Dengfeng

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Dengfeng
—  County-level city  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Chinese 登封
 - Pinyin Dēngfēng
Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery
Dengfeng (China)
Dengfeng
Dengfeng
Location in China
Coordinates: 34°27′19″N 113°1′31″E / 34.45528, 113.02528
Country China
Province Henan
Prefecture Zhengzhou
Area
 - Total 1,220 km² (471 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 630,000
 - Density 516.4/km² (1,337.5/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website: http://www.dengfeng.gov.cn/

Dengfeng (Chinese: 登封; Pinyin: Dēngfēng) is a county-level city in Zhengzhou, Henan province. In ancient times, it was known as Yángchéng (traditional Chinese: 陽城; simplified Chinese: 阳城).

Dengfeng has an area of 1220 square kilometers and a population of 630,000.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Chinese)Introduction to Dengfeng, Official website of Dengfeng Government, visited on April 12, 2008.

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