Binzhou, Shaanxi

Binzhou (Chinese: 彬州; pinyin: Bīnzhōu), formerly known as Bin County or Binxian (simplified Chinese: 彬县; traditional Chinese: 彬縣; pinyin: Bīn Xiàn), is a county-level city of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China, bordering Gansu province in two disparate sections to the north and west.

When Binzhou was first established during the Qin dynasty, it was called Qi County (simplified Chinese: 漆县; traditional Chinese: 漆縣; pinyin: Qī Xiàn).

While in 1913 it was changed to Bin County (邠县; 邠縣; Bīn Xiàn).

In 1964, the name was changed once more, closer to its current form (彬县; 彬縣; Bīn Xiàn).

[1] In May 2018, with the approval of the State Council, the then-Bin County was upgraded to the present county-level city status and renamed Binzhou.

Map including Bin County (labeled as PIN-HSIEN (walled) 邠縣 ) ( AMS , 1955)