[1] The county spans an area of 2,286.7 square kilometres (882.9 sq mi), and has a permanent population of 130,100 people as of 2012.

[3] Archeoligcal evidence from the ancient Yangshao culture indicates that the area of present-day Huangling County has been inhabited since the Neolithic age.

[6] In 221 BCE, the Qin dynasty unified a number of small counties in the area under the Shang Commandery.

[3] The county has an apple-growing area of 210,000 mu, producing an annual output of 270,000 tons of apples.

[2] The complex's structures were built throughout various times in history, with the oldest portions of the mausoleum exceeding 2,000 years in age.