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Lan County

Coordinates: 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E / 38.27944°N 111.67111°E / 38.27944; 111.67111
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Lan County
岚县
Lanxian is located in Shanxi
Lanxian
Lanxian
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E / 38.27944°N 111.67111°E / 38.27944; 111.67111
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLüliang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Lan County
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLánxiàn
Wade–GilesLan Hsien
Former names
Lanzhou
Traditional Chinese嵐州
Simplified Chinese岚州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLánzhōu
Wade–GilesLan-chou

Lan County or Lanxian is a county under the administration of Lüliang City, in west-central Shanxi province, China.

History

Lanxian was formerly the seat of Lan Prefecture, during which time it was known as Lanzhou.

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