Quanzhou County

Quanzhou County (Cenzcouh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Hunan province to the north and east. It is under the administration of Guilin City. Quanzhou is the biggest county in Guilin both in size and in population. The dialect here belongs to the Xiang Chinese.

Historically, Quanzhou was under the administration of Hunan Province. It was only after Ming Dynasty (1368CE - 1644CE) that it was removed from Hunan into Guangxi.

Administrative divisions
Quanzhou County administers 15 towns, 1 township, and 2 ethnic townships.


 * Towns:
 * Quanzhou (全州镇)
 * (黄沙河镇)
 * (庙头镇)
 * (文桥镇)
 * (大西江镇)
 * (龙水镇)
 * (才湾镇)
 * (绍水镇)
 * (石塘镇)
 * (咸水镇)
 * (凤凰镇)
 * (安和镇)
 * (两河镇)
 * (枧塘镇)
 * (永岁镇)
 * Townships:
 * (白宝乡)
 * Ethnic townships:
 * (蕉江瑶族乡)
 * (东山瑶族乡)

Language
Four Yao languages are spoken by the Yao people of Quanzhou County: Within Quanzhou County, the Biao Min language is divided into the following five different dialect groups:
 * Mien
 * Kim Mun
 * Ao Min
 * Biao Min


 * The Qingshui, Zhuwu , Shangtang , Xiaoheping , Huangladong , Huanglong , and Leigongyan group
 * The Baizhu, Jingrong , and Daping group
 * The Bailing, Liuzijie , and Shijianping group
 * The Gumu group
 * The Xieshui group

Much of the difference between local Biao Min dialects is in phonetics, rather than vocabulary. With the exception of the Xieshui dialect group, the dialect groups are largely mutually intelligible. A possible explanation for the divergence of the Xieshui dialect group with other Biao Min dialects is increased interaction with Han people in the area.

Ethnicity
The Yao people of Quanzhou County are mainly located in the county's two ethnic townships: and.

Dongshan Yao Ethnic Township is home to the largest Yao population in the county, comprising about 20,000 people across 4,800 households.

The second largest concentration is located in Jiaojiang Yao Ethnic Township, where about 1,900 ethnic Yao reside across 400 households. Within Jiaojiang, Banyaoshan Village is home to about 120 ethnic Yao, residing across 20 households.

While not an ethnic township, the town of also has a sizable Yao community, numbering about 900 people across 190 households. Within Shaoshui, Tongyou Village hosts about 200 ethnic Yao across 60 households.