Hancheng, known as Longmen, xia yang and Shaoliang in ancient times, is a county-level city managed by Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, located on the west bank of the Yellow River in eastern Shaanxi and in the northeast corner of Guanzhong Basin.
Hancheng is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the hometown of Sima Qian, the Taishi Duke of Shi Sheng. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the son was named Koryo, and at the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Kang Wei, the son of Qin Zhong, was named. During the Warring States Period, Xiayang County was established in Qin Dynasty. In the eighteenth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (598), Hancheng County was established.
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1, Sima Qian Temple
Sima Qian Temple is located on a hill in the southeast of Zhichuan Town, south of Hancheng 10 km in Shaanxi Province. It is 555 meters long from east to west and 229 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 45,000 square meters. The Yellow River in the east, Liangshan in the west, and the tomb of ghosts supporting the water are the highest among all the scenic spots in Hancheng.
2. Dangjia Village
Dangjia Village, located in the northeast of hancheng city, Shaanxi Province, is a treasure trove of geomantic omen on the high side of the clear water valley. It is 9 kilometers away from hancheng city City, 5 kilometers away from National Highway 108 1.5 in the west and 3.5 kilometers away from the Yellow River in the east. There are more than 320 households 1400 people, mainly belonging to the party and Jia family. It was founded in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 13 1) and has been nearly 7000 years.
3. Hancheng Confucian Temple
Hancheng Confucian Temple is located on the north side of the east end of Dongxue Lane in Jincheng District, hancheng city City, Shaanxi Province. It is the third largest Confucius Temple in China, second only to Qufu in Shandong and Guozijian Street in Beijing. If calculated from the construction age, it ranks fifth in the country, and even the Confucius Temple in imperial academy is later than it.
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