Fanshi County, is a

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in Xinzhou City, in the northeast of

Shanxi Province 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-level ...

, China, bordering

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province to the southeast. It is the easternmost

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

of Xinzhou.

History

Fanshi County was one of the divisions of

Yanmen Commandery Yanmen Commandery was an administrative subdivision (''jùn'') of the state of Zhao Zhao may refer to: * Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname ** commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions ** Chiu, fr ...

under the Qin and Han.

Geography

Fanshi is located north of

Mount Wutai Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks roughly corresponding to the ...

and east of

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Climate

Economy

The primary industry of Fanshi county is

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References

County-level divisions of Shanxi Xinzhou {{shanxi-geo-stub