Lan County

County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China

Lan County 岚县
County
Lanxian Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E / 38.27944°N 111.67111°E / 38.27944; 111.67111Coordinates: 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E / 38.27944°N 111.67111°E / 38.27944; 111.67111
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Lüliang
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Lan County
Traditional Chinese	嵐縣
Simplified Chinese	岚县
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lánxiàn Wade–Giles Lan Hsien

Former names
Lanzhou
Traditional Chinese	嵐州
Simplified Chinese	岚州
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lánzhōu Wade–Giles Lan-chou

Lan County or Lanxian is a county under the administration of Lüliang City, in west-central Shanxi province, China.

History[]

Lanxian was formerly the seat of Lan Prefecture, during which time it was known as Lanzhou.

References[]

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)

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