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Pu, Shanxi

Pu County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Chinese 蒲县
 • Pinyin Púxiàn
Country China
Province Shanxi
Prefecture Linfen
Area
 • Total 1,508 km2 (582 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 100,000
 • Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 041200
Pu County
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning Cattail County

Pu County, also known by its Chinese name Puxian, is a rural county of northwest Linfen Prefecture in southwest Shanxi Province in central China.

During the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history, the city of Pu and its hinterland were the appendage of the Jin prince Ji Chong'er before the Rong beauty Li Ji successfully schemed to drive him from the country in 655 BC and to place her own son into succession for the duchy. Pu would have also been a home to the famous courtiers like Jie Zhitui who followed Ji Chong'er into his exile. Their court was later imposed on Jin by a Qin army in 636 BC, with Ji Chong'er as the state's Wen Duke.

Coordinates: 36°24′47″N 111°05′55″E / 36.41306°N 111.09861°E / 36.41306; 111.09861


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