Xinzhou

Xinzhou 忻州市
Prefecture-level city
Foguang Temple in Wutai County
Xinzhou City (red) in Shanxi (orange)
Xinzhou Location of the city centre in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°25′N 112°44′E / 38.417°N 112.733°E / 38.417; 112.733Coordinates: 38°25′N 112°44′E / 38.417°N 112.733°E / 38.417; 112.733
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
County-level divisions	14
City seat	Xinfu
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• CPC Xinzhou Secretary	Li Junming (李俊明)
• Mayor	Zheng Liansheng (郑连生)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	25,180 km2 (9,720 sq mi)
• Urban	1,973 km2 (762 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Prefecture-level city	3,067,501
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Urban	544,682
• Urban density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	034000
Area code(s)	0350
Licence plates	晋H
Administrative division code	140900
ISO 3166-2	CN-14-09
Website	www.sxxz.gov.cn

Xinzhou (Chinese: 忻州; pinyin: Xīnzhōu) is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China.

Xinzhou has numerous public schools, including Xin Zhou Yi Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Number One High School), which is considered the most prestigious of public high schools in the region.

Another public high school of interest is the nearby laboratory high school. It functions as an extension of the Xin Zhou Teacher's University. A third type of high school is the Xin Zhou Shi Yan Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Experimental High School). This school was initiated as a public-private partnership. The school is partially funded by the Chinese government, follows national educational standards, and maintains close ties (and even joint faculty) with Xin Zhou Yi Zhong Xue; however, it maintains a greater independence from the government than traditional public schools. The experimental school also runs a small primary school program (generally only one class per grade level) which is populated almost exclusively by the children of Yi Zhong Xue and Shi Yan Zhong Xue faculty members.

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