Houma, Shanxi
Encyclopedia
Houma is a city in the Shanxi
province on the People's Republic of China
, on the Fen River
south of Linfen
. It is 274 km large and has a population of 102,400.
Near Houma is Xintian, the capital of the state of Jin, founded in 589 or 585 and abandoned in 376 BC. Ancient bronzeware workshops have been found here.
Shanxi
' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
province on the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, on the Fen River
Fen River
The Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It rises in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turning west to join the Yellow River west of Hejin. The Fen and...
south of Linfen
Linfen
-Administrative divisions:The prefecture-level city of Linfen is divided in one district, two cities and fourteen counties. The information here presented uses the metric system and data from 2010 Census.-Pollution:...
. It is 274 km large and has a population of 102,400.
Near Houma is Xintian, the capital of the state of Jin, founded in 589 or 585 and abandoned in 376 BC. Ancient bronzeware workshops have been found here.