Loufan County

Loufan County is a county of Shanxi Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of the province. It is the westernmost county-level division of Taiyuan.

Loufan

娄烦县
Location in Taiyuan
Loufan
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°04′07″N 111°47′51″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityTaiyuan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Loufan County
Traditional Chinese婁煩
Simplified Chinese娄烦

Name

Loufan is named for the Loufan tribes of ancient China, who were conquered by the state of Zhao in two campaigns in 306 and 304 BC after the adoption of nomad (Hu) weapons and customs by the Wuling King.

History

Loufan County formed part of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han. Its former seat is now located in Ningwu County[1] in Xinzhou Prefecture.

References

Citations

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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