Yangcheng County

Yangcheng County 阳城县
County
The Tower of Rivers and Mountains in the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor in Beiliu
Yangcheng in Jincheng
Jincheng in Shanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Jincheng
Population  (2020[1])	350,474
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yangcheng County (simplified Chinese: 阳城县; traditional Chinese: 陽城縣; pinyin: Yángchéng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jincheng and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor.

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Popular culture[]

The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.

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External links[]

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
• Photos of Yangcheng showing sites mentioned in 'The Small Woman' and the Inn of Eight Happinesses (2006)

Coordinates: 35°29′10″N 112°24′53″E / 35.48611°N 112.41472°E / 35.48611; 112.41472

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