The ancient city of Zhao Handan is located in Handan City, Hebei Province.
Handan, the ancient city of Zhao, was the capital of Zhao during the Warring States Period, and Handan was one of the most prosperous cities during the Warring States Period. The name "Handan" first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period? _ Liangchuan, the city belongs to Wei first, then to Jin, and then to Zhao. Since 386 BC, King Jing of Zhao moved the capital here until Qin destroyed Zhao. After eight generations, *** 159, famous historical stories such as "Returning to Zhao from the wall", "Eye-catching", "Walking in Handan", "Making peace with the Prime Minister" and "Encircling Wei to save Zhao" all happened in this period.
1972 After careful investigation, the layout of the whole city was basically found out. The old city consists of Zhao Wangcheng and Dabei City. Zhaowangcheng is the Miyagi of Zhao, with an arc-shaped plane, which is divided into three cities: East, West and North, with a total area of 51.2000 square meters. So far, there are still rammed earth walls around the city. The city base is wide 16 meters, and there are 2 ~ 3 gates on all sides. There are many large rammed earth-based sites in the city, which are arranged neatly and orderly, and should be palace architectural sites; The palace is symmetrical, with clear priorities. Located on the central axis, Longtai is the largest, with a width of 265 meters from east to west, a length of 285 meters from north to south and a height of 19 meters. It is the main palace building in Zhaowangcheng.
Dabei city is located in the northeast of Miyagi, and most of its base sites have been buried under Handan city, with almost no remains on the ground. The city plane is an irregular rectangle, with a length of 6 100 m from north to south and a width of 4000 m from east to west. There are relics of handicraft workshops such as bone making, iron smelting, casting and pottery making in the city, as well as commercial areas and residential areas. Dabei City gradually declined after the Han Dynasty and fell into disrepair. To the northwest of the city site is Wang Zhao Mausoleum.
As the capital of Zhao, Handan was one of the most developed cities in politics, economy and culture at that time. Up to now, there are still many cultural relics and historical sites in the city, such as the training platform for King Wuling of Zhao, the arrow ridge for riding and archery, the footbridge for "guarding the mausoleum and laughing at Handan people" (Li Bai's poem), the dressing room, the Black Dragon Cave, etc., all of which are excellent places for literati in past dynasties to reminisce about the past.
196 1 zhaohandan ancient city, as an ancient site of the warring states period, was listed in the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.