asy ▁writers ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire ▁Category : S ci ences ▁Po ▁al umn i ▁Category : É cole ▁Norm ale ▁Sup érieure ▁al umn i ▁Category : L yc ée ▁Henri - IV ▁al umn i ▁Category : P rix ▁Gon court ▁w inners ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁French ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁French ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Hou ma ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁county - level ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁Sh an xi ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁on ▁the ▁Fen ▁River ▁- ▁the ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁Y ellow ▁River ; ▁it ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Lin fen ▁City . ▁Hou ma ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 9 7 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Hou ma , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁X int ian ▁in ▁ancient ▁time , ▁was ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Jin ▁from ▁ 5 8 5 ▁BC ▁to ▁ 3 7 6 ▁BC . ▁An cient ▁bron zew are ▁work sh ops ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁here . ▁En orm ous ▁numbers ▁of ▁historical ▁re lic s ▁have ▁been ▁exc av ated ▁here . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Hou ma – X i ' an ▁Railway ▁Hou ma – Y ues han ▁Railway ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁Hou ma ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁in ▁Sh