Mandarin Duck Blades locations – Mandarin Duck Blades

Named locations from Mandarin Duck Blades (鸳鸯刀).

Provinces and Regions

Shaanxi (陕西 — Shǎnxī) — Province in Northwest China
Shanxi (山西 — Shānxī) — Province in North China
Sichuan-Shaanxi (川陕 — Chuān-Shǎn) — Region spanning Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces
Guizhou (贵州 — Guìzhōu) — Province in Southwest China
Jinbei (Northern Jin) (晋北 — Jīnběi) — Jin refers to the northern part of Shanxi Province
Lunan (Southern Lu) (鲁南 — Lǔnán) — Southern region of Shandong Province
Sanxiang (Three Xiang) (三湘 — sānxiāng) — Literally “three Xiang”; used to refer to Hunan Province

Xi’an (西安 — Xī’ān) — Xi’an Prefecture in Shaanxi Province
Xi’an Prefecture (西安府 — Xī’ān fǔ) — Prefecture in central Shaanxi Province
Beijing (北京 — Běijīng) — Capital of China
Jinyang (晋阳 — Jīnyáng) — Present-day Taiyuan in Shanxi Province
Taiyuan Prefecture (太原府 — Tàiyuán fǔ) — Prefecture in central Shanxi Province
Datong Prefecture (大同府 — Dàtóng fǔ) — Prefecture in northern Shanxi Province
Jinzhou (晋州 — Jìnzhōu) — Modern-day Linfen City in Shanxi Province
Linfen (临汾县 — Línfén xiàn) — Modern-day Linfen City in Shanxi Province
Hongdong (洪洞县 — Hóngdòng xiàn) — County in Shanxi Province
Guanshui Town (官水镇 — Guānshuǐ zhèn) — In the novella, a town in the south-west of Jinzhou, between Linfen and Hongdong, where fenjiu is made

Taiyue Mountains (太岳 — Tàiyuè) — Mountain range in central Shanxi, south of Jinyang; the namesake of the Four Xias of Taiyue
Zhongtiao Mountains (中条山 — Zhōngtiáo shān) — Mountain range in Shanxi Province

Fen’an Inn (汾安 — Fén’ān) — Inn in Guanshui where most of the cast spend the same night; Fen refers to the Fen River in Shanxi Province
Purple Bamboo Convent (紫竹庵 — zǐzhú ān) — Purple bamboo are often planted around temples
Anxiang Fort (安香堡 — Anxiang bǎo) — Guizhou stronghold of the Five Poison Holy Maiden