Zuoquan County

Zuoquan County (simplified Chinese: 左权县; traditional Chinese: 左權縣; pinyin: Zuǒquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi Province of China, bordering Hebei Province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong.

Zuoquan
左权县
Zuoquan in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Population
 (2020[1])
144,519
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

After Communist general Zuo Quan was killed in action during World War II, the CCP renamed the Liao County in Shanxi Province to Zuoquan County, in his honor.

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