Ying County or Yingxian () is a county in the north of
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. It is the easternmost
county-level division 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
Shuozhou.
Ying County is best known for the
Pagoda of Fogong Temple, which is built in 1056 and was the tallest
timber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...
building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.
Climate
References
External links
www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Shanxi
Shuozhou
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