Yunzhou Township is a township in northwestern Hebei

Hebei

' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...

 province, People's Republic of China, on the upper reaches of the Bai River. It is under the administration of Chicheng County, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the south-southeast.

History

In the 4th century CE the area was the centre of Yunzhou Province. When the Republic of China ruled all of China from 1912 to 1936, the area was in the far southeast corner of Chahar Province.

Geography

Neighbouring towns are Dushikou

Dushikou

Dushikou is a town in northern Chicheng County, Hebei, China, located about 120km northeast of Zhangjiakou. Dushikou is an ancient town, first built in the Tang Dynasty. It still contains stone paved streets and old buildings. It is located at one of the passes in the Great Wall for which it is...

 to the north, Chicheng Town

Chicheng Town

Chicheng Town is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....

 (赤城镇) to the south, Zhenningbao Township

Zhenningbao Township

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 (镇宁堡乡) and Maying Township (马营乡), and Dongwankou Township

Dongwankou Township

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 (东万口乡) and Longmensuo

Longmensuo

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 (龙门所镇) to the east. Within the township, elevations increase from south to north, while the average elevation is 1200 metres (3,937 ft). Bingshanliang (冰山梁), at 2229 metres (7,313 ft) is the highest point in the township. Nearby is the Yunzhou Reservoir (云州水库).