Get to know Shanyin County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Shuozhou
- Chinese name
- 山阴县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Population · 2020
- 199,505
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The Guangwu wall
Guangwu’s wall extends for about 35.5 kilometres within Shanyin, including roughly 29.5 kilometres of Ming work and six kilometres from the Northern Qi. The Ming section retains brick-faced walls and sixteen watchtowers. The Moon Gate (月亮门), a recognisable landmark, has been rebuilt. The Guangwu section received national cultural relic protection in 2019.
A hillside temple
Huabeiyan Temple is also called Biyan Chan Temple (碧岩禅寺) and Yangtuo Temple (羊驮寺). It stands three kilometres southwest of Xinlizhuang Village (辛立庄村), 35 kilometres from the county town. Founded in the Northern Wei and rebuilt several times, the temple occupies a mountainside, with interconnected stone caves inside the complex.
Sources for this guide
【弘扬长城精神 传承爱国情怀】600“岁”古长城的新生机-山阴县人民政府门户网站 · Shanyin County Government / China News Service
化悲岩寺-山阴县人民政府门户网站 · Shanyin County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
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Shanyin County 山阴县
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Getting there
Shanyin County is about 40 km in a straight line from central Shuozhou. Search for 山阴县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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