Longguan, formerly known as Longmen, is a town in Chicheng County in northwestern Hebei Province, China,[1] situated along China National Highway 112 around 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of downtown Zhangjiakou and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the county seat as the crow flies. As of 2011[update], it has 35 villages under its administration.[2]
Longguan
龙关镇 | |
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  Longguan Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′10″N 115°34′43″E / 40.78611°N 115.57861°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
| County | Chicheng |
| Village-level divisions | 35 villages |
| Elevation | 1,069 m (3,507 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0313 |
| Longguan, Hebei | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍關 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙关 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Dragon Pass | ||||||
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| Longmen | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍門 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙门 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Dragon Gate | ||||||
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History
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Under the name Longmen, the town was formerly the seat of a county under the administration of Xuanhua Prefecture during imperial times.
See also
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edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：赤城县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：龙关镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.