North China
Shanxi
Xinzhou

Dai County

Dai County, also known by its Chinese name Daixian, is a county in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province, China. Its county seat at Shangguan is also known as Daixian.
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  • Type: City with 58,500 residents
  • Description: county in Shanxi, China
  • Also known as: “Dai Xian”, “Daixian”, “Daixian County”, “Daysyan‘”, “Tai”, “Tai Hsien”, “Tai-ch’eng”, “Tai-hsien”, “Tai-hsien-ch’eng”, and “Taichow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ayuwang Pagoda and Bianjing Drum Tower.

Tower
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The Ayuwang or Ashoka Pagoda is a in Dai County in northeast Xinzhou Prefecture in northern , .

Building
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The , also known as the Bianjing Pavilion and by its Chinese name as the Bianjing Lou, is a drum tower in Shangguan, the seat of Dai County, Xinzhou Prefecture, , in the People's Republic of China.

Dai County

Latitude
39.067° or 39° 4′ 1″ north
Longitude
112.9547° or 112° 57′ 17″ east
Population
58,500
Elevation
882 metres (2,894 feet)
Open location code
8PFJ3X83+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3699463597
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1814215
Wiki­data ID
Q1157514
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Dai County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dai Xian”
  • Chinese: “Tāi-koān”
  • Chinese: “代县”
  • Chinese: “代州”
  • Chinese: “代縣”
  • Chinese: “雁門縣”
  • Chinese: “雁门县”
  • Czech: “Taj”
  • Dutch: “Dai”
  • French: “Comte de Dai”
  • French: “Comté de dai”
  • French: “Comté de Dai”
  • French: “Comté De Dai”
  • French: “Comté de Daixian”
  • French: “Dai”
  • French: “Daixian”
  • French: “xian de Dai”
  • French: “Xian de Dai”
  • Gan Chinese: “代县”
  • German: “Dai”
  • German: “Daixian”
  • Hebrew: “דאי”
  • Indonesian: “Kabupaten Dai”
  • Italian: “Contea di Dai”
  • Japanese: “代県”
  • Korean: “다이 현 (신저우 시)”
  • Korean: “다이현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tāi-koān”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dai”
  • Norwegian: “Dai”
  • Persian: “شهرستان دای”
  • Russian: “Дайсянь”
  • Spanish: “Dai”
  • Swedish: “Dai, Xinzhou”
  • Swedish: “Dai”
  • Urdu: “دائی کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại huyện”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại, Hãn Châu”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại”
  • Vietnamese: “Huyện Đại”
  • Wu Chinese: “代县”
  • Yue Chinese: “代縣”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dongbeijie and Dongnanjie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 圆果寺 and 代州文庙.

Shanxi: Must-Visit Destinations

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