Shuocheng
朔城区
District
Shuocheng in Shuozhou
Shuocheng in Shuozhou
Shuocheng is located in Shanxi
Shuocheng
Shuocheng
Location in Shanxi
Coordinates (Shuocheng District government): 39°19′11″N 112°25′55″E / 39.3198°N 112.432°E / 39.3198; 112.432
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityShuozhou
Area
 • Total1,768 km2 (683 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
565,075
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Shuocheng District
Simplified Chinese朔城区
Traditional Chinese朔城區
Former names
Mayi County
Traditional Chinese馬邑縣
Simplified Chinese马邑县
Literal meaningHorse Town County
Yinguan County
Traditional Chinese陰館縣
Simplified Chinese阴馆县
Literal meaningShady Office(s) County
Yin Office(s) County
Yanmen Commandery
Traditional Chinese雁門郡
鴈門郡
Simplified Chinese雁门郡
Literal meaningYanmen Pass Commandery

Shuocheng District, formerly Shuo County, is the main urban district of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou in Shanxi province, China.

History

Map including Shuo County (labeled 朔縣 SHUO-HSIEN (Shohsien) (walled)) (AMS, 1955)

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 Xiaguancheng Village (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

  1. ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ a b c Xiong (2009), s.v. "Yanmen".
  3. ^ 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.


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