Yanggao County

Yanggao County is a county in the northeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and Hebei province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Datong.

Yanggao County

阳高县

Yangkao
Yanggao
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 40°21′40″N 113°44′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityDatong
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Yanggao County
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningSunny Heights County
Yang-Heights County
Former names
Gaoliu
Chinese

History

Yanggao was formerly known as Gaoliu. Under the Qin and Western Han, it was part of Dai Commandery. Under the Eastern Han, it served as the prefectural seat, although lost this status to Daixian (near present-day Yuzhou in Hebei) during the Three Kingdoms Period.[1]

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Bibliography

  • www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
  • Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810860537.


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