Datong BasinThe Datong Basin (Chinese: 大同盆地) is located between the northern Shanxi Province and the inner/outer Great Walls, China. It occupies the western part of the , which has been created by the erosion of the Loess Plateau by the Sanggan River and its tributary, Yuhe. The basin is at about 1,100 meters above sea level. It has thriving agriculture and animal husbandry, and is rich in mineral resources, such as coal.
Inner MongoliaAutonomous region of ChinaAutonomous region in ChinaInner Mongolia Autonomous RegionSimplified Chinese内蒙古自治区Traditional Chinese內蒙古自治區Hanyu PinyinNèiměnggǔ ZìzhìqūMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicӨвөр МонголMongolian scriptᠦᠪᠦᠷᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯUyghur nameUyghurئىچكى موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم رايونىManchu nameManchu scriptᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣRomanizationDorgi monggoBuryat nameBuryatҮбэр МонголÜber MongolKyrgyz nameKyrgyzىچكى مونعولىياIchki MongoliaKazakh nameKazakhىشكى موڭعولياIşkı MoñğoliaTuvan nameTuvanÖvür Mool oranӨвүр Моол оранStandard Tibetan nameStandard Tibetanནང་སོག་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), is an autonomous region of China.
Pingcheng DistrictPingcheng District (simplified Chinese: 平城区; traditional Chinese: 平城區; pinyin: Píngchéng Qū), formerly known as Chengqu (城区; 城區; Chéngqū) or Cheng District is a district of Datong, Shanxi, China. As of 2002, it had a population of 560,000 living in an area of 46.129 km2 (17.811 sq mi). Most of the urbanized area of Datong is in this district. In 2020 the district had 807,000 people.
Qin dynastyThe Qin dynasty ( CHIN) was the first imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering each of the rival states that had previously pledged fealty to the Zhou. This culminated in 221 BC with the successful unification of China.
ShanxiShanxi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city is Taiyuan, and its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. The province's one-character abbreviation is 晋 (Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 – c. 481 BC). In later periods, Shanxi also became the political core of the Northern Wei, a Xianbei-founded dynasty whose early capital was located in present-day northern Datong.
HebeiHebei is a province in North China. It is China's sixth-most populous province, with 74.6 million people at the 2020 census; the provincial statistics bureau estimated the resident population at 73.54 million at the end of 2025. Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city.
Prefecture-level cityA prefecture-level city (simplified Chinese: 地级市; traditional Chinese: 地級市; pinyin: Dìjíshì) 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. It usually consists of multiple sub-prefecture-level cities or towns and the surrounding countryside.
District (China)Alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese市辖区Traditional Chinese市轄區Tibetan nameTibetanཆུས།Zhuang nameZhuangGihKorean nameHangul구Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭUyghur nameUyghurرايونManchu nameManchu scriptᠴᡳᠣᡳMöllendorffcioiKazakh nameKazakhرايونрайонraionKyrghyz nameKyrghyzرايونрайонrajonDaur nameDaurornOroqen nameOroqengusxaThe term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.
Xinrong DistrictXinrong District (simplified Chinese: 新荣区; traditional Chinese: 新榮區; pinyin: Xīnróng Qū) is a district of the city of Datong, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.
Yungang DistrictYungang District (simplified Chinese: 云冈区; traditional Chinese: 雲岡區; pinyin: Yúngāng Qū) formerly, Nanjiao District (南郊区) is a district of the city of Datong, Shanxi province, China. In February 2018, all of Mining District and parts of Cheng District merged with Nanjiao District to form the new Yungang District. Simultaneously, northern parts of Nanjiao District merged into Xinrong District.Yunzhou DistrictYunzhou District (simplified Chinese: 云州区; traditional Chinese: 雲州區; pinyin: Yúnzhōu Qū) is a district of the city of Datong, Shanxi. It was formerly known as Datong County (大同县; 大同縣; Dàtóng Xiàn) until 9 February 2018 in a State Council-approved reshuffle of Datong's administrative divisions.
ChinaCountry in East AsiaChina, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas.
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Inner MongoliaAutonomous region of ChinaAutonomous region in ChinaInner Mongolia Autonomous RegionSimplified Chinese内蒙古自治区Traditional Chinese內蒙古自治區Hanyu PinyinNèiměnggǔ ZìzhìqūMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicӨвөр МонголMongolian scriptᠦᠪᠦᠷᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯUyghur nameUyghurئىچكى موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم رايونىManchu nameManchu scriptᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣRomanizationDorgi monggoBuryat nameBuryatҮбэр МонголÜber MongolKyrgyz nameKyrgyzىچكى مونعولىياIchki MongoliaKazakh nameKazakhىشكى موڭعولياIşkı MoñğoliaTuvan nameTuvanÖvür Mool oranӨвүр Моол оранStandard Tibetan nameStandard Tibetanནང་སོག་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), is an autonomous region of China.Pingcheng DistrictPingcheng District (simplified Chinese: 平城区; traditional Chinese: 平城區; pinyin: Píngchéng Qū), formerly known as Chengqu (城区; 城區; Chéngqū) or Cheng District is a district of Datong, Shanxi, China. As of 2002, it had a population of 560,000 living in an area of 46.129 km2 (17.811 sq mi). Most of the urbanized area of Datong is in this district. In 2020 the district had 807,000 people.Qin dynastyThe Qin dynasty ( CHIN) was the first imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering each of the rival states that had previously pledged fealty to the Zhou. This culminated in 221 BC with the successful unification of China.ShanxiShanxi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city is Taiyuan, and its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. The province's one-character abbreviation is 晋 (Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 – c. 481 BC). In later periods, Shanxi also became the political core of the Northern Wei, a Xianbei-founded dynasty whose early capital was located in present-day northern Datong.HebeiHebei is a province in North China. It is China's sixth-most populous province, with 74.6 million people at the 2020 census; the provincial statistics bureau estimated the resident population at 73.54 million at the end of 2025. Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city.Prefecture-level cityA prefecture-level city (simplified Chinese: 地级市; traditional Chinese: 地級市; pinyin: Dìjíshì) 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. It usually consists of multiple sub-prefecture-level cities or towns and the surrounding countryside.District (China)Alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese市辖区Traditional Chinese市轄區Tibetan nameTibetanཆུས།Zhuang nameZhuangGihKorean nameHangul구Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭUyghur nameUyghurرايونManchu nameManchu scriptᠴᡳᠣᡳMöllendorffcioiKazakh nameKazakhرايونрайонraionKyrghyz nameKyrghyzرايونрайонrajonDaur nameDaurornOroqen nameOroqengusxaThe term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.Xinrong DistrictXinrong District (simplified Chinese: 新荣区; traditional Chinese: 新榮區; pinyin: Xīnróng Qū) is a district of the city of Datong, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.Yungang DistrictYungang District (simplified Chinese: 云冈区; traditional Chinese: 雲岡區; pinyin: Yúngāng Qū) formerly, Nanjiao District (南郊区) is a district of the city of Datong, Shanxi province, China. In February 2018, all of Mining District and parts of Cheng District merged with Nanjiao District to form the new Yungang District. Simultaneously, northern parts of Nanjiao District merged into Xinrong District.Yunzhou DistrictYunzhou District (simplified Chinese: 云州区; traditional Chinese: 雲州區; pinyin: Yúnzhōu Qū) is a district of the city of Datong, Shanxi. It was formerly known as Datong County (大同县; 大同縣; Dàtóng Xiàn) until 9 February 2018 in a State Council-approved reshuffle of Datong's administrative divisions.ChinaCountry in East AsiaChina, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas.平城Related word or term.縣Related word or term.县Related word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.