Ying County

Ying County or Yingxian is a county in the north of province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of .
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  • Type: City with 142,000 residents
  • Description: county
  • Also known as: “Comte de Ying”, “Comté de Ying”, “Ứng huyện”, “Ying Hsien”, “Ying Xian”, “Yingxian”, “Yingxian County”, and “应州”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sakyamuni Pagoda and Jingtu Temple.

Photo: Patrick Streule, CC BY 2.0.
The of Fogong Temple of Ying County…

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Ying County

Latitude
39.5641° or 39° 33′ 51″ north
Longitude
113.182° or 113° 10′ 55″ east
Population
142,000
Elevation
1,010 metres (3,314 feet)
Named after
因地处龙首、雁门之间，二山南北相应而得名
Open location code
8PFMH57J+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1697356006
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1786560
Wiki­data ID
Q1197322
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Ying County” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ying”
  • Cebuano: “Ying Xian”
  • Chinese: “Yīng Xiàn”
  • Chinese: “应县”
  • Chinese: “應縣”
  • Czech: “Jing”
  • Dutch: “Ying”
  • French: “xian de Ying”
  • French: “Xian de Ying”
  • French: “Ying Xian”
  • Gan Chinese: “应县”
  • German: “Ying Xian”
  • German: “Ying”
  • Italian: “Contea di Ying”
  • Japanese: “応県”
  • Korean: “잉현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Èng-koān”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ying”
  • Norwegian: “Ying”
  • Persian: “شهرستان یینگ”
  • Portuguese: “Ying”
  • Russian: “Инсянь”
  • Spanish: “Ying”
  • Swedish: “Ying, Shuozhou”
  • Swedish: “Ying”
  • Thai: “อำเภออิ้ง”
  • Ukrainian: “Їн”
  • Ukrainian: “Їнсянь”
  • Vietnamese: “Ứng, Sóc Châu”
  • Vietnamese: “Ứng”
  • Wu Chinese: “应县”
  • Yue Chinese: “應縣”

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Places to explore: Taqianjie and Xiguan.

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Highlights: 佛宫寺 and 观音殿.

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