Dongfangcheng
Dongfangcheng is a town in Shanxi, North China and has an elevation of 1,089 metres. Dongfangcheng is situated nearby to the village Diaowo, as well as near Haojiazhai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hanging Temple and Yong’an temple.
Hanging Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Manu25, Public domain.
The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China. Hanging Temple is situated 4 km southeast of Dongfangcheng.
Yong’an temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yong’an temple is a Buddhist temple.
Tomb of Li Yumei
Heritage site
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomb of Li Yumei is a heritage site, which is situated 4 km northeast of Dongfangcheng.
Dongfangcheng
- Type: Town with 27,900 residents
- Also known as: “Dongfangcheng Zhen”
- Categories: township of China and locality
- Location: Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.6765° or 39° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
113.6651° or 113° 39′ 54″ eastPopulation
27,900Elevation
1,089 metres (3,573 feet)Named after
因乡政府驻地于东坊城村而得名,其旧为茶坊,且位置在东Open location code
8PFMMMG8+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8526812407OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Dongfangcheng” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Dōngfāngchéng Xiāng”
- Chinese: “东坊城”
- Chinese: “东坊城乡”
- Chinese: “东坊城镇”
- Gan Chinese: “东坊城乡”
- Japanese: “東坊城郷”
- Wu Chinese: “东坊城乡”
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