Yiyang County, Henan

Yiyang County, Henan
Traditional Chinese 宜陽縣
Simplified Chinese 宜阳县
Hanyu Pinyin Yíyáng Xiàn

Coordinates: 34°30′53″N 112°10′45″E / 34.5146°N 112.1792°E / 34.5146; 112.1792

Yiyang is a county in Luoyang city, Henan province, China, historically called Shou'an County (simplified Chinese: 寿安县; traditional Chinese: 壽安縣). Fuchang County of the Tang and Song dynasties was located in Yiyang.[1] In 1072 Fuchang was merged into Shou'an, and in 1186 Shou'an was renamed as Yiyang.[2]

References

  1. "Fuchang Xian". China Historical GIS. Harvard University. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. "Shouan Xian". China Historical GIS. Harvard University. Retrieved 28 January 2017.


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