Zhuolu
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Zhuolu is a town
and the county seat of Zhuolu County
, northwestern Hebei
province, Northern China. It has an area of 77.21 square kilometres (29.8 sq mi) and a population of 57,400 as of 2002, 6 communities and 30 villages. It is located 52 kilometres (32.3 mi) southeast of Zhangjiakou
According to tradition, Zhuolu was the only city that the generally nomadic Yellow Emperor
, Huáng dì 黄帝, founded.
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
and the county seat of Zhuolu County
Zhuolu County
Zhuolu County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou city. It has eight towns , nine townships , and 373 village-level units , in Zhangjiakou Prefecture, Hebei Province. It is located near the confluence of the Sanggan He and Yang He tributaries to the...
, 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, Northern China. It has an area of 77.21 square kilometres (29.8 sq mi) and a population of 57,400 as of 2002, 6 communities and 30 villages. It is located 52 kilometres (32.3 mi) southeast of Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers...
According to tradition, Zhuolu was the only city that the generally nomadic Yellow Emperor
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor or Huangdi1 is a legendary Chinese sovereign and culture hero, included among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697–2597 or 2696–2598 BC...
, Huáng dì 黄帝, founded.