Yangcheng County () is a
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
in the southeast of
Shanxi Province, China, bordering
Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Jincheng
Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a population ...
and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the
AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor
The House of the Huangcheng Chancellor, also known by its Chinese name, Huangcheng Xiangfu, is a walled estate on Phoenix Hill (Fenghuangshan) comprising Huangcheng,. a village occupying a hollow above the Changhe Valley between Yangcheng and ...
.
Administrative divisions
Climate
Popular culture
The movie ''
Inn of the Sixth Happiness
''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British woman, who became a missionary in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Mark Robson, who receiv ...
'' is based on the story of
Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.
References
External links
www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Shanxi
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