Xia County
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Xia County
夏县 | |
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![]() Sima Wengong Temple | |
![]() ![]() Xiaxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
Coordinates: 35°08′18″N 111°13′15″E / 35.13833°N 111.22083°ECoordinates: 35°08′18″N 111°13′15″E / 35.13833°N 111.22083°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Yuncheng |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Xia County or Xiaxian (simplified Chinese: 夏县; traditional Chinese: 夏縣; pinyin: Xià Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the southeast. It is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City.
History[]
It was originally named Anyi city (安邑; "peaceful district" Middle Chinese: Anyip city) in ancient China, and served as the previous capitals of the Xia Dynasty and the Wei kingdom.
A notable site in the county is Sima Wengong Temple (司馬溫公祠), the family home and burial place of Sima Guang, a Song Dynasty historian.
See also[]
Categories:
- County-level divisions of Shanxi
- Shanxi geography stubs