Shocheng District, belongs to Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. Anciently known as Mayi, Shuozhou and Shanyang, it is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. It is located outside the Yanmen Pass in the north of Shanxi Province, with geographic coordinates 112º-112º44'25" east longitude. North latitude 39º7'16"-39º28'27". The realm starts from Black Camel Mountain in the north to border with Pinglu District, south to Zijinshan Mountain to border with Ningwu County, Dai County and Yuanping City, east to East Yulin to border with Shanyin County, and west to Lanjiayao to border with Shenchi County. East-west length of 67 kilometers, north-south width of 36 kilometers, 502 kilometers from the capital city of Beijing. With a total area of 1,793 square kilometers, it is the seat of Shuozhou City. According to the seventh census data, as of zero hour on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Shocheng District was 565,075 people.
Shocheng District has a long history and rich humanities. As early as 28,000 years ago in the Late Paleolithic Age, the "Chiyu people" flourished in this area, and the thick history has created the unique regional characteristics of the "Maiyi culture". There are national and provincial important cultural relics such as the Chiyu Ruins, the Maiyi Han Tomb Group, and the Chongfu Temple. The famous poetess Ban Jieyu of the Western Han Dynasty, the famous general Zhang Liao of the Three Kingdoms, and the famous general Dendrobang of the Northern Qi Dynasty were all born here.
Shocheng District, the main food crops are wheat, oat, sorghum, grain, millet, corn, mung beans, yams, etc.; the main cash crops are caraway, sunflower, sugar beet, cumin and a variety of vegetables. The transportation is convenient, the North Tongpu Railway, Shenshuo Railway, Shuo Huang Railway, Tongtai Highway, Danyun Highway across the territory.In October 2018, it was selected as one of the "2018 National Top 100 Investment Potential Districts".
In 2020, the gross domestic product of Shocheng District will reach 22.8 billion yuan, and the total investment in fixed assets will reach 4.05 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 8.5%.
