Nancun

Nancun is a township-level division of Chang'an District, , , China. In 1977, a piece of ceramic created 5400–5500 years ago and designed to look like a silkworm was discovered in the area, providing the earliest known evidence of sericulture.
  • Town with about 38,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (220 feet)
  • Description: town in Hebei, China
  • Also known as
    “Nan-ts’un”
    “Nan-ts’un-chen”
    “Nancun Zhen”
    “Nancun, Hebei”
    “南村”

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Suburbs in the Area

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is a subdistrict of Yuhua…
2½ km southwest of Nancun
is a township-level division of Chang'an District, , , China.
4 km northwest of Nancun
is a suburb.
4 km south of Nancun
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Latitude
38.06064° or 38° 3′ 38″ north
Longitude
114.63679° or 114° 38′ 12″ east
Open location code
8PCP3J6P+7P
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place = town
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Nancun” goes by many names.
NancunAsturian
NancunCebuano
Náncūn ZhènChinese
南村镇Chinese
南村镇Gan Chinese
南村鎮Japanese
نانکونPersian
NancunSwedish
Nancun, HebeiSwedish
NancunTurkish
Nancun, HebeiTurkish
Nam ThônVietnamese
南村镇Wu Chinese

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Hebei: Highlights

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