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.
History 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.
Administrative divisions Towns Name Simp. Trad. Pinyin Fengcheng 凤城镇 鳳城鎮 Fèngchéngzhèn Beiliu 北留镇 北留鎮 Běiliúzhèn Runcheng 润城镇 潤城鎮 Rùnchéngzhèn Dingdian 町店镇 町店鎮 Dīngdiànzhèn Qinchi 芹池镇 芹池鎮 Qínchízhèn Ciying 次营镇 次營鎮 Cìyíngzhèn Henghe 横河镇 橫河鎮 Hénghézhèn Hebei 河北镇 河北鎮 Héběizhèn Manghe 蟒河镇 蟒河鎮 Mǎnghézhèn Dongye 东冶镇 東冶鎮 Dōngyězhèn Townships Baisang 白桑乡 白桑鄉 Báisāngxiāng Sitou 寺头乡 寺頭鄉 Sìtóuxiāng Xihe 西河乡 西河鄉 Xīhéxiāng Yanli 演礼乡 演禮鄉 Yǎnlǐxiāng Gulong 固隆乡 固隆鄉 Gùlóngxiāng Dongfeng 董封乡 董封鄉 Dǒngfēngxiāng Jialing 驾岭乡 駕嶺鄉 Jiàlǐngxiāng Subdistricts Dongcheng 东城街道 東城街道 Dōngchéng Jiēdào Forest Areas Yangcheng County Forest 阳城县林场 陽城縣林場 Yángchéngxiàn Línchǎng
Climate
Popular culture The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.
References
External links
www.xzqh.org Photos of Yangcheng showing sites mentioned in 'The Small Woman' and the Inn of Eight Happinesses (2006)