Yanhu District

"Yanhu" redirects here. For the township in Tibet, see Yanhu Township.

Yanhu District (simplified Chinese: 盐湖区; traditional Chinese: 鹽湖區; pinyin: Yánhú Qū; lit. 'salt lake') is the main district of the city of Yuncheng, Shanxi province, China. Guan Yu's birthplace Xie county is located here.

Yanhu 盐湖区
District
Location in Yuncheng
Yanhu Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°00′54″N 110°59′54″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yuncheng
Area
• Total	1,205 km2 (465 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])	928,334
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.yanhu.gov.cn/gov/index

History

In 2009, a series of ten kidnappings were reported in the area, part of a series of fifty kidnappings in Yuncheng.^[2]

Transportation

Yuncheng railway station is located here.