Shuocheng District

• Name — Shuocheng • Native Name — 朔城区 • Native Name Lang — zh-Hans • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Settlement Type — District • Image Map — ChinaShuozhouShuocheng.png • Map Caption — Shuocheng in Shuozhou • Pushpin Map — Shanxi • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Shanxi • Coor Pinpoint — Shuocheng District government • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — People's Republic of China • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Shanxi • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture-level city • Subdivision Name2 — Shuozhou • Area Total Km2 — 1768 • Population Total — 565,075 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — China Standard • Utc Offset — +8

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• Title — Former names • Altname — Mayi County • T2 — 馬邑 • S2 — 马邑 • P2 — Mǎyìxiàn • W2 — Ma-i Hsien • L2 — Horse Town County • Altname3 — Yinguan County • T3 — 陰館 • S3 — 阴馆 • P3 — Yīnguǎnxiàn • W3 — Yin-kuan Hsien • L3 — Shady Office(s) County Yin Office(s) County • Altname4 — Yanmen Commandery • T4 — 雁門 鴈門 • S4 — 雁门 • P4 — Yànménjùn • W4 — Yen-mên Chün • L4 — Yanmen Pass Commandery Shuocheng District, formerly Shuo County, is the main urban district of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou in Shanxi province, China.

• Illustration — Map including Shuo County (labeled 朔縣 SHUO-HSIEN (Shohsien) (walled)) (AMS, 1955) Shuocheng is the site of the ancient Chinese frontier post of Mayi and its territory was previously organized as the Mayi County of Yanmen Commandery. This is the birthplace of Zhang Liao. Yinguan, in present-day Shuocheng District's Xiaguancheng Village, was the seat of another county and of all of Yanmen Commandery during the Eastern Han. The post was moved to Guangwu near present-day Daixian under the Kingdom of Wei.