How many counties are there in Xinzhou?

Xinzhou City, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province, was called "Xiurong" in ancient times, or "Xin" for short, or "Xin" for short. It is located in the north-central part of Shanxi Province, surrounded by the Great Wall in the north, with ten tombs connecting Taiyuan in the south, Shaanxi and Mongolia in the west and Beijing and Hebei in the east. It governs 14 counties (cities, districts) with a total area of 25,000 square kilometers, making it the largest city in Shanxi Province.

The development of history

According to legend, Emperor Gaozu made a northern expedition to Xiongnu and arrived in Pingcheng (now Datong). When he left the encirclement, the army retreated south and got rid of the pursuers at Xinkou. High-impedance sad smile, six army happy return. Because of "Xin" and "Xin", the name of Xinzhou was born.

1949 set up a new county, specializing in new counties, governing 9 counties including new county, Dai county, ningwu county, Jingle county, Wutai county, Dingxiang county, fan shi county and Yangqu county. 1952, 8 counties in the former Xingxian area, including Xingxian, Baode, Hequ, Pianguan, Shenchi, Wuzhai, Kelan and Lanxian, were included in the new county area.

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