Sandu
Sandu is a town in Jinzhong, Shanxi and has about 8,810 residents and an elevation of 1,092 metres. Sandu is situated nearby to the village 三都村, as well as near the hamlet 糠家城.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dazhai and Dazhai.
Dazhai
Village
Photo: Ran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dazhai is a village and former commune of several hundred farmers in Xiyang County in eastern Shanxi province, chiefly known for Mao Zedong's directive, "Learn from Dazhai in agriculture", which set up Dazhai as the model for agricultural production throughout China during the 1960s and 1970s, amid the Cultural Revolution. Dazhai is situated 9 km north of Sandu.
Sandu
- Type: Town with 8,810 residents
- Also known as: “San-tu”, “San-tu-ts’un”, “Sandu Township, Xiyang”, and “三都”
- Categories: township of China and locality
- Location: Jinzhong, Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.48778° or 37° 29′ 16″ northLongitude
113.70958° or 113° 42′ 35″ eastPopulation
8,810Elevation
1,092 metres (3,583 feet)Open location code
8P9MFPQ5+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 4513699039OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1796918Wikidata ID
Q10866982
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Sandu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Sāndū Xiāng”
- Chinese: “三都乡”
- Gan Chinese: “三都乡”
- Japanese: “三都郷”
- Wu Chinese: “三都乡”
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