Loufan County
Loufan County is a county of Shanxi Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of the province. It is the westernmost county-level division of Taiyuan.
Loufan 娄烦县 | |
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County | |
 Location in Taiyuan | |
  Loufan Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′07″N 111°47′51″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Taiyuan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 婁煩縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 娄烦县 | ||||||||
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Name
Loufan is named for the Loufan tribes of ancient China, who were conquered by the state of Zhao in two campaigns in 306 and 304 BC after the adoption of nomad (Hu) weapons and customs by the Wuling King.
History
Loufan County formed part of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han. Its former seat is now located in Ningwu County[1] in Xinzhou Prefecture.
References
Citations
- Xiong (2009), s.v. "Huiyuan".
Bibliography
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
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