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Li County, Gansu

Also known as Lixian

Li County, or Lixian, is a county in Longnan in south-eastern Gansu, China, in the upper valley of the Western Han River. Excavations there, including large tombs at Dabuzishan attributed to early Qin rulers, show that a Qin elite was established in the area by the eighth century BCE. It is regarded as the early homeland of the Qin before they moved east into the Wei valley.

Li County, Gansu
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Li County, Gansu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/li-county-gansu
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