Which city does Hancheng belong to?

Introduction: Hancheng is a city in my country with a long history and is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Some friends want to know more about Hancheng, so let’s talk to them about it, which city does Hancheng belong to? What city is Hancheng located in? Let’s take a look.

Which city does Hancheng belong to

Hancheng, Weinan, Shaanxi

Hancheng belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. Hancheng is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province. Weinan City Escrow. Located on the west bank of the Yellow River in eastern Shaanxi Province, at the northeastern corner of the Guanzhong Basin, it is bordered by Yichuan to the north, Huanglong to the west, Heyang to the south, and across the Yellow River to the east from Hejin, Xiangning, Wanrong and other counties and cities in Shanxi Province. It is more than 240 kilometers away from the provincial capital Xi'an. meters, with a total area of ??1,621 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 2 streets and 6 towns.

Hancheng, known as "Longmen", "Xiayang" and "Shaoliang" in ancient times, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. It is located on the west bank of the Yellow River in eastern Shaanxi and the northeastern corner of the Guanzhong Basin.

Hancheng has a long history and was known as "Longmen" during the Xia and Shang dynasties. The Western Zhou Dynasty was called Han (Hou) State, and later Liang (Bo) State. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was Shaoliang City. In the eleventh year of King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (327 BC), Xiayang County was established. In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (598), it was renamed Hancheng County. There have been many changes since then. In the first year of Tiancheng (926), Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Hancheng County, and there has been no change since then.

Hancheng is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the hometown of Ma Qian of Shi Sheng Tai Shi Company. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou named his son Kang here and called it Han. At the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, King Ping of Zhou named Kang, the son of Qin Zhong, here and called it Liang. During the Warring States, Qin established Xiayang County. In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (598), Hancheng County was established.

In January 1984, it was renamed Hancheng City. In 1985, it was listed as a city open to the outside world in Shaanxi Province. In 2006, it became the only city in Shaanxi that won the title of "China's Excellent Tourism City" as a county-level city.

Hancheng Geological Structure

Hancheng is located at the composite site of the eastern wing of the forearc of the Qilvhe Mountains-shaped structure and the third subsidence zone of the Neocathays tectonic system. Bounded by the northeast-southwest trending piedmont fault (i.e., the Hancheng fault), the southeastern part belongs to the Weifen graben, and the northwest part belongs to the northern Shaanxi basin margin fold area of ??the Ordos platform syncline. The structure is complex and the mineral resources are rich, so there are conditions for moderate to strong earthquakes to occur.

Hancheng topography

The terrain of Hancheng is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The deep mountains in the west are mostly beam-shaped ridges, generally with an altitude of more than 900 meters. The Daling at the boundary between Han (Cheng) and Huang (Long) is 1,788 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in the city. The shallow mountainous areas in the central part are mostly loess hills, with an altitude of 600-900 meters. The loess plateau in the east is generally 400-600 meters above sea level. The lower reaches of the Lishui River and the Yellow River floodplain are mostly below 400 meters above sea level. Zhikawakou in the south of the city is 357 meters above sea level, the lowest point on land in the city. There are both mountains, plains, rivers and other landform types within the territory, of which deep mountains and shallow mountains and hills account for 69% of the total area.

What are the specialties of Hancheng?

(1) Traditional fish-flavored shredded pork is a traditional dish with Han characteristics.

(2) Firewood turkey gizzards, a special delicacy in Hancheng.

(3) Spicy garlic sheep’s blood is a Shaanxi-style snack. It is named after the spicy and garlic ingredients in the condiment.

(4) Hancheng mutton glutinous rice, made of finely pressed buckwheat noodles, is the first flavor snack in Hancheng.

(5) Hancheng Sesame Shaobing is a pastry with local characteristics of Hancheng. The main ingredients for making sesame sesame cakes are wheat flour and vegetable oil, and the auxiliary ingredients are sesame, salt, Shiquan aniseed noodles and alkali noodles.

(6) Hancheng Pork Stewed Wonton is a meal that Hancheng people use to entertain relatives, friends and distinguished guests on occasions such as Chinese New Year and festivals, marriages of men and women, birthday celebrations for the elderly, and full-month children.

(7) Hancheng Trouser Noodles are the traditional folk flavor "奤奤面" in Guanzhong area.

(8) Hancheng Dahongpao Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Hancheng is one of the largest Zanthoxylum bungeanum production bases in the country and is famous at home and abroad for its rich production of "Dahongpao" Zanthoxylum bungeanum.

(9) Hancheng apples are the most famous ones produced in Longting Town and Weidong Town.

(10) Xuexiang Rice Vinegar is the third batch of intangible cultural heritage in Hancheng City.

(11) Crispy puff pastry is a special pastry in the Hancheng food market.