Xiangyuan
Xiangyuan is a town in Jinzhong, Shanxi and has about 22,100 residents. Xiangyuan is situated nearby to the town Hongshan, as well as near the village Yancunbu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zhenguo Temple.
Zhenguo Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zhenguo Temple is a Buddhist temple located 10 km from Pingyao in the village of Hadongcun, in Shanxi Province, China. The temple's oldest hall, the Wanfo Hall, was built in 963 during the Northern Han dynasty, and is notable for featuring very large brackets that hold up the roof and flying eaves.
Xiangyuan
- Type: Town with 22,100 residents
- Also known as: “Hsiang-yuan”, “Hsiang-yüan”, “Hsiang-yuan-ts’un”, “Hsiang-yüan-ts’un”, “Xiangyuan Township”, “Xiangyuan Xiang”, and “襄垣”
- Categories: township of China and locality
- Location: Jinzhong, Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.2721° or 37° 16′ 20″ northLongitude
112.287° or 112° 17′ 13″ eastPopulation
22,100Elevation
776 metres (2,546 feet)Open location code
8P9J77CP+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 4528210206OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1790445Wikidata ID
Q14082640
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Xiangyuan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “襄垣乡”
- Gan Chinese: “襄垣乡”
- Japanese: “襄垣郷”
- Wu Chinese: “襄垣乡”
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