Xing County | |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | Location of Lüliang Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Lüliang in Shanxi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Shanxi |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Lüliang |
Area Total Km2: | 3164 |
Population: | 183,484 |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Xing County or Xingxian is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west across the Yellow River. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang.Xing County was formerly known as Linwei since the Northern and Southern dynasties. Xing County was formally established in the second year of the Hongwu era (1368 - 1398) of the Ming dynasty.