Yanhu District

"Yanhu" redirects here. For the township in Tibet, see Yanhu Township.

Yanhu 盐湖区
District
Location in Yuncheng
Yanhu Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°00′54″N 110°59′54″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yuncheng
Area
• Total	1,205 km^2 (465 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])	928,334
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.yanhu.gov.cn/gov/index

Yanhu District (simplified Chinese: 盐湖区; traditional Chinese: 鹽湖區; pinyin: Yánhú Qū; lit. 'salt lake') is the main district of the city of Yuncheng, Shanxi province, China. Guan Yu's birthplace Xie county is located here.

History

In 2009, a series of ten kidnappings were reported in the area, part of a series of fifty kidnappings in Yuncheng.[2]

Transportation

Yuncheng railway station is located here.

References

1. Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
2. Wei, Annie (January 23, 2009). "50 Shanxi teens kidnapped, beaten in Myanmar". Beijing Today (399): 3. OCLC 958634538.

External links

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)