Longguan, Hebei
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]
Longguan 龙关镇 | |
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Town | |
  Longguan Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′10″N 115°34′43″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
| County | Chicheng |
| Village-level divisions | 35 villages |
| Elevation | 1,069 m (3,507 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code(s) | 0313 |
| Longguan, Hebei | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍關 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙关 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Dragon Pass | ||||||
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| Longmen | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍門 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙门 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Dragon Gate | ||||||
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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.
References
- 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.
- 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.
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