Houma (simplified Chinese: 侯马; traditional Chinese: 侯馬; pinyin: Hóumǎ) is a county-level city in the southwest of the Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, on the Fen River - the tributary of Yellow River; it is under the administration of Linfen City.

[2] Houma directly administers 5 subdistricts and 3 townships, which are subsequently divided into 76 administrative villages and 28 residential communities.

[3] In 585 BCE, the Jin State moved their capital to Xintian, an ancient city located in present-day Houma.

[2] Chinese revolutionary Peng Zhen was born in Houma, and his former residence has been converted to a tourist destination, attracting red tourism from throughout China.

The striking feature of Houma debris is the reusable clay pattern blocks used essentially as models for decoration.