Zuoquan County

Zuoquan County (simplified Chinese: 左权县; traditional Chinese: 左權縣; pinyin: Zuǒquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong.

Zuoquan

左权县
Zuoquan in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

After Communist general Zuo Quan was killed in action during World War II,the CCP renamed Liao County in Shanxi Province Zuoquan County, in his honor.

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