Liulin ( is a county of western
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-lev ...
province, China, bordering
Shaanxi province and the
Yellow River to the west. It is under the administration of
Lüliang city. The county is the site of the Xiangyan Temple (
zh).
Liulin has been inhabited since the
Neolithic era. During the
Han dynasty the county seat was in Mengmen town. It is the birthplace of
Lin Xiangru and
Red Army general He Chang (
贺昌). It has historically been a trade town between the
Central Plains and the
Silk Road
The Silk Road () was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and reli ...
.
It is a center of coal industry,
jujube and walnut cultivation.
Its regional cuisines include Liulin Wantuan, a steamed buckwheat noodle, and sesame cakes.
Administrative divisions
Climate
References
www.xzqh.org
See also
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Wang Ning, county party boss who was investigated for corruption
County-level divisions of Shanxi
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