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Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 lived in the Yuci and Taigu urban districts. However,5,433,659 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Taiyuan - Jinzhong made of Yuci district plus the 6 Taiyuan urban districts, largely conurbated. History Lingshi County was the location of the Nanshan Colliery disaster. In 1999, the area was considered sufficiently urbanized that Jinzhong Prefecture became a prefecture-level city, with its former seat at Yuci becoming its county-level Yuci District. Administrative divisions Jinzhong is divided into the following county-level subdivisions: Climate Jinzhong has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSk''),Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingyao County
Pingyao County is a county in Jinzhong in central Shanxi Province, China. It is home to Pingyao Ancient City, a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, preserving a great deal of architecture from the Ming & Qing dynasties. It spans an area of , and, as of 2010, it had residents. The county government is seated in . History Pingyao County is home to Pingyao Ancient City, which has history dating back to approximately 800 BCE. The area has been incorporated since the Western Han dynasty, when it formed Zhongdu County (). On November 18, 2019, a coal mine operated by Fengyan Group suffered a gas explosion, killing 15 miners and injuring 9 others. Geography The Fen River The Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It originates in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turni ... runs through Pingyao County. The county's highest point, Baota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuci District
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China. Administrative Divisions Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html * Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict (), Luxi Subdistrict (), Anning Subdistrict (), Jingwei Subdistrict (), Xinjian Subdistrict (), Jinhua Subdistrict () Towns: * Wujinshan (), Dongyang (), Shitie (), Changning (), Beitian (), Xiuwen () Townships: * Guojiabao Township (), Zhangqing Township (), Zhuangzi Township (), Dongzhao Township () Climate Universities Yuci District is home to several new university campuses, as well as many others under construction, for major universities based in Shanxi, including Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi University of Traditional Medicine and Shanxi Medical University and Taiyuan Normal University. For this reason, Yuci is known in Shanxi as a university city. Sister cities * Quezon City, Philippines The Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuci
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China. Administrative Divisions Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html * Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict (), Luxi Subdistrict (), Anning Subdistrict (), Jingwei Subdistrict (), Xinjian Subdistrict (), Jinhua Subdistrict () Towns: * Wujinshan (), Dongyang (), Shitie (), Changning (), Beitian (), Xiuwen () Townships: * Guojiabao Township (), Zhangqing Township (), Zhuangzi Township (), Dongzhao Township () Climate Universities Yuci District is home to several new university campuses, as well as many others under construction, for major universities based in Shanxi, including Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi University of Traditional Medicine and Shanxi Medical University and Taiyuan Normal University. For this reason, Yuci is known in Shanxi as a university city. Sister cities * Quezon City, Philippines The Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiyang County
Xiyang County () is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong. Climate See also * Chen Yonggui Chen Yonggui (; circa 1915 – 26 March 1986) was a Chinese politician. Though he was an illiterate peasant, he became a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China because of Mao Ze ... * Dazhai References www.xzqh.org County-level divisions of Shanxi Jinzhong {{Shanxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yushe County
Yushe County () is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong. Cao Shui Cao Shui () born June 5, 1982, also known as Shawn Cao, courtesy name Yaou (Eurasian), pseudonym or ''hao'' Lord of Tower of Babel, is a Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter and translator. He is one of the representative figures of Chinese Con ..., a famous poet, novelist, screenwriter, was born here. It is a predominantly rural county. Climate References www.xzqh.org County-level divisions of Shanxi Jinzhong {{Shanxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is "" (), after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period. The name ''Shanxi'' means "West of the Mountains", a reference to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shanxi's terrain is characterised by a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. Shanxi's culture is largely dominated by the ethnic Han majority, who make up over 99% of its population. Jin Chinese is considered by some linguists to be a distinct language from Mandarin and its geographical range covers most of Shanxi. Both Jin and Mandarin are spoken in Shanx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qi County, Shanxi
Qi County, also known by its Chinese name Qixian, is a county in the central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong and has a population of approximately 265,310. The county is on the route of the Datong-Puzhou Railway, the primary axial railway of Shanxi Province, which links it to Datong (approximately 7.5 hours) and the provincial capital Taiyuan (approximately 1.5 hours away). The county seat, also named Qixian, is designated as a National Historic and Cultural City. The county is home to the Qiao & Qu Family Compounds and is nearby the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pingyao Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a walled city in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. Administratively, it comprises .... Climate References External linkswww.xzqh.org County-level divisions of Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shouyang County
Shouyang County () is a county in the east-central part of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 ... city.- Climate References www.xzqh.org County-level divisions of Shanxi Jinzhong {{Shanxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taigu District
Taigu () is a district of Shanxi province, China under the administration of Jinzhong City. It is administratively into three town-level entities (Mingxing 明星镇, Hucun 胡村镇, and Fancun 范村镇), and six township-level entities ( Houcheng 侯城乡, Beiwang 北汪乡, Shuixiu 水秀乡, Yangyi 阳邑乡, Xiaobai 小白乡, and Rencun 任村乡). Taigu is linked to nearby Yuci in Jinzhong by rail via the Taigu Railway Stop. Climate Taigu experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification '' Dwa''). Spring is dry, with frequent dust storms, followed by early summer heat waves. Summer tends to be hot with most of the year's rainfall concentrated in July and August. Winter is long and cold, but dry and sunny. Government Downtown Taigu contains the local government institutions and buildings supporting the needs of the district. Significant buildings include the Taigu People's Government Building, Taigu People's Court Building, and Taigu Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuoquan County
Zuoquan County () is a county in the east of Shanxi Province of China, bordering Hebei Province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong. After Communist general Zuo Quan was killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ..., the CCP renamed the Liao County in Shanxi Province to Zuoquan County, in his honor. Climate References External linkswww.xzqh.org County-level divisions of Shanxi Jinzhong {{Shanxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiexiu
Jiexiu is a county-level city in the central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong and is located in the latter's western confines. Notable sites in and around Jiexiu include Mount Mian, Zhangbi Fortress, Houtu Temple and Xianshenlou. Names The territory around was known as Mianshang under the Zhou. By the Jin, the territory was known as Dingyang and the settlement at Jiexiu proper as Pingchang. Under the Northern Wei (4th–5th century), both became known as JiexiuCommandery. Under the Tang, this was renamed Jiezhou AD618–627. History Mianshang was supposedly set apart by Duke Chong'er to endow sacrifices for his retainer Jie Zhitui BC. The early histories state that Jie had loyally followed Chong'er in exile around China for 19 years but, when Chong'er was installed as duke of Jin by a Qin army, Jie had chosen to retire as a hermit rather than debase himself by asking for favors..... . In time, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingshi County
Lingshi County () is a county of southwest-central Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 ... city. Climate References www.xzqh.org County-level divisions of Shanxi Jinzhong {{Shanxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
