Taihuai
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Taihuai | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 台怀 |
| • Traditional | 臺懷 |
| • Pinyin | Taíhuaí |
 A view over the Taihuai Town from Mount Wutai. | |
  Taihuai Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′32″N 113°35′27″E / 39.00889°N 113.59083°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County | Wutai County |
| Area | |
• Total | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 10,525 |
| • Density | 55.7/km2 (144/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 035515 |
| Area code | 0350 |
Taihuai (simplified Chinese: 台怀; traditional Chinese: 臺懷; pinyin: Taíhuaí) is a town in Wutai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. As of the 2000 census[update] it had a population of 10,525 and an area of 189 square kilometres (73 sq mi).[1] The Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan live here. Taihuai located in the northeastern Wutai County. It borders the Yedou Peak (叶斗峰) in the north, Guayue Peak (挂月峰) and Fanshi County in the west, Mount Taihang and Shizui Township in the east, and Jingangku Township and Lingjing Township in the south.[2]
In the Xu Xiake's Travels, Xu Xiake (1587-1641) described the town as "Under the north Mount Wutai, Taiwan (Taihuai) is located in the west of eastern Mount Wutai, in the north of southern Mount Wutai.".[3]
Administrative division
As of 2016, it include 22 villages: Dongtaigou Village (东台沟村), Guangmingsi Village (光明寺村), Dongzhuang Village (东庄村), Yangpodao Village (杨坡道村), Yanglin Village (杨林村), Taihuai Village (台怀村), Xinfang Village (新坊村), Yangboyu Village (杨柏峪村), Chegou Village (车沟村), Zhulinsi Village (竹林寺村), Qingliangshe Village (清凉社村), Loushang Village (楼上村), Miaogou Village (庙沟村), Rizhaosi Village (日照寺村), Da'nanzhuang Village (大南庄村), Kuantan Village (宽滩村), Huangtuzui Village (黄土咀村), Baitou'an Village (白头庵村), Huyingou Village (护银沟村), Nanta Village(南塔村), Shifo Village (石佛村), and Luobaogou Village (落宝沟村).