Longguan, Hebei

Longguan
龙关镇
Town
Longguan is located in Hebei
Longguan
Longguan
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 40°47′10″N 115°34′43″E / 40.78611°N 115.57861°E / 40.78611; 115.57861
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityZhangjiakou
CountyChicheng
Village-level divisions35 villages
Elevation
1,069 m (3,507 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0313
Longguan, Hebei
Traditional Chinese龍關
Simplified Chinese龙关
Literal meaningDragon Pass
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngguān
Former names
Longmen
Traditional Chinese龍門
Simplified Chinese龙门
Literal meaningDragon Gate
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngmén

Longguan, formerly known as Longmen, is a town in Chicheng County in northwestern Hebei Province, China,[1] situated along China National Highway 112 around 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of downtown Zhangjiakou and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the county seat as the crow flies. As of 2011, it has 35 villages under its administration.[2]

History

Maps of "Tchin-ting-fou" and "Long-men-hien" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on the accounts of Jesuit missionaries.

Under the name Longmen, the town was formerly the seat of a county under the administration of Xuanhua Prefecture during imperial times.

See also

References

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：赤城县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  2. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：龙关镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.