| Native name | 娄烦县 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°04′07″N 111°47′51″E |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Taiyuan |
| Population total | 91,208 |
| Population as of | 2020[1] |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| T | 婁煩縣 |
|---|---|
| S | 娄烦县 |
| P | Lóufánxiàn |
| W | Lou-fan Hsien |
Loufan County is a county of Shanxi Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of the province. It is the westernmost county-level division of Taiyuan.
Name
Loufan is named for the Loufan Kingdom (婁煩 Lóufán < Eastern Han Chinese *l(i)o-buɑn < Old Chinese *ro-ban 620 BCE ?, ca.; 307 BCE)[2] in ancient China during the Warring States period, which was conquered by the state of Zhao in two campaigns in 306 and 304 BC after the adoption of nomad (Hu) weapons and customs by the King Wuling of Zhao.[3] During Emperor Gaozu of Han's time, Loufan were associated with the Xiongnu.[4]
History
Loufan County formed part of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han. Its former seat is now located in Ningwu County[5] in Xinzhou Prefecture.
References
Citations
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ Schuessler, Axel (2014). "Phonological Notes on Hàn Period Transcriptions of Foreign Names and Words". Studies in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Dialect, Phonology, Transcription and Text. Language and Linguistics Monograph Series. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica (53). p. 266
- ^ Sima Qian, Shiji, Genealogies of Zhao: "King Wuling"
- ^ Shiji, "Stories about Liu Jing and Shusun Tong"; text: "劉敬從匈奴來，因言「匈奴河南白羊、樓煩王，去長安近者七百里..."; translation: "Liu Jing, having come [back] from the Xiongnu, consequently said: 'The kings of the White Sheep and Loufan Xiongnu, south of the Yellow River, are nearby, [just] 700 li from Chang'an..."
- ^ Xiong (2009), s.v. "Huiyuan".
Bibliography
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810860537.