North China
Shanxi
Datong Shi

Pingcheng District

Pingcheng District, formerly known as Chengqu or Cheng District is a district of , , China. As of 2002, it had a population of 560,000 living in an area of 46.129 km2.
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  • Type: City with 1,100,000 residents
  • Description: district in Shanxi Province, China
  • Also known as: “Datong Chengqu”, “Pingcheng”, “大同城区”, and “平城”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shanhua Temple and Drum Tower.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zeus1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist located in , Shanxi Province, . The temple was first founded during the early 8th century of the Tang dynasty, but its earliest surviving building dates from the 11th century.

Photo: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Huayan Monastery is a located in , , China. has been burned down and rebuilt several times. The Daxiongbao Hall and Cangjing Ge still preserve the architectural style of the Liao and Jin dynasties.

Pingcheng District

Latitude
40.0741° or 40° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
113.2912° or 113° 17′ 28″ east
Population
1,100,000
Elevation
1,051 metres (3,448 feet)
Open location code
8PGM37FR+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4457812381
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
8053961
Wiki­data ID
Q1070000
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Pingcheng District” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pingcheng barrutia”
  • Cebuano: “Cheng Qu (gatos sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, Fujian Sheng)”
  • Cebuano: “Cheng Qu”
  • Chinese: “Píngchéng Qū”
  • Chinese: “Siâⁿ-khu”
  • Chinese: “平城区”
  • Dutch: “Chengqu (Datong)”
  • French: “District de Pingcheng”
  • French: “district urbain de Datong”
  • Gan Chinese: “平城区”
  • German: “Chengqu”
  • German: “Pingcheng”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Pingcheng”
  • Japanese: “城区 (大同市)”
  • Japanese: “城区”
  • Japanese: “平城区”
  • Korean: “성 구 (다퉁 시)”
  • Korean: “성구 (다퉁 시)”
  • Korean: “청 구 (다퉁 시)”
  • Korean: “핑청구”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Siâⁿ-khu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bydistriktet (Datong)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cheng”
  • Russian: “Пинчэн”
  • Slovenian: “Čengču”
  • Spanish: “Pingcheng”
  • Swedish: “Chengqu, Datong”
  • Swedish: “Chengqu”
  • Vietnamese: “Bình Thành, Đại Đồng”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Pingcheng”
  • Wu Chinese: “平城区”
  • Yue Chinese: “城區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 永泰街道 and Xinwang.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 大同市城区政府 and 大同市人民政府(旧).

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