Shen County (), or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng.
The population was in 1999.
It was one of two counties in which the Childless Hundred Days took place, the other being Guan County.
Shen County ranges in latitude from 35ð 46' to 36ð 25' N and in longitude from 115ð 20' to 115ð 44' E, reaching in northâÂÂsouth extent and in eastâÂÂwest width, and covers an area of . It borders Guan County and Dongchangfu District to the north, Yanggu County across the Jinxian River () to the east, Puyang City of Henan to the south, and Handan City of Hebei to the west.
Shen County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and very dry, with a 24-hour average temperature of in January, while summers are hot and humid, with a 24-hour average temperature of in July; the annual mean is . Nearly half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.
There are 4 subdistricts, 16 towns and 4 townships in the county: