Yuncheng, formerly known as Hedong, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, the golden triangle area of the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan Province. It is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and civilization. It is the hometown of the martial saint Guan Gong. Located to the east of the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, Yuncheng was also called "Hedong" in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), Duke Xian of the Kingdom Jin, made his capital in Jiang (now Jiangxian County) in 669 BC. After the Jin Kingdom was divided into the three Kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, Yuncheng belonged to the Wei Kingdom. At that time, the capital of the Wei Kingdom was located in Anyi (the area around Yuwang township in Xiaxian County today). Later Emperor Qin Shihuang unified China and set up 36 counties. Yuncheng was named Hedong County, with its capital in Anyi. During a span of more than 2000 years after that, though the capital changed frequently, the name "Hedong" remained. Yuncheng, named after being the city of salt transportation, is the only city in China that is built for salt. In 2000, Yuncheng was promoted from a prefectural region to a city, consisting of 1 district (Yanhu District), 2 county-level cities (Yongji and Hejin) ,10 counties (Ruicheng, Linyi, Wanrong, Xinjiang, Jishan, Wenxi, Xiaxian, Jiangxian, Pinglu, Yuanqu), 12 Provincial Development Zones, 149 villages and towns (Sub district offices), as well as 2172 village committees, and 231 Community residents’ committees. By the end of 2020, the city's permanent resident population was 4.7745 million, among which the urban population was 2.3525 million, and the urbanization rate was 49.27%, while the rural population was 2,422,000.
Yanhu District is prosperous because of the salt lake. It was once called Salt Town, Kucheng Town, Lucun Town, Shenghui Town, Fenghuang City and so on. It was named after the Salt Lake. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it has set up a salt transportation envoy, then built a city for the transportation department named Yuncheng. It was named Yuncheng County in 1958, Yuncheng City in 1983, Yanhu District in 2000 after Yuncheng was changed from a region to a city. Covering an area of 1,237 square kilometers, Yanhu district now has jurisdiction over 6 townships, 7 towns, 8 streets, 233 administrative villages, 76 communities, with a total population of 710,000 from 14 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui, Miao, Korean and Tujia.
Yongji City, with ancient names Puban and Zhiyi, once the capital of Shun, is located in the core area of the golden triangle of the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan. It is the "South Gate" of Shanxi. It is adjacent to the "Mother River" in the west, Zhongtiao Mountain in the south, Emei Mountain in the north, the central Wuxing Lake and Sushui River in the north. With a total land area of 1208 square kilometers, the city has jurisdiction over 7 towns, 3 streets, 195 administrative villages and 22 communities, with a population of 464,000.
Hejin, known as Jiangzhou Longmen in ancient times, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, the northwest corner of Yuncheng City, and the triangular area where Fen River and Yellow River converge. It is adjacent to Jishan County to the east, facing Hancheng City of Shaanxi Province across the Yellow River to the west, adjoining Wanrong County to the south with terraces, and bordering Xiangning County of Linfen City to the north with Luliang Mountain. Hejin has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 3 towns and 2 townships: Cheng District Street, Qingjian Street, Zhaojiazhuang Street, Yangcun Street, Fancun Town, Sanghlou Town, Chaijia Town, Xiahua Township and Xiaoliang Township; there are 14 communities and 125 administrative villages.
Linyi County, anciently called Xunyang, consists of Linjin County and Yishi County. It is located in Yuncheng Basin in the southwest of Shanxi Province, with Yellow River to the west, Taiyue to the East, Emei Mountain to the north and Zhongtiao Mountain to the south. It is the only County with no hills or mountains in Shanxi Province. With a total area of 1339.32 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 4 townships, 272 administrative villages and a permanent population of 600,000.
Wanrong County is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, in the northwest of Yuncheng City. The county has a land area of 1081.5 square kilometers and it has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 8 townships, 207 administrative villages, and a total population of 459,000. The name of the county has the meaning of striving for glory and prosperity in all things. Within its domain, the county possesses a pleasant environment, rich agricultural resources, prosperous industry and commerce and also a profound cultural heritage. It is recorded that Nine Emperors in history successively offered sacrifices in Houtu temple a total of 24 times, among which the Hanwu emperor offered here 7 times and left the eternal masterpiece "Qiu Feng Ci".
Jishan County is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, at the north end of Yuncheng City. It is the birthplace of the Chinese nation's farming civilization. When general Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Shanxi in 2017, he said, "Hou Ji cultivates and teaches people how to grow crops in Jishan ." it is named after the JiWang mountain. The county has a history of more than 1500 years since the setting up of the county in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The county has a population of 363,800, a land area of 686.28 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns (Jifeng Town, Xishe Town, Huayu Town, Zhaidian Town, Qinghe town) and 2 townships (Caicun Township and Taiyang township), with a total of 144 administrative villages.
Xinjiang County, formerly known as Jiangzhou, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, and the north end of Yuncheng City, with Lüliang Mountain to the north, Emei Mountain to the south, and the Fenhe and Huihe Rivers crossing the border. The total area of the county is 597.18 square kilometers, 527,500 mu of cultivated land, 9 towns, 153 administrative villages, 10 urban residents’ committees, with a total population of 348000. In 1994, Xinjiang was listed in the third batch of national historical and cultural cities, and was successively rated as the national cultural advanced county, the township of drum music, the capital of Chengni inkstone, the township of folk art, the best couplet culture County, the national agricultural product quality and safety County, the national food Safety Demonstration County, the national pollution-free vegetable production base, the national agricultural product quality and safety demonstration county, the main agricultural production mechanization Demonstration County, provincial agricultural production trusteeship service pilot county, and the provincial civilized county and provincial hygiene county.
Wenxi County governs 10 towns and 2 townships, with a total population of 423,000 and a land area of 1167 square kilometers. It is the national advanced county of grain production, one of the Top 100 counties of farmland and water conservancy construction, provincial advanced counties of forestry "six major" projects, provincial advanced counties of rural safe drinking water full coverage project, provincial modern agriculture demonstration counties, provincial safety counties, provincial drug safety demonstration counties, provincial catering service food safety demonstration counties, and provincial " model county of double support ".
Jiangxian County is located in the northeast corner of Yuncheng City, at the northwest foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, at the junction of Yuncheng, Linfen and Jincheng, adjacent to Yicheng County to the East, Wenxi County to the west, Zhongtiao Mountain to and Yuanqu County to the south, Yicheng County, Quwo County and Houma City to the north from the east to the West. The county governs 8 towns, 2 townships and 133 administrative villages, with a total population of 293,000. It covers a land area of 993.49 square kilometers, 410,007 mu of arable land, 230,800 mu of irrigated land and 40,000 mu of selenium rich soil. The county has seven mountains, two ridges and one river. There are hillsides and valleys in the county. It is one of the main water conservation areas in southern Shanxi. The unique original ecological natural scenery guarantees a pleasant climate in summer.
Yuanqu County is located in the south end of Shanxi Province, in the northeast corner of Yuncheng City, covering an area of 1620 square kilometers, with a highest altitude of 2358 meters and a lowest altitude of 180 meters. It has jurisdiction over 188 administrative villages in 11 towns, with a total population of 240,000 and an agricultural population of 161,000. It is an old revolutionary County, a poverty-stricken mountain county and a key flooded County of Xiaolangdi Reservoir in the hinterland of the Zhongtiao Mountain.
Xiaxian County, formerly known as Anyi, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese Civilization. It is honored as the Original Capital in China, for it is the first capital built by the Xia Dynasty, the first slavery society in China. It was located on the Bank of the Yellow River and the south of Shanxi Province, with a total area of 1350.66 square kilometers. It has 4 communities, 6 towns, 5 townships, 171 village committees, and a total population of 365,000. It has won the titles of "China's natural oxygen bar", "national greening model county", "China's famous green county" and "forestry ecological county of Shanxi Province".
Located in the "Golden Triangle" of the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan Province, Pinglu is the South Gate of Shanxi Province. It has 8 towns and 1 township, 133 administrative villages, a population of 268,000, a land area of 1173.5 square kilometers, a cultivated area of 410,000 mu, and urbanization rate of 37.45%. It is China's couplet culture County, China's swan Town, one of China's top ten cultural tourism destinations with the most investment potential, China's most beautiful eco-cultural tourism County, China's most beautiful rural leisure tourism county.
Ruicheng County is the South Gate of Shanxi Province. It is located at the intersection of the Golden Triangle core area in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the north, north-west and Central Plains economic zones. Its unique location makes it a strategic channel for Shanxi to connect with both the north and the south, and the East and the West. It faces the Zhongtiao Mountain to the north and Yellow River to the south. Covering an area of 1176 square kilometers, Ruicheng County has jurisdiction over 151 organized villages in 8 towns, 2 townships, 708 natural villages, and a population of 410,000.
Yuncheng, formerly known as Hedong, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, the golden triangle area of the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan Province. It is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and civilization. It is the hometown of the martial saint Guan Gong. Located to the east of the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, Yuncheng was also called "Hedong" in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), Duke Xian of the Kingdom Jin, made his capital in Jiang (now Jiangxian County) in 669 BC. After the Jin Kingdom was divided into the three Kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, Yuncheng belonged to the Wei Kingdom. At that time, the capital of the Wei Kingdom was located in Anyi (the area around Yuwang township in Xiaxian County today). Later Emperor Qin Shihuang unified China and set up 36 counties. Yuncheng was named Hedong County, with its capital in Anyi. During a span of more than 2000 years after that, though the capital changed frequently, the name "Hedong" remained. Yuncheng, named after being the city of salt transportation, is the only city in China that is built for salt. In 2000, Yuncheng was promoted from a prefectural region to a city, consisting of 1 district (Yanhu District), 2 county-level cities (Yongji and Hejin) ,10 counties (Ruicheng, Linyi, Wanrong, Xinjiang, Jishan, Wenxi, Xiaxian, Jiangxian, Pinglu, Yuanqu), 12 Provincial Development Zones, 149 villages and towns (Sub district offices), as well as 2172 village committees, and 231 Community residents’ committees. By the end of 2020, the city's permanent resident population was 4.7745 million, among which the urban population was 2.3525 million, and the urbanization rate was 49.27%, while the rural population was 2,422,000.
Yanhu District is prosperous because of the salt lake. It was once called Salt Town, Kucheng Town, Lucun Town, Shenghui Town, Fenghuang City and so on. It was named after the Salt Lake. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it has set up a salt transportation envoy, then built a city for the transportation department named Yuncheng. It was named Yuncheng County in 1958, Yuncheng City in 1983, Yanhu District in 2000 after Yuncheng was changed from a region to a city. Covering an area of 1,237 square kilometers, Yanhu district now has jurisdiction over 6 townships, 7 towns, 8 streets, 233 administrative villages, 76 communities, with a total population of 710,000 from 14 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui, Miao, Korean and Tujia.
Yongji City, with ancient names Puban and Zhiyi, once the capital of Shun, is located in the core area of the golden triangle of the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan. It is the "South Gate" of Shanxi. It is adjacent to the "Mother River" in the west, Zhongtiao Mountain in the south, Emei Mountain in the north, the central Wuxing Lake and Sushui River in the north. With a total land area of 1208 square kilometers, the city has jurisdiction over 7 towns, 3 streets, 195 administrative villages and 22 communities, with a population of 464,000.
Hejin City, known as Jiangzhou Longmen in ancient times, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, the northwest corner of Yuncheng City, and the triangular area where Fen River and Yellow River converge. It is adjacent to Jishan County to the east, facing Hancheng City of Shaanxi Province across the Yellow River to the west, adjoining Wanrong County to the south with terraces, and bordering Xiangning County of Linfen City to the north with Luliang Mountain. Hejin has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 3 towns and 2 townships: Cheng District Street, Qingjian Street, Zhaojiazhuang Street, Yangcun Street, Fancun Town, Sanghlou Town, Chaijia Town, Xiahua Township and Xiaoliang Township; there are 14 communities and 125 administrative villages.
Linyi County, anciently called Xunyang, consists of Linjin County and Yishi County. It is located in Yuncheng Basin in the southwest of Shanxi Province, with Yellow River to the west, Taiyue to the East, Emei Mountain to the north and Zhongtiao Mountain to the south. It is the only County with no hills or mountains in Shanxi Province. With a total area of 1339.32 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 4 townships, 272 administrative villages and a permanent population of 600,000.
Wanrong County is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, in the northwest of Yuncheng City. The county has a land area of 1081.5 square kilometers and it has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 8 townships, 207 administrative villages, and a total population of 459,000. The name of the county has the meaning of striving for glory and prosperity in all things. Within its domain, the county possesses a pleasant environment, rich agricultural resources, prosperous industry and commerce and also a profound cultural heritage. It is recorded that Nine Emperors in history successively offered sacrifices in Houtu temple a total of 24 times, among which the Hanwu emperor offered here 7 times and left the eternal masterpiece "Qiu Feng Ci".
Jishan County is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, at the north end of Yuncheng City. It is the birthplace of the Chinese nation's farming civilization. When general Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Shanxi in 2017, he said, "Hou Ji cultivates and teaches people how to grow crops in Jishan ." it is named after the JiWang mountain. The county has a history of more than 1500 years since the setting up of the county in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The county has a population of 363,800, a land area of 686.28 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns (Jifeng Town, Xishe Town, Huayu Town, Zhaidian Town, Qinghe town) and 2 townships (Caicun Township and Taiyang township), with a total of 144 administrative villages.
Xinjiang County, formerly known as Jiangzhou, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, and the north end of Yuncheng City, with Lüliang Mountain to the north, Emei Mountain to the south, and the Fenhe and Huihe Rivers crossing the border. The total area of the county is 597.18 square kilometers, 527,500 mu of cultivated land, 9 towns, 153 administrative villages, 10 urban residents’ committees, with a total population of 348000. In 1994, Xinjiang was listed in the third batch of national historical and cultural cities, and was successively rated as the national cultural advanced county, the township of drum music, the capital of Chengni inkstone, the township of folk art, the best couplet culture County, the national agricultural product quality and safety County, the national food Safety Demonstration County, the national pollution-free vegetable production base, the national agricultural product quality and safety demonstration county, the main agricultural production mechanization Demonstration County, provincial agricultural production trusteeship service pilot county, and the provincial civilized county and provincial hygiene county.
Wenxi County governs 10 towns and 2 townships, with a total population of 423,000 and a land area of 1167 square kilometers. It is the national advanced county of grain production, one of the Top 100 counties of farmland and water conservancy construction, provincial advanced counties of forestry "six major" projects, provincial advanced counties of rural safe drinking water full coverage project, provincial modern agriculture demonstration counties, provincial safety counties, provincial drug safety demonstration counties, provincial catering service food safety demonstration counties, and provincial " model county of double support ".
Jiangxian County is located in the northeast corner of Yuncheng City, at the northwest foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, at the junction of Yuncheng, Linfen and Jincheng, adjacent to Yicheng County to the East, Wenxi County to the west, Zhongtiao Mountain to and Yuanqu County to the south, Yicheng County, Quwo County and Houma City to the north from the east to the West. The county governs 8 towns, 2 townships and 133 administrative villages, with a total population of 293,000. It covers a land area of 993.49 square kilometers, 410,007 mu of arable land, 230,800 mu of irrigated land and 40,000 mu of selenium rich soil. The county has seven mountains, two ridges and one river. There are hillsides and valleys in the county. It is one of the main water conservation areas in southern Shanxi. The unique original ecological natural scenery guarantees a pleasant climate in summer.
Yuanqu County is located in the south end of Shanxi Province, in the northeast corner of Yuncheng City, covering an area of 1620 square kilometers, with a highest altitude of 2358 meters and a lowest altitude of 180 meters. It has jurisdiction over 188 administrative villages in 11 towns, with a total population of 240,000 and an agricultural population of 161,000. It is an old revolutionary County, a poverty-stricken mountain county and a key flooded County of Xiaolangdi Reservoir in the hinterland of the Zhongtiao Mountain.
Xiaxian County, formerly known as Anyi, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese Civilization. It is honored as the Original Capital in China, for it is the first capital built by the Xia Dynasty, the first slavery society in China. It was located on the Bank of the Yellow River and the south of Shanxi Province, with a total area of 1350.66 square kilometers. It has 4 communities, 6 towns, 5 townships, 171 village committees, and a total population of 365,000. It has won the titles of "China's natural oxygen bar", "national greening model county", "China's famous green county" and "forestry ecological county of Shanxi Province".
Located in the "Golden Triangle" of the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan Province, Pinglu is the South Gate of Shanxi Province. It has 8 towns and 1 township, 133 administrative villages, a population of 268,000, a land area of 1173.5 square kilometers, a cultivated area of 410,000 mu, and urbanization rate of 37.45%. It is China's couplet culture County, China's swan Town, one of China's top ten cultural tourism destinations with the most investment potential, China's most beautiful eco-cultural tourism County, China's most beautiful rural leisure tourism county.
Ruicheng County is the South Gate of Shanxi Province. It is located at the intersection of the Golden Triangle core area in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the north, north-west and Central Plains economic zones. Its unique location makes it a strategic channel for Shanxi to connect with both the north and the south, and the East and the West. It faces the Zhongtiao Mountain to the north and Yellow River to the south. Covering an area of 1176 square kilometers, Ruicheng County has jurisdiction over 151 organized villages in 8 towns, 2 townships, 708 natural villages, and a population of 410,000.
