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Prefecture-level city
  
Zhangjiakou

Village-level divisions
  
12 villages

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Province
  
Hebei

County
  
Chicheng

Elevation
  
1,276 m (4,186 ft)

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:09 PM

Area code
  
0313

Dushikou

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NW at 34 km/h, 28% Humidity

Dushikou (simplified Chinese: 独石口; traditional Chinese: 獨石口; pinyin: Dúshíkǒu; literally: "lone stone mouth, monolith mouth") is a town in northern Chicheng County, Hebei province, China, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Zhangjiakou and 45 km (28 mi) north-northwest of the county seat. Dushikou is an ancient town, first built in the Tang Dynasty. It still contains stone paved streets and old buildings. It is located at one of the passes in the Great Wall for which it is named. As of 2011, it has 12 villages under its administration.

Map of Dushikouzhen, Chicheng, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China

Other names: Tu-shih-k'ou, Tushihkow

References

Dushikou Wikipedia


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