Fanshi County

Fanshi County
繁峙县[1]
County

Location in Xinzhou
Fanshi
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: Coordinates: 39°11′20″N 113°15′58″E / 39.189°N 113.266°E / 39.189; 113.266
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shanxi
Prefecture-level city Xinzhou
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website fsx.sxxz.gov.cn
Fanshi County
Simplified Chinese 繁峙
Traditional Chinese 繁峙

Fanshi County, is a county in Xinzhou City, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the southeast. It is the easternmost county-level division of Xinzhou.

History

Fanshi County was one of the divisions of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han.

Geography

Fanshi is located north of Mount Wutai and east of Daixian.

Economy

The primary industry of Fanshi county is gold mining.

References


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