Xiangyuan

Xiangyuan is a town in Jinzhong, Shanxi and has about 22,100 residents. Xiangyuan is situated nearby to the village 襄垣村, as well as near 郝洞村.

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”, and “襄垣”
Categories: township of China and locality
Location: Jinzhong, Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.2721° or 37° 16′ 20″ north

Longitude

112.287° or 112° 17′ 13″ east

Population

22,100

Elevation

776 metres (2,546 feet)

Open location code

8P9J77CP+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4528210206

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

1790445

Wikidata ID

Q14082640

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Xiangyuan” goes by many names.

Chinese: “Xiāngyuán Xiāng”
Chinese: “襄垣乡”
Gan Chinese: “襄垣乡”
Japanese: “襄垣郷”
Wu Chinese: “襄垣乡”

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