Shuocheng District

Shuocheng
朔城区
District
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shanxi
Prefecture-level city Shuozhou
Time zone UTC+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 meaning Horse Town County
Yinguan County
Traditional Chinese 陰館縣
Simplified Chinese 阴馆县
Literal meaning Shady Office(s) County
Yin Office(s) County
Yanmen Commandery
Traditional Chinese 雁門郡
鴈門郡
Simplified Chinese 雁门郡
Literal meaning Yanmen Pass Commandery

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

History

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,[1] in present-day Shuocheng District's Xiaguancheng Village (t 夏關城村, s 夏关城村, Xiàguānchéng Cūn),[2] was the seat of another county and of all of Yanmen Commandery during the Eastern Han.[1] The post was moved to Guangwu near present-day Daixian under the Kingdom of Wei.[1]

References

Citations

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 .
  • Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press .

Coordinates: 39°19′11″N 112°25′55″E / 39.3198°N 112.432°E / 39.3198; 112.432


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