The phrase "autonomous county" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a region or administrative division that has a degree of self-governance or independence from a larger governing body.
Example: "The autonomous county has its own local government and regulations, allowing it to address the unique needs of its residents."
Alternatives: "self-governing county" or "independent county".
A new public exhibition hall in Salar Autonomous County of Xunhua, in northwest China, will display the oldest handwritten copy of the Koran in the country.
In addition, centred on Jingning in southern Zhejiang, is an autonomous county established for the She, the only such entity in the country.
The Jing were transferred to Guangxi in 1965, when the multinational Dongxing (now Fangcheng) autonomous county in extreme southwestern Guangdong changed its provincial jurisdiction.
Another group, the She, live in the northeast and in the north around Shaoguan, notably in an autonomous county west of the city.
Within the Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, the old ways of passing on ethnic culture to the younger generation have also been affected by the spread of new culture.
In an interview, Wang Haifei, a professor at Lanzhou University's College of History and Culture, discussed the transformation underway in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Gansu, the heartland of the Yugur people.
There are two autonomous counties representing the Mongolian minority nationality.
Below that level are districts under the municipality (shixiaqu), counties (xian), autonomous counties (zizhixian), and county-level municipalities (xianjishi).
Below these are districts under municipalities (shixiaqu), counties (xian), autonomous counties (zizhixian), and county-level municipalities (xianjishi).
These are further divided into districts under the municipality (shixiaqu), counties (xian), autonomous counties (zizhixian), and county-level municipalities (xianjishi).
Guangdong is further divided into districts under the municipalities (shixiaqu), counties (xian), autonomous counties (zizhixian), and country-level municipalities (xianjishi).
