Jiexiu
Jiexiu
介休市 Kiehsiu | |
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Jiexiu in Jinzhong | |
| Coordinates: 37°01′37″N 111°55′01″E / 37.027°N 111.917°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
| Area | |
| 743.7 km2 (287.1 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 756 m (2,480 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 437,000 | |
| • Urban | 222,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 032000 |
| Area code | 0354 |
| Website | http://en.cnsanjia.com/ |
| Jiexiu | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 介休市 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | City of Jie Zitui's Eternal Rest | ||||||||
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| Mianshang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 綿上 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 绵上 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Downy Heights | ||||||||
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| Pingchang | |||||||||
| Chinese | 平昌 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Prosperous | ||||||||
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| Jiezhou | |||||||||
| Chinese | 介州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jie Prefecture | ||||||||
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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.