Mingxing

Mingxing is a town and township-level division and seat of Taigu County, , China. It is a seat of a third order administration division. It lies southwest of and comprises nine administrative villages, eleven communities, with a total area of 22 square kilometres.
  • Village with 83,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 788 metres (2,585 feet)
  • 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.
is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km east of Mingxing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shuixiu Township.
is a township of , in central province, China. 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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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

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