Jiexiu
Sign in to saveJiexiu is a county-level city in the central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong and is located in the latter's western confines. Notable sites in and around Jiexiu include Mount Mian, Zhangbi Fortress, Houtu Temple and Xianshenlou.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jiexiu
- Settlement.other_name
- Kiehsiu
- Settlement.postal_code
- 032000
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- Postal code
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- County-level city
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- File:Xianshenlou.jpg
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- Xianshenlou
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- ChinaJinzhongJiexiu.png
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- Jiexiu in Jinzhong
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- Shanxi
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- Location in Shanxi
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shanxi
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jinzhong
- Settlement.area_code
- 0354
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Jiexiu is a county-level city in the central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong and is located in the latter's western confines. Notable sites in and around Jiexiu include Mount Mian, Zhangbi Fortress, Houtu Temple and Xianshenlou.
==Names== The territory around was known as Mianshang under the Zhou. By the Jin, the territory was known as Dingyang and the settlement at Jiexiu proper as Pingchang. Under the Northern Wei (4th–5th century), both became known as JiexiuCommandery. Under the Tang, this was renamed Jiezhou AD618–627.
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