Shuocheng District
Shuocheng
朔城区 | |
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![]() Shuocheng in Shuozhou | |
![]() ![]() Shuocheng Location in Shanxi | |
Coordinates (Shuocheng District government): 39°19′11″N 112°25′55″E / 39.3198°N 112.432°ECoordinates: 39°19′11″N 112°25′55″E / 39.3198°N 112.432°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Shuozhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,768 km2 (683 sq mi) |
Population (2020[1]) | 565,075 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shuocheng District | |||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 朔城区 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 朔城區 | ||||||||||
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Former names | |||||||||
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Mayi County | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 馬邑縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马邑县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Horse Town County | ||||||||
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Yinguan County | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陰館縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阴馆县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Shady Office(s) County Yin Office(s) County | ||||||||
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Yanmen Commandery | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 雁門郡 鴈門郡 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 雁门郡 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Yanmen Pass Commandery | ||||||||
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Shuocheng District, formerly Shuo County, is the main urban district of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou in Shanxi province, China.
History[]
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Shuocheng is the site of the ancient Chinese frontier post of Mayi and its territory was previously organized as the Mayi County of Yanmen Commandery.
Yinguan,[2] in present-day Shuocheng District's (夏关城村; Xiàguānchéng Cūn),[3] was the seat of another county and of all of Yanmen Commandery during the Eastern Han.[2] The post was moved to Guangwu near present-day Daixian under the Kingdom of Wei.[2]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ a b c Xiong (2009), s.v. "Yanmen".
- ^ Hua & al. (2017), s.v. "Yanmen".
Bibliography[]
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Li Shizhen (2017), Hua Linfu; et al. (eds.), Ben Cao Gang Mu Dictionary, Vol. II: Geographical and Administrative Designations, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 9780520291966.
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810860537.
Categories:
- County-level divisions of Shanxi
- Shuozhou
- Shanxi geography stubs