Xia County

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Xia County 夏县
County
Sima Wengong Temple
Xiaxian Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°08′18″N 111°13′15″E / 35.13833°N 111.22083°E / 35.13833; 111.22083Coordinates: 35°08′18″N 111°13′15″E / 35.13833°N 111.22083°E / 35.13833; 111.22083
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yuncheng
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.sxxiaxian.gov.cn

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[]

• List of administrative divisions of Shanxi

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