Daning County

Daning County (simplified Chinese: 大宁县; traditional Chinese: 大寧縣; pinyin: Dàníng Xiàn; lit. 'great peace') is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Linfen city.

Daning County

大宁县

Taning
Daning
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 36°27′N 110°42′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Simple history: According to archaeological findings of Zhima Tan, there were inhabitants settled in Da ning county during Old stone Age.

Da ning county was formally established in 561 CE, the first year of the Baoding era, Emperor Wu, Northern Zhou dynasty (北周武帝保定元年).

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