Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Other usesШаблон:Infobox settlementHancheng (Шаблон:Zh) is a city in Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China, about 125 miles northeast of Xi'an, at the point where the south-flowing Yellow River enters the Guanzhong Plain. It is a renowned historic city, containing numerous historic mansions and streets as well as over 140 protected historical sites that range from the Tang to the Qing dynasties. As of 2005, it has a population of around 385,000 people.
In ancient times, Yu the Great bored a tunnel in the nearby Mount Longmen (Dragon Gate Mountain) to alleviate the frequent flooding that occurred in the area, which led to the area being called Dragon Gate (Шаблон:Lang). During the Western Zhou dynasty, the area was bestowed on the Han Marquises. During the Spring and Autumn period, the area was under the administration of the State of Jin and became known as Hanyuan (Шаблон:Lang) or "Land of the Hans." In the Warring States period, the area belonged to the State of Wei and was called Shaoliang (Шаблон:Lang). Towards the end of the Warring States period, the State of Qin conquered and designated the area as Xiayang County (Шаблон:Lang). In the Sui dynasty, the area received its present name of Hancheng.
In 1983, Hancheng County became Hancheng City. In 1986, the city was named a National Historic and Cultural City (Шаблон:Lang) and, Шаблон:Citation needed span
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Hancheng City is divided to 3 subdistricts and 6 towns.[1]
