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Dai County
代县 | |
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 Location in Xinzhou | |
  Dai County Location of Daixian (i.e., Shangguan) in Shanxi Province | |
| Coordinates: 39°3′49″N 112°56′35″E / 39.06361°N 112.94306°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,729 km2 (668 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 178,870 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | dx.sxxz.gov.cn |
| Daixian | |||||||||
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 The Bianjing Drum Tower in Daixian | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 代縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 代县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Dai County | ||||||||
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 The Great Wall at Yanmen Pass | |||||||||
| Guangwu | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣武邑 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 广武邑 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Expansive-&-Martial Town Greatly Warlike Town | ||||||||
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| Guangwu | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣武縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 广武县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Expansive-&-Martial County Greatly Warlike County | ||||||||
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| Yanmen | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雁門郡 鴈門郡 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 雁门郡 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Wild Goose Gate Commandery | ||||||||
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| Sizhou | |||||||||
| Chinese | 肆州 | ||||||||
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| Daizhou | |||||||||
| Chinese | 代州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Taichow | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Dai Prefecture | ||||||||
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Dai County, also known by its Chinese name Daixian, is a county in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province, China. Its county seat at Shangguan is also known as Daixian. The county has an area of 1,729 km2 (668 sq mi) and had a population of 178,870 at the time of the 2020 census. The county is the home of the AAAAA-rated Yanmen Pass Scenic Area along the Great Wall, as well as the Bianjing Drum Tower, the Ayuwang Pagoda, and the Zhao Gao Forest Park.