Hongdong County

Hongtong County (Chinese: 洪洞县; Pinyin: Hóngtóng Xiàn) is a county in Linfen, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China.

Pronunciation of the name

The second ideograph in the name of Hongdong County (Chinese: ) is always pronounced Pinyin: Tóng, instead of Dòng by local people, including local people who speaks standard mandarin. The official website of the County Government uses Hóngtóng for domain name, complying local accent.

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Coordinates: 36°19′12″N 111°40′12″E / 36.32000°N 111.67000°E / 36.32000; 111.67000

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