Hunyuan County is a
county
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under the administration of
Datong
Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 cens ...
City, in the northeast of
Shanxi
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province, China.
History
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During the
Spring and Autumn Period
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of
Chinese history
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the ''Book of Documents'' (early chapter ...
, present-day Hunyuan County formed part of the
Baidi state
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of
Dai to the north of the
Zhou Kingdom
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. It was conquered by the
Zhao clan of
Jin.
Under the
Han
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, was established and placed under
Yanmen Commandery
Yanmen Commandery was an administrative subdivision (''jùn'') of the state of Zhao established BC and of northern imperial Chinese dynasties until AD758. It occupied lands in what is now Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. Its first seat was at Shanwu ...
and was established and placed under
Dai Commandery
Dai Commandery was a commandery (''jùn'') of the state of Zhao established BC and of northern imperial Chinese dynasties until the time of the Emperor Wen of the Sui dynasty (r. AD581–604). It occupied lands in what is now Hebei, Shanxi, ...
. Pingshu was later merged with Guo County, which was placed in
Hengshan Commandery
Changshan Commandery (常山郡), or Hengshan Commandery (恒山郡), was a historical commandery of China, located in present-day southern Hebei province.
The commandery was established as Hengshan by the Qin state after it annexed the state of Z ...
. During the
Jianwu Era
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of the
Eastern Han
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, Guo County was renamed. During the
Three Kingdoms
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,
Wei restored the name Guo. This was changed to Guoshan County by the
Northern Wei
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, who placed it under the administration of
Si Prefecture. Under the
Tang
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* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
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, it was placed in
Yun Prefecture.
Climate
Landmarks
The 1,500-year-old
Hanging Temple
The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple () is a temple built into a cliff ( above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China. The closest city is Datong, to ...
is an important and unique structure within the Datong area.
Demography
In 2010 the population of the district was 343,486 inhabitants.
See also
*
Hanging Temple
The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple () is a temple built into a cliff ( above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China. The closest city is Datong, to ...
*
Mount Heng (Shanxi)
Mount Heng, also known by its Chinese name Hengshan, is a mountain in north-central China's Shanxi Province, known as the northern mountain of the Five Great Mountains of China. Heng Shan in Shanxi Province is sometimes known as the Northern He ...
References
Citations
Bibliography
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County-level divisions of Shanxi
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