Shuozhou Prefecture
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Shuozhou 朔州市 |
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The Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Ying County, built in 1056.
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 Shuozhou Prefecture (red) in Shanxi (orange) |
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 Shuozhou
Shuozhou (Shuocheng District) in Shanxi
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| Coordinates: 39°19′N 112°25′E / 39.317°N 112.417°ECoordinates: 39°19′N 112°25′E / 39.317°N 112.417°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Municipal seat | Shuocheng District |
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| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Shuozhou Secretary | Wang Maoshe (王茂设) |
| • Mayor | LI Zhengyin (李正印) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 10,662 km2 (4,117 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,714,857 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 505,294 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 036000 |
| Area code(s) | 0349 |
| Licence plates | 晋F |
| Administrative division code | 140600 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-14-06 |
| Website | www |
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| Literal meaning | Seat of Shuo Prefecture | ||||||||
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| Literal meaning | Horse Town | ||||||||
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Shuozhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Fen River. The prefecture as a whole has an area of about 5,737 km2 (2,215 sq mi) and, in 2010, a population of about 1.71 million.
The site of Shuozhou was the ancient Chinese frontier town of Mayi, which was used as a trading post between China and the Xiongnu nomads of the eastern Eurasian steppe.
In 201 BC, the founder of the Han dynasty Liu Bang (posthumously known as Emperor Gaozu or the "High Ancestor") moved Han Xin from his fief around Yuzhou in Henan to Mayi, where he was attacked by the Xiongnu. Finding himself distrusted by the Han emperor, Han Xin allied with the Xiongnu instead and joined them on their raids against China until his death in battle in 196 BC. Mayi was subsequently the capital of Dai Prefecture and the scene of an attempted ambush of the Xiongnu by Chinese troops in 133 BC.
During the chaos between the fall of the Sui and rise of the Tang, Mayi was the base of the would-be emperor Liu Wuzhou.
The seat of government is in Shuocheng District, the urban core of the city.
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