| Yangcheng County | |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Jincheng Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Jincheng 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: | Jincheng |
| Population: | 350,474 |
| Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Yangcheng County is a county in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jincheng and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor.
In 2002, two EPB officials in Yangcheng County were sent to jail for failing to stop a chemical plant from putting toxic waste into the drinking-water system.[2]
| Towns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pinyin | ||
| 凤城镇 | 鳳城鎮 | Fèngchéngzhèn | |
| 北留镇 | 北留鎮 | Běiliúzhèn | |
| 润城镇 | 潤城鎮 | Rùnchéngzhèn | |
| 町店镇 | 町店鎮 | Dīngdiànzhèn | |
| 芹池镇 | 芹池鎮 | Qínchízhèn | |
| 次营镇 | 次營鎮 | Cìyíngzhèn | |
| 横河镇 | 橫河鎮 | Hénghézhèn | |
| 河北镇 | 河北鎮 | Héběizhèn | |
| 蟒河镇 | 蟒河鎮 | Mǎnghézhèn | |
| 东冶镇 | 東冶鎮 | Dōngyězhèn | |
| Townships | |||
| 白桑乡 | 白桑鄉 | Báisāngxiāng | |
| 寺头乡 | 寺頭鄉 | Sìtóuxiāng | |
| 西河乡 | 西河鄉 | Xīhéxiāng | |
| 演礼乡 | 演禮鄉 | Yǎnlǐxiāng | |
| 固隆乡 | 固隆鄉 | Gùlóngxiāng | |
| 董封乡 | 董封鄉 | Dǒngfēngxiāng | |
| 驾岭乡 | 駕嶺鄉 | Jiàlǐngxiāng | |
| Subdistricts | |||
| 东城街道 | 東城街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào | |
| Forest Areas | |||
| 阳城县林场 | 陽城縣林場 | Yángchéngxiàn Línchǎng | |
The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.
. 2005. Elizabeth Economy. Environmental Enforcement in China. Kristen A. Day. China's Environment and the Challenge of Sustainable Development. 0-7656-1471-5. 2004017118. 56011251. 8055014M. 109. registration.