Mingxing
Mingxing is a town and township-level division and seat of Taigu County, Shanxi, China. It is a seat of a third order administration division. It lies southwest of Jinzhong and comprises nine administrative villages, eleven communities, with a total area of 22 square kilometres.- Village with about 83,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 790 metres (2,600 feet)
- …was formerly known as “明星镇”
- Description: town
- Also known as“Mingxing Zhen”“Mingxing, Shanxi”“T’ai-ku”“T’ai-ku-hsien”“Taigu”“Taigu Xian”“太谷县”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anchan Temple and Wubian Temple.
Taigu
Railway station
Taigu is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km east of Mingxing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shuixiu Township.
Shuixiu Township
Town
Shuixiu Township is a township of Taigu District, Jinzhong in central Shanxi province, China. Shuixiu Township is situated 4½ km north of Mingxing.
Mingxing
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Latitude
37.42356° or 37° 25′ 25″ north
Longitude
112.53391° or 112° 32′ 2″ east
Open location code
8P9JCGFM+CH
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Mingxing” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “明星”
- Chinese: “明星村”
- Chinese: “明星镇”
- Gan Chinese: “明星镇”
- Japanese: “明星鎮”
- Welsh: “Mingxing”
- Wu Chinese: “明星镇”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 西苑公园 and Taigu Drum Tower.
Shanxi: Highlights
Learn more about Taiyuan and Datong.
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