Yu County, also known by its Chinese name Yuxian, is a

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under the jurisdiction of the

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of Zhangjiakou in northwestern

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province, China. Yuzhou () is the county seat.

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The area was home to the capital of the

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of Dai during the

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of the

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. Under the

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, present-day Yu County was organized as , with its seat Daixian located northeast of present-day Yuzhou. Daixian also served as the capital of Dai Commandery,. overseeing 11 or 13 counties in what is now northwestern

and northeastern

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. Under the Eastern Han, the commandery seat was moved west to Gaoliu (near present-day

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). It returned to Daixian near present-day Yuzhou under the kingdom of

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during the Three Kingdoms Period before the commandery was abolished in 388. (A separate Dai Commandery was established by the Northern Wei in the 520s, with its seat at Pingcheng, just northeast of present-day Datong in Shanxi.) The city was a former garrison town during the Ming dynasty, serving as part of the defense system protecting the capital Beijing from Mongol invasion.

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Towns: * Yuzhou (), Daiwangcheng (), Xiheying (), Jijiazhuang (), Baile (), Nuanquan (), Nanliuzhuang (), Beishuiquan (), Taohua (), Yangjuan (), Songjiazhuang () Townships: * Xiagongcun Township (), Nanyangzhuang Township (), Baishu Township (), Changning Township (), Yongquanzhuang Township (), Yangzhuangke Township (), Nanlingzhuang Township (), Chenjiawa Township (), Huangmei Township (), Baicaocunc Township (), Caogoubu Township ()

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Though seldom visited by tourists, the Old City (the earthen rampart walls of which remain in some spots) is home to numerous temples, including the well-preserved Caisheng Temple in honor of the Chinese money god. The restored city tower stands at the center of the old city.

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