Xinjiang County (), formerly Jiangzhou (), lies in the municipal region of

Yuncheng Yuncheng is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng municipalities to the north and east, and Henan (Luoyang and Jiyuan to the east, Sanmenxia to the south) and Shaan ...

in the southwest 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.

Situation

The county's area is approximately 600 km². It is bordered by

Wenxi County Wenxi County () is a county in southern Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture level city of Yuncheng. As of 2020 it had a population of roughly 350,000. The name Wenxi, which means "hearing the glad news", was u ...

to the east and

Jishan County Jishan () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Yuncheng Yuncheng is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng mun ...

to the west.

Xiangning County Xiangning County () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province across the Yellow River to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of , and i ...

to the northwest,

Xiangfen County Xiangfen County () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi Province, China. It was established in February 1954 from the merger of the former Xiangling County () and Fencheng County (). The county falls under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level ...

to the northeast, and Houma City to the east are all in

Linfen Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976,4 ...

Municipality. The

Fen River The Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It originates in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turni ...

, a major tributary of the

Yellow Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...

, flows westward through the county.

Administration

Xinjiang's population is 320,000 (2002). The county executive, legislature, and

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are in Longxing Town (), together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Climate

Industry

Until recently, its industry was dominated by the production of handicrafts, including lacquerware, embroidery, and leather goods, as well as the manufacture of drugs.

Culture

Xinjiang is known for its folk opera performances. The county is the home of the Jiangzhou Drum Troupe (, also known as Shanxi Jiangzhou Drum Art Ensemble, ), China's most famous traditional percussion ensemble, which was founded in 1987.

History

Until the

Xinhai Revolution The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution was the culmination of a d ...

, Xinjiang was known as Jiangzhou ().

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monk Yaoshan Weiyan (, 751–834) * The

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References

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