Hancheng

Hancheng is a metropolis in Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China, about 125 miles northeast of Xi'an, at the point wherein the south-flowing Yellow River enters the Guanzhong Plain. It is a famend historical town, containing numerous historic mansions and streets in addition to over 140 protected historical websites that variety from the Tang to the Qing dynasties. As of 2005, it has a population of round 385,000 people.

Yu the Great bored a tunnel in the close by Mount Longmen Dragon Gate Mountain to alleviate the common flooding that passed off inside the vicinity, which brought about the place being referred to as Dragon Gate. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the vicinity changed into bestowed on the Han Marquises. During the Spring and Autumn duration, the vicinity was under the administration of the State of Jin and became known as Hanyuan or "Land of the Hans." In the Warring States length, the vicinity belonged to the State of Wei and became known as Shaoliang.

Towards the cease of the Warring States Period, the State of Qin conquered and detailed the area as Xiayang County. In the Sui Dynasty, the area received its present name of Hancheng. In 1983, Hancheng County have become Hancheng City. In 1986, the city become named a National Historic and Cultural City and, in 2007, became delivered to the list of Prime Tourist Cities of China. The famed Chinese historian Sima Qian turned into born in Hancheng in the Han Dynasty and buried nearby.