidity = 62 | Dec humidity = 56 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 3.3 | Feb precipitation days = 3.5 | Mar precipitation days = 4.6 | Apr precipitation days = 6.1 | May precipitation days = 7.7 | Jun precipitation days = 9.4 | Jul precipitation days = 13.3 | Aug precipitation days = 12.1 | Sep precipitation days = 10.1 | Oct precipitation days = 7.4 | Nov precipitation days = 4.6 | Dec precipitation days = 2.6 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 177.0 | Feb sun = 171.4 | Mar sun = 201.6 | Apr sun = 224.4 | May sun = 243.9 | Jun sun = 230.8 | Jul sun = 216.3 | Aug sun = 195.8 | Sep sun = 173.6 | Oct sun = 183.1 | Nov sun = 173.5 | Dec sun = 183.0 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 57 | Feb percentsun = 55 | Mar percentsun = 54 | Apr percentsun = 57 | May percentsun = 56 | Jun percentsun = 53 | Jul percentsun = 49 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 47 | Oct percentsun = 53 | Nov percentsun = 57 | Dec percentsun = 61 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 4.2 | Feb snow days = 4.6 | Mar snow days = 2.8 | Apr snow days = 0.4 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0.1 | Nov snow days = 2.3 | Dec snow days = 3.4 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =26 August 2023}}</ref> | source = }}

== Administrative divisions == Pu County administers four towns and five townships.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020|title=|script-title=zh:2020年统计用区划代码|trans-title=2020 Statistical Division Codes|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/14/10/141033.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129041535/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/14/10/141033.html|archive-date=2020-11-29|access-date=2021-04-10|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China|language=zh}}</ref>

=== Towns === The county's four towns are {{Interlanguage link|Pucheng, Linfen|lt=Pucheng|zh|蒲城镇}}, {{Interlanguage link|Xueguan, Linfen|lt=Xueguan|zh|薛关镇}}, {{Interlanguage link|Heilongguan|zh|黑龙关镇}}, and {{Interlanguage link|Kecheng, Linfen|lt=Kecheng|zh|克城镇}}.<ref name=":2" />

=== Townships === The county's five townships are {{Interlanguage link|Shanzhong Township|zh|山中乡}}, {{Interlanguage link|Guxian Township, Linfen|lt=Guxian Township|zh|古县乡}}, {{Interlanguage link|Hongdao Township|zh|红道乡}}, {{Interlanguage link|Qiaojiawan Township|zh|乔家湾乡}}, and {{Interlanguage link|Tailin Township|zh|太林乡}}.<ref name=":2" />

== Demographics == According the 2010 Chinese census, the county had a population of 107,339, up from the 98,860 reported in the 2000 Chinese census.<ref name=":1" /> The county had an estimated population of about 80,000 as of 1996.<ref name=":1" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{County-level divisions of Shanxi}} {{Authority control}}

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