Ningcheng County (Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠩᠴᠧᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Нинчэн шянь Niŋčėŋ siyan; simplified Chinese: 宁城县; traditional Chinese: 寧城縣; pinyin: Níngchéng Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Liaoning province to the east. It is under the administration of Chifeng City.[2]
Ningcheng County
宁城县 • ᠨᠢᠩᠴᠧᠩᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
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![]() ![]() Ningcheng Location in Inner Mongolia | |
Coordinates: 41°35′N 119°21′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Inner Mongolia |
Prefecture-level city | Chifeng |
Area | |
• Total | 4,326 km2 (1,670 sq mi) |
Elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 484,397 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
The county contains the historical site of "Liao Middle Capital" Dading Fu, one of five capitals of Liao. The city was later conquered by the 12th-century Jurchen Jin dynasty, who also named it as their Middle Capital; later they renamed it as the Northern Capital after moving the court to present-day Beijing.[3] Today, all that remains of the historical capital are two pagodas, one built by the Liao dynasty and one built by the Jin dynasty; they are located near Daming Town, about 20km west of the county government Tianyi Town, and about 120km south of the prefectural city Chifeng.
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