Xinzhou City lies in north-central Shanxi Province, neighbors Datong in the north and Taiyuan in the south. In the west, it is separated from Shaanxi Province and Inner Mongolia by the Yellow River, and is separated from Hebei Province by Taihang Mountains in the east. 
Facts of Xinzhou
Chinese Name: 忻州市 (xīn zhōu shì)
Location: in north-central Shanxi Province
Area: 25,180 square kilometers (9,722 square miles) 
Population: 3,000,000  
Nationalities: Han  
Administrative Division: 1 district (Xinfu); 12 counties (Dingxiang, Wutai, Daixian, Fanzhi, Ningwu, Jingyue, Shenchi, Wuzhai, Kelan, Hequ, Baode, Pianguan); 1 county-level city (Yuanping)
Seat of the City Government: 18, Changzheng Jie, Xinfu District

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History of Xinzhou
Xiurong was the ancient name for Xinzhou. Before it was brought into the shires that the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) established in this region, it successively belonged to the Jin and Zhao kingdoms. It gained the present name in the early Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD). Since the Tang and Song dynasties, it had become a town of great military importance in northern Shanxi.

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What to see in Xinzhou?
Xinzhou is a part of the Loess Plateau with a mountainous region occupying over fifty percent of the city's territory. The interior of the city is rugged and uneven. The terrain is higher in the northeast from the Taihang Mountains; Mt. Wutain is situated in eastern Xinzhou. Here lists top attractions in Xinzhou.

Wutai Mountain	Luya Mountain	Yanmenguan Pass
Ningwu Pass	Pianguan Pass

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When to visit Xinzhou?
Enjoying a temperate continental monsoon climate, the region has an annual average temperature of 4.3-9.2ºC . Xinzhou weather is favorable, warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Summer and autumn are the best seasons to admire the beautiful natural sceneries here under bright sky.

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How to reach Xinzhou?
Transportation in the area is convenient. Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport operates flights to/from more than 20 doemstic cities, including Changsha, Chongqing,Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai, Xiamen... airport shuttle buses travel between the airport and downtown & Mount Wutai.

Taiyuan is only 75 kilometers (47 miles) from the city and can be reached in thirty minutes. With the construction of an expressway network around this area, only two to four hours are needed from Xinzhou to Beijing, Tianjin, Tangshan and many other cities in Hebei Province.

Visitors can take a bus from Taiyuan Bus Station and Taiyuan Railway Station directly to Mt. Wutai, a trip of three hours. Xinzhou city proper is about two hours' drive to the mountain. During the sixth to the seventh lunar month, high season to travel to Mt. Wutai, towns and counties around the mountain will open tourist bus lines.

Xinzhou Bus Station: 5, Wutaishan Nan Lu, Xinfu District
Xinzhou Passenger Transport station: 1, Yingbin Jie, Qiyi Bei Lu, Xinfu District

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Xinzhou Travel Tips
1.  Special Local Products: mushrooms, Codonopsis Root (Dang Shen), Mt. Wutai mineral water, apricots, pears and Daixian County yellow wine, sea buckthorn fruit.
2. Useful Telephone Numbers: 
Tourist Assistance: 0350-3028354  
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Bank of China: 2, Changzheng Zhong Jie, Xinfu District
China Post: Beiguan Da Jie, Xinfu District

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