Where is Dingxiang City in the Tang Dynasty now?

Dingxiang City in the Tang Dynasty is now Dingxiang County, Shanxi Province. Dingxiang County belongs to Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, and is located in the north-central part of Shanxi Province. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on all sides. The terrain of the county is dustpan-shaped from east to west. It is adjacent to Yuanping City and Wutai County in the north, Yuxian County and Yangqu County in the southeast and Xinfu District in the west.

Dingxiang county is 48 kilometers long from east to west and 36 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 865 square kilometers. Dingxiang county government is stationed in Chengguan town. The branch railway from Xinzhou to Binjiang and the trunk highway from Xinzhou to Fuping cross the whole territory. Dingxiang is located in Ding Xin Basin, with fertile land and mild climate. It is the main grain producing area in Xinzhou City.

Dingxiang is surrounded by mountains in the east, south and north, and Pingchuan in the middle and west, which looks like a dustpan. The highest peak is Liulin Jianshan, with an altitude of 2 10 1 m. The western and central parts are the Ding Xin Basin. Hutuo River, the main river in China, runs through the whole territory from west to east. The topography of Dingxiang County is dustpan-shaped from east to west. Dingxiang climate belongs to continental monsoon climate. Spring is warm, dry and windy, summer is hot and rainy, autumn is short, the weather is refreshing, and winter is cold, windy and snowy.