Definition of "Shuozhou"

In northernmost Shansi, Chang had pressed deeply inside the ancient Great Wall, taking first Ta-t’ung and then Shuochou. On May 8, Yen was finally able to mount a counteroffensive, which retook Shuochou and pushed Chang's Ankuochün back out of northern Shansi.]

, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, pages 162–163

The blast occurred Saturday at the Xishui Colliery in Shuozhou, a major coal mining area in Shanxi province.

2005 March 21, “WORLD IN BRIEF”, in The Washington Post‎, archived from the original on 22 January 2024‎

All seven cities saw an increase in air pollution during January-May. Readings assessed showed an average concentration of hazardous airborne particles - known as PM2.5 - up by as much as 14.8% in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and by 16.3% in Shuozhou.

2019 June 20, David Stanway, “China coal hub Shanxi slams seven cities for pollution spike in 2019”, in Sherry Jacob-Phillips, editor, Reuters‎, archived from the original on 2019-06-21, Environment‎