Jiuyuan

Jiuyuan is a toponym used in China that may refer to several places or historical administrative units. The name is formed from Chinese elements that can be read as jiǔ (nine) and yuán (origin, source, or plain). Different character combinations yield different meanings, with common renderings including 九原 (nine plains) and 九源 (nine sources).

In modern administration, Jiuyuan has been used as the name of district-level divisions, towns, and villages in more than one province or autonomous region. It also appears in historical geographical records as a name for counties or prefectures in various dynasties. Because the same pinyin Jiuyuan can correspond to different Chinese characters and locales, identifying the intended Jiuyuan requires additional information such as the province, the administrative level, or the exact characters used.

If you have a particular Jiuyuan in mind, providing the regional context or the Chinese characters will help determine the specific place. In many cases, a disambiguation by region or by the exact characters used is necessary to distinguish between the multiple usages of Jiuyuan.