Shanxi County

Xia County, Shanxi

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Xia is a county in the northern province of Shanxi in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City , in the southernmost region of Shanxi.

Ruicheng County

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Ruicheng County is located in the Shanxi province of China. The town of Ruicheng has the following features:

Yongle Gong

Yongle Gong , is a temple noted for the wall paintings inside its three main halls. It was moved to Ruicheng in 1959 to preserve it when a dam was built at Sanmenxia, putting the town of Yongle, the previous location of the temple, under water. The temple is 4 km north of the town on the main road.

Yellow River

The Yellow River lies just south of Ruicheng. A pumping station on the river doubles as a monument to Yu the Great, the legendary figure credited with controlling the course of the Yellow River and saving many lives in the process.

Food

Apples are to be found in abbundance in Ruicheng, being the most popular variety of fruit grown by local farmers.

Pingding County

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Pingding County is a county in Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of the city of Yangquan.

Lishi District

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Lishi District is a of Lüliang, Shanxi, China. The district is a major hub for the coal industry in Lüliang as well as an administrative center for the prefecture.

Life in Lishi

Shopping in Lishi

Lishi sports three major supermarkets to purchase groceries. These are:

Kaixinyu - a large chain with three outlets in the city. Kaixinyu is popular for low prices though it's selection, especially of foreign products and of fresh produce, is particularly low.

Jiajiale - Jiajiale is a slightly more up-scale supermarket that banks on high-grade products. It is probably the most expensive supermarket in the Lishi City region.

Meijiale - Meijiale is the largest supermarket in Lishi city. It is not quite as expensive as Jiajiale although it is more expensive than Kiaxinyu. Of the three supermarkets it has the best selection of fresh produce and meats although it is still of secondary quality to the open air markets that are spread throughout the city.

Dining in Lishi

Lishi is host to a wide variety of restaurants. There are numerous dining options in the city from the level of roadside venders operating out of the back of an electric bike up to up-scale restaurants connected to the many expensive hotels in the city. Some of the most notable fascets of Lishi dining include:

Huo Guo - not a single restaurant but rather a whole sub-class of restaurants Lishi has roughly 10 major huo guo restaurants. These vary in quality and pricing. One of the most popular, Xian Heng, received notoriety for offering free beer to diners, a promotion soon followed by other huo guo restaurants in the city.

Lvliang International Hotel - The Lvliang International Hotel provides the only non-chinese dining in the city if one does not desire the fast food options available otherwise. The menu in this up-scale three star hotel's attached restaurant includes pasta, pizza, steak and various thai and japanese inspired dishes.

Hong Ch'a Fan - Otherwise known as the black tea house , Hong Ch'a Fan is an authentic Chinese tea house. They have a wide selection of high grade teas along with other beverages and snacks.

Xinjiang Fandian - Xinjiang Fandian offers Uighur ethnic cooking at a low price. Perfect in the summertime, this restaurant offers one of the few patio dining areas in the city.

Staying in Lishi

There are multitudinous hotels of varying size and quality in Lishi. Guests from abroad would be well advised to stay at the Lvliang Hotel or the Lvliang International Hotel, both of which have three star ratings.

Education in Lishi

Lvliang Higher College is a government sponsored teacher's college that offers degrees from Taiyuan Normal University. Lvliang Higher College is presently seeking accreditation as an independent degree granting institution. It has three campuses. Lvliang Higher College is generally welcoming of european, north american and african native speakers of English, along with native speakers of Japanese for employment options in their foreign language department.
Lvliang Higher College has had persistent problems maintaining electric power but has been making sincere efforts to modernize.

Outside Lishi City

Major sites near Lishi City include:

Anguosi Temple
North Wutang Mountain

Linfen County

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Linfen County is a small Chinese county in Shanxi province. Its main city is Linfen city, previously called Pingyang, population 680,000. Hukou falls on the Yellow River is in this county. Coodinates are 35?23’ to 36?37’, eastern longitude from 110?22’ to 112?34. Shanxi Teachers' University is in Linfen.

Hongdong County

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Hongdong County is a county in Linfen, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China.

Fanshi County

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Fanshi County is a county in the Xinzhou prefecture of Shanxi Province in northern China. Fanshi is located north of Mount Wutai and east of .

Industries

The primary industry of Fanshi county is gold mining.

Dai County

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Dai County is under the administrative control of Xinzhou City, Shanxi. Also known as Daizhou in ancient texts.

Yu Xian

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Yu Xian is a located in the east of ''Shanxi'', ''China''.
It is best known for its production of black pepper and coal.
Yu Xian is an ancient place, which is known to contain many mysteries and treasures. It was apparent that during the Spring and Autumn Period, this land once formed an individual kingdom.
In 2005, the county's GDP is approximately 3.0 , Government Finance Income has exceeded the 600 million mark. The GPC now equaling to 3,646 income for farmers and the total retail sales of consumer goods has reached 970 million . Furthermore, there is 100 million of crop output and 10.71 million tons of coal production.

Name

Yu Xian literally translates into ‘cup county’. The name is derived from the shape of the county’s location.
For the territory is surrounded by mountains, the area forms a concave dip which resembles the shape of a "cup", in Chinese, cup translates to “Yu” .

Tourist attraction

Cangshan

Geographical facts

*Area: 2442
*population: 300,000
*Distance from Taiyuan: 100

Xinjiang County

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Xinjiang is a county in the province of Shanxi in the People's Republic of China.

The county's area is approximately 600 km² and its population, as of 2002, was 320,000. Until recently, its industry was dominated by the production of handicrafts, including lacquerware, embroidery, and leather goods, as well as the manufacture of drugs.

The city of Jiangzhou is the home of the Jiangzhou Drum Troupe, China's most famous traditional percussion ensemble. The county as a whole is also known for its folk opera performances.

Xiangfen County

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Xiangfen County is an administrative district of the Shanxi province in . It has an area of and has 500,000 inhabitants.